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Wednesday 10 June 2026

Closed AI models face a capex reckoning as open-weight alternatives close gap, SuperAI speaker warns

The economics of closed artificial intelligence (AI) models may be fundamentally broken, and the centralized cloud infrastructure supporting them is the next target — that was the sharpest argument to emerge from the opening keynote of SuperAI Singapore 2026 on Wednesday, where entrepreneur and former Coinbase chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan laid out a case for why the software industry may have no choice but to decentralize

Tech analyst unpacks why AI eats the world at SuperAI Singapore

Wednesday 10 June 2026

ByteDance takes direct aim at Claude Code and Codex at SuperAI Singapore

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Commentary: Nvidia CEO visit spotlights Samsung in HBM supply race

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Microsoft Azure's China retreat shows data sovereignty is squeezing global cloud providers

Wednesday 10 June 2026

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Thursday 11 June 2026

Singapore launches new supercomputer to expand AI and research capabilities

Singapore launched ASPIRE 2B on June 8, its latest national supercomputer, as part of efforts to strengthen the country's artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing capabilities

Thursday 11 June 2026

Montage Tech samples 9200 MT/s DDR5 RCD06 chip for AI server memory upgrade

Montage Technology has begun sampling its sixth-generation DDR5 registering clock driver chip (RCD06) to customers, marking a step forward in the performance upgrade of next-generation server memory platforms

Thursday 11 June 2026

Meta and Reliance expand India partnership with AI data center plan

Meta and Reliance Industries are expanding their partnership with plans for an AI-enabled data center in India. The move could strengthen digital infrastructure for one of the world's fastest-growing internet markets. The agreement also includes major clean energy contracts, highlighting how global tech investment is increasingly tied to power, water, and sustainability

Thursday 11 June 2026

SuperAI Singapore: Google DeepMind opens its science AI toolkit to Asia-Pacific startups

Google DeepMind has launched a regional accelerator program inviting developers, researchers, and investors across the Asia-Pacific region to submit proposals for applying its scientific AI tools to environmental and sustainability challenges, the company announced at SuperAI Singapore 2026 on Wednesday

Thursday 11 June 2026

AI servers squeeze high-end MLCC supply, sending Taiwan firms toward China alternatives

AI servers and high-voltage electric vehicles (EVs) are tightening the global supply of high-end multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), prompting some Taiwan supply chain players to qualify Chinese alternatives such as Chaozhou Three-Circle as lead times lengthen

Thursday 11 June 2026

CanSemi IPO exposes strains in China's mature-node chip push

CanSemi Technology's planned ChiNext listing has exposed the financial strain behind China's push to build mature-node semiconductor capacity, as the Guangzhou-based foundry seeks fresh capital despite persistent losses, negative gross margins and a long road to profitability

Thursday 11 June 2026

Unitree, Nvidia expose humanoid robotics' biggest question: who controls the body, brain and ecosystem?

Unitree Robotics' Nvidia-backed H2 Plus has sparked debate in China over who controls the robot body, AI brain and autonomy in a global ecosystem

Thursday 11 June 2026

Applied Materials invests US$500 million in Singapore to meet AI chip demand

As artificial intelligence (AI) fuels an unprecedented surge in demand for advanced semiconductors, Applied Materials is deepening its commitment to one of Asia's most important chipmaking hubs

Thursday 11 June 2026

China's embodied AI boom tests whether robots can repeat the EV miracle

China's embodied AI sector is entering a financing cycle that increasingly resembles the early days of electric vehicles. Investors, local governments, and technology groups are backing robotics companies that could translate AI into machines for factories, warehouses, public services, and eventually homes

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Unigroup Guoxin targets Beijing IPO as China's DRAM pipeline gains another contender

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics is moving closer to a Beijing Stock Exchange IPO, adding another DRAM-focused player to China's domestic memory chip pipeline

Wednesday 10 June 2026

China's CNY2tn data center plan puts domestic AI chips at the core

Beijing is preparing a plan to spend CNY2 trillion (US$295 billion) over the next five years to build data centers across China, a move aimed at strengthening the country's domestic AI computing infrastructure and reducing reliance on US chip suppliers, according to Bloomberg

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Samsung weighs Gwangju packaging plant as power strains Seoul-area chip expansion

Samsung Electronics is considering building an advanced semiconductor packaging facility in the southwestern city of Gwangju, a move that would expand its backend chipmaking footprint as demand for high-bandwidth memory and AI-related chips grows

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Malaysia urges ASEAN to build regional power grid in response to geopolitical tensions, AI-driven power demand

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has once again called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to establish a regional power grid, as geopolitical developments and growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure simultaneously affect energy supply and demand

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Taiwan reportedly weighs tougher AI chip export curbs as US lawmakers push for tighter China controls

Taiwan is considering significantly tougher restrictions on exports of advanced AI chips to China, a move that would bring the island's regulations closer to those of the US and strengthen efforts to combat semiconductor smuggling, according to Bloomberg.

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Apple's Siri AI finally arrives, but China blockage threatens iPhone's next upgrade cycle

Apple's new Siri AI has finally arrived, but its absence from China threatens to weaken the company's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy in one of the world's most important smartphone markets

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