AI news from Asia

DeepSeek releases beta version of V4 models as AI price war heats up

Nikkei AsiaAug 2

US wants Japan's top tech companies in AI-powered Genesis Mission: official

Nikkei AsiaAug 2

Taiwan GDP grows nearly 13% in Q2, supercharged by AI and US ties

Nikkei AsiaAug 2

不再只會說「我懂你」，英國研究：AI 提供具體行動指引安撫效果超越人類

英國一項最新研究指出，人工智慧（AI）聊天機器人在日常情緒支持上，可能比人類更能安撫「憤怒」與「恐懼」情緒。這 […]

TechNews (TW)Aug 2

First impressions count as Chinese buyers open their homes to UBTech’s consumer humanoids

When 39-year-old Beijing investor Song shelled out 159,800 yuan (US$23,680) for a companion robot, he knew it would not be cooking meals or scrubbing floors. For him, becoming one of China’s first owners of a consumer humanoid was more about embracing the cutting edge. “The happiest part is often the waiting,” Song said of his decision to buy the female version of the U1 Pro, made by Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics. For years, humanoid robots have been confined to factory floors and structured...

SCMP TechAug 2

AMD's MI355X Undercuts Nvidia's B300 on Cost to Run China's Kimi K3 - Startup Fortune

AMD's MI355X Undercuts Nvidia's B300 on Cost to Run China's Kimi K3 Startup Fortune

Chinese AI Models (Google News)Aug 2

Samsung trading unit and Erex plan Japan biomass power plant for AI demand

Nikkei AsiaAug 2

DeepSeek founder says company has no KPIs, avoids overtime to support AI research - Storyboard18

DeepSeek founder says company has no KPIs, avoids overtime to support AI research Storyboard18

AI research newsAug 2

Moonshot taps 20,000 Nvidia chips via Alibaba to build Kimi K3 despite U.S. curbs - CHOSUNBIZ - Chosunbiz

Moonshot taps 20,000 Nvidia chips via Alibaba to build Kimi K3 despite U.S. curbs - CHOSUNBIZ Chosunbiz

China AI Markets (Google News)Aug 2

Japan chip industry gets back to work after Kumamoto quake

Nikkei AsiaAug 2

AI 也有政治立場？7 萬次測驗揭露多數 LLM 穩定偏向自由左派

推動這波 AI 熱潮的或許是資本主義，但這些大型語言模型（LLM）所展現出的經濟與社會價值觀，顯然與開發它們的 […]

TechNews (TW)Aug 2

DeepSeek Data Center Plan Reveals Its 2026 AI Strategy - Memeburn

DeepSeek Data Center Plan Reveals Its 2026 AI Strategy Memeburn

China AI Markets (Google News)Aug 2

63% 員工坦承誇大 AI 能力，美國職場「假裝很懂」成生存法則

開會被問到 AI 工具怎麼用，你是老實承認還在摸索，還是面不改色地掰出一套說詞？在如今的美國職場，「假裝很懂 […]

TechNews (TW)Aug 2

Indonesia sets coal benchmark prices for first half of August - marketscreener.com

Indonesia sets coal benchmark prices for first half of August marketscreener.com

AI research newsAug 2

Indian boxers set new benchmark at Commonwealth Games 2026 as seven top finishes spark gold rush - Firstpost

Indian boxers set new benchmark at Commonwealth Games 2026 as seven top finishes spark gold rush Firstpost

AI research newsAug 2

Chinese police AI algorithm tracks bitcoin money laundering with 90% accuracy - South China Morning Post

Chinese police AI algorithm tracks bitcoin money laundering with 90% accuracy South China Morning Post

SCMP Tech (AI)Aug 2

不用安裝額外感測器，AI 機器人能即時分析氣泡監測潛水員呼吸

明尼蘇達大學雙城分校開發人工智慧系統，讓水下機器人即時觀察潛水員呼吸狀況。此並非依賴穿戴式感測器，而是觀察分析 […]

TechNews (TW)Aug 2

Google、パーソナルAI「Gemini Spark」を日本でも利用可能に Chrome統合は米国から

Googleは、パーソナルAIエージェント「Gemini Spark」の提供対象を日本を含む160カ国以上に拡大した。PC停止時やスマホのロック時もGoogleのクラウド基盤上で動作し、トリガーに応じてタスクを処理する。さらに、ログイン情報や保存されたパスワードを活用してWeb上の各種手続きを代行するChrome統合機能も発表された。

ITmedia AI+Aug 2

Q2 獲利大爆發！聯電轉型 AI 供應鏈浮出水面，矽光子成未來三年成長最強引擎

根據《財訊》雙週刊報導，聯電日前宣布將首批 12 吋矽光子量產晶圓交付新加坡客戶後，AI 布局正式浮出檯面，7 […]

TechNews (TW)Aug 2

SDAIA President Dr. Abdullah Alghamdi to represent Saudi Arabia at India AI Impact Summit - News On AIR

SDAIA President Dr. Abdullah Alghamdi to represent Saudi Arabia at India AI Impact Summit News On AIR

India AIAug 2

Specs Appeal - The New Indian Express

Specs Appeal The New Indian Express

AI Devices & Hardware (Google News)Aug 2

讓 AI 接手所有能做的事？專家：先分清是「工作」還是「健身」

生成式 AI 日益普及，哪些任務該交給 AI、哪些該自己動手？資安專家哈佛大學甘迺迪學院教授布魯斯·施奈爾（B […]

TechNews (TW)Aug 2

MiniMax H3 pairs 2K video with native stereo audio in China's multimodal AI race

Chinese AI start-up MiniMax launched MiniMax H3 on July 31, expanding its position in multimodal generative AI as competition among China's model developers spreads beyond large language models into video, audio, and AI agents.

DIGITIMESAug 1

Roborock's overseas push lifts Chinese brands in robot vacuum market

Shanghai-based Roborock has emerged as a global leader in robot vacuums, underscoring how Chinese brands are reshaping the smart cleaning market for consumers worldwide. The company's overseas sales, regional product localization, and Shenzhen operations hub have helped it secure the No. 1 position in a still-growing industry.

DIGITIMESAug 1

不熟 AI 也能脫穎而出，專家教你用「具體實例」打造必勝面試策略

隨著企業引進人工智慧（AI）工具的速度加快，職場求職面試也迎來全新考題。現在的面試官不僅考察應徵者的專業能力， […]

TechNews (TW)Aug 1

Lawmakers debate wealth-sharing policies as AI-related gains push Taiwan toward K-shaped economy

Taiwanese electronics companies listed on the stock exchange posted a combined 33.7% increase in pre-tax profits for 2025, outpacing the 12.86% growth for all listed companies, while their employees saw an average pay rise of 10%. However, a survey conducted by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics has found signals of a pronounced K-shaped economy, as two-thirds of Taiwan's salaried workers earn below the average wage.

DIGITIMESAug 1

Pittsburgh, Switzerland experts challenge Taiwan to move beyond robotics hardware

As AI shifts toward agentic and physical applications, industry observers say competition will no longer hinge on hardware manufacturing alone, but on the ability to integrate hardware and software. At this year's AI WAVE SHOW, foreign experts urged Taiwan to move beyond its role as a hardware supplier and become a key player in the global AI ecosystem.

DIGITIMESAug 1