Asia Tech News Digest - August 04, 2026

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Semiconductor
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Pharmaceutical
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Biotechnology
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AI
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Machine Vision
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1 TechAsia Vertex Growth leads $20m raise for Japanese logistics startup Founded in 2019, X Mile began as a staffing platform before expanding into AI tools. LogisticsAI
2 DigiTimes Analysis: Tesla's driverless ambitions get regulatory reality check Tesla's latest quarterly results fell short of market expectations, but another development attracted equal attention: CEO Elon Musk adopted a noticeably more cautious tone when discussing the company's Robotaxi ambitions. Automation
3 TechAsia Why enterprises shift to open-source for AI sovereignty Arena's Anastasios Angelopoulos explains why enterprises increasingly prioritize AI sovereignty, proprietary data, and evaluation over model rankings. AI
4 DigiTimes Onsemi details AI data center momentum, pricing strategy in Q2 earnings call Onsemi's leadership fielded a wide range of investor questions following the company's second-quarter 2026 results, with much of the discussion centered on its accelerating AI data center business, capacity utilization, and how the company is managing rising input costs. AI
5 CNA Rabobank to spend €2 billion in AI and tech as net profit stagnates Rabobank to spend €2 billion in AI and tech as net profit stagnates AI
6 CNA SoftBank's AI funding plans to face reckoning at earnings SoftBank's AI funding plans to face reckoning at earnings AI
7 DigiTimes Intel China adds day 0 support for MiniMax H3 after DeepSeek Intel China has completed day-0 adaptation for MiniMax H3, the latest multimodal generative model from Chinese AI startup MiniMax, following its earlier support for the DeepSeek model family. The move underscores Intel's push to capture local AI deployment opportunities in China's growing open-source model ecosystem. AI
8 CNA SCDF seeks powers to take action against suppliers of non-compliant bomb shelter products If passed, the Bill will allow SCDF to issue directions to parties in the supply chain if there are reasonable grounds to believe that a regulated shelter product is non-compliant. Logistics
9 TechAsia Index Ventures leads $7.9m seed in AI startup Intelligence The founders pivoted from building an AI game engine to creating DesignArena. AI
10 EETAsia SK hynix, Sandisk Unveil First High Bandwidth Flash Standard at FMS 2026 SK hynix and Sandisk introduced the first High Bandwidth Flash standard to address AI memory bottlenecks efficiently. The post SK hynix, Sandisk Unveil First High Bandwidth Flash Standard at FMS 2026 appeared first on EE Times Asia . AI
11 EETAsia How Agentic AI is Accelerating Embedded Software Development Ambarella leverages agentic AI to accelerate embedded software porting, simplifying development and speeding edge AI deployment. The post How Agentic AI is Accelerating Embedded Software Development appeared first on EE Times Asia . AI
12 NikkeiAsia HP, Asus and Acer begin using CXMT chips amid memory shortage HP, Asus and Acer begin using CXMT chips amid memory shortage Semiconductor

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