Silicon Labs is deepening its presence in India through expanded research operations and a greater commercial focus on smart infrastructure applications, even as the US-based wireless chipmaker prepares for an acquisition by Texas Instruments.
Asus has announced plans to begin making gaming laptops in India this financial year — a move that could reshape supply chains, pricing, and availability in one of the world's fastest-growing PC markets. The shift underscores a broader trend of global technology brands localizing manufacturing to deepen market reach and reduce import dependence, according to the Hindu Business Line.
One of China's largest visual AI consumer platforms has deliberately chosen not to build its own models; a startup competing against ByteDance and Alibaba is pursuing a strategy of making its models cheaper rather than better; and Alibaba launched one of its video generation models under a pseudonymous brand before revealing its identity — what its executive described as "a very big branding moment." Those were among the more pointed observations to emerge from a panel discussion on the visual AI stack at SuperAI Singapore 2026 on Thursday.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim concluded a three-day visit to Japan, during which he met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The two leaders pledged to strengthen cooperation in critical minerals.
SK Hynix is preparing to begin mass production of its next-generation 375-layer 3D NAND flash memory by year-end, while pushing ahead with a broader capacity buildout and moving toward a US listing as early as August.
Qualcomm recently held its 2026 Automotive Technology and Cooperation Summit in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, marking the fourth consecutive year it has hosted a China-focused automotive industry event. At the main forum, Frank Meng, chairman of Qualcomm China, said: "2026 is the year of the agent."
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's largest DRAM maker, plans to raise approximately CNY29.5 billion (US$4.35 billion) through an IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market, fueling debate about whether China's push into memory semiconductors can eventually erode the dominance of the industry's established players.
