Asia Tech News Digest - October 01, 2026

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1 CNA PUB says AI detection tools gave 'inconclusive' results on Pandan Reservoir crocodile image The man charged over an AI-generated crocodile image that triggered search operations at Pandan Reservoir worked for PUB's reservoir maintenance contractor, and the picture was reported by his supervisor. AI
2 CNA South Korean shares end nearly 2% higher on record chip exports South Korean shares end nearly 2% higher on record chip exports Semiconductor
3 DigiTimes Meta's Muse lifts server CPU demand, with AMD EPYC orders extending into 2028 Meta's rapid rollout of its Muse AI agent is emerging as an early test of how agentic AI could reshape server infrastructure demand, with CPU suppliers already seeing longer lead times and AMD's latest EPYC processors reportedly booked deep into 2027. AI
4 TechAsia Voice AI startup Wiz.AI roars to US$3.9m profit in 2025 In his first year as CEO, Jianfeng Lu has steered the voice AI startup into profitability by focusing on projects that generate recurring revenue. AI
5 TechAsia Huawei launches new Kirin chips after $250b R&D investment The new chips are part of Huawei's push to develop more of its core technology in-house. Semiconductor
6 CNA JERA teams up with Dell, RHAELM on AI infrastructure development in Japan JERA teams up with Dell, RHAELM on AI infrastructure development in Japan AI
7 DigiTimes Four glass makers converge on 510x515mm substrate, hinting at TSMC's next move As AI chip sizes scale up, global glass leaders Corning, AGC, Nippon Electric Glass (NEG), and Schott have all centered their next-generation core substrate and through-glass via (TGV) roadmaps on a unified 510×515mm format. The tight alignment strongly suggests that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is eye SemiconductorAI
8 DigiTimes Synopsys and Amazon sign US$1 billion-plus deal to speed custom chip development Synopsys announced a strategic agreement with Amazon on September 30, a multi-year deal valued at more than US$1 billion that is intended to speed up Amazon's custom silicon work and support the development of more complex AI-powered products and cloud infrastructure. Semiconductor
9 TechAsia Singtel launches token-based AI service on sovereign cloud Singtel said the service targets enterprises that use multiple AI models and are adopting agentic AI. AI

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