Asia Tech News Digest - September 25, 2026

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1 TechAsia Bringing interactive 3D models to infrastructure maintenance Niriksagara combines AI damage detection with economic impact data to help governments prioritize repairs after disasters. AI
2 TechAsia Lightspeed targets $250m for India-SEA AI fund The fund, Lightspeed India Partners V, is expected to begin investing within two months. AI
3 CNA Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system database Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system database AI
4 DigiTimes Trump-Xi summit leaves rare-earth issue unresolved amid yttrium supply squeeze The Trump-Xi summit left rare-earth supplies among the unresolved issues in US-China economic relations, as the US and Japan confront uneven access to yttrium, a little-known rare-earth metal used in heat-resistant coatings for semiconductor manufacturing tools. Semiconductor
5 DigiTimes Taiwan keeps door open for Chinese parts in drones Taiwan is leaving room for Chinese-made components in parts of its commercial drone supply chain, with non-critical items such as passive components, magnets, and optical lenses not required to be sourced entirely outside China even as the government pushes for non-China sourcing of critical technologies. Logistics
6 DigiTimes Bright LED Electronics rides PCBA rebound to double-digit growth Bright LED Electronics said its core profit rebounded in the first half of 2026, helped by recovering printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) demand and a better product mix. The LED packaging maker expects second-half performance to be roughly in line with the first half, while seeing growth momentum extend into 2027. Electronics
7 TechAsia Google plans to launch AI chip test satellite next week Google said it had already tested the processors while running AI workloads at the University of California, Davis. AISemiconductor
8 NikkeiAsia Philippine President Marcos pardons drug convict Mary Jane Veloso Philippine President Marcos pardons drug convict Mary Jane Veloso Pharmaceutical
9 NikkeiAsia Xi urges limits on US-China rivalry, calls for human control of AI Xi urges limits on US-China rivalry, calls for human control of AI AI

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