Asia Tech News Digest - August 29, 2026

#	Source	Title	Summary	Topics	Link
1	TechAsia	Tencent unveils AI model it says outperforms Z.ai, Moonshot	Tencent demonstrated Hy4 Preview for game creation, 3D web design, and accounting compliance.	AI	Read
2	TechAsia	Blue Owl leads $2.4b debt deal to fund IREN’s Nvidia chips	The debt package carries a 9% interest rate and matures in two and a half years.	Semiconductor	Read
3	TechAsia	China’s CXMT revenue soars as AI lifts memory prices	CXMT has delivered its next-generation LPDDR6 chips to customers for validation.	AISemiconductor	Read
4	CNA	OpenAI to cut off AI models for SpaceX-owned Cursor, escalating feud with Musk	OpenAI to cut off AI models for SpaceX-owned Cursor, escalating feud with Musk	AI	Read
5	DigiTimes	Apple's M6 marks a transitional step before wider 2nm adoption	Apple on August 25 unveiled the M6 and M5 Ultra chips without holding a launch event, with the M6 becoming the company's first processor built on TSMC's 2nm process and debuting in the new Mac mini. But industry watchers say the M6's short-term significance lies mainly in showcasing 2nm design technology, not in delive	Semiconductor	Read
6	DigiTimes	China chip profits jump 18.5-fold on AI demand; advanced-node self-sufficiency seen at 66% by 2035	China's AI investment boom is translating into sharply higher semiconductor profits while accelerating a longer-term expansion of domestic advanced-node capacity, memory production and chipmaking equipment.	SemiconductorAI	Read
7	DigiTimes	Jingwei Hirain targets Malaysia, ASEAN smart mobility supply chains	China's largest domestic Tier 1 auto parts supplier, Jingwei Hirain, is stepping up its push into Malaysia and the ASEAN market, with President Chengjian Fan saying the region will become an important window for auto supply chain planning over the next 3-5 years.	Logistics	Read

Tencent unveils AI model it says outperforms Z.ai, Moonshot

Asia Tech News Digest - August 29, 2026