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Wednesday 10 June 2026

Frontier of AI shifts from model strength to deployment, cost, and applications

The frontier of AI is shifting from model training and accuracy to real-world deployment and other emerging factors, according to a panel held on June 10 comprising AI leaders in Asia...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Nvidia's AI ramp deepens memory squeeze as cloud providers lock up supply through 2028

Memory shortages tied to Nvidia's next wave of AI hardware are expected to intensify through 2027 and into 2028, as major cloud service providers continue to secure long-term supply...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Aker to expand capacity by 20% as auto demand drives growth

Aker Technology plans to expand capacity by 20% in 2026 as automotive demand grows and the quartz component supplier pushes further...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

OpenAI reportedly nears 10GW Ohio lease with Nvidia backing, sealing its pivot from building to renting compute

OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a planned 10-gigawatt data center campus on federal land in Ohio, in what would be the company's largest infrastructure commitment to date, The...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Tech analyst unpacks why AI eats the world at SuperAI Singapore

Sam Altman's vision of artificial intelligence as a utility bought by the meter — like electricity — may be the wrong model entirely, and the telecommunications industry's...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

ByteDance takes direct aim at Claude Code and Codex at SuperAI Singapore

ByteDance's enterprise technology arm took a direct shot at Anthropic and OpenAI's coding tools at SuperAI Singapore 2026 on Wednesday, with Kan Yang, head of solutions at BytePlus,...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Closed AI models face a capex reckoning as open-weight alternatives close gap, SuperAI speaker warns

The economics of closed artificial intelligence (AI) models may be fundamentally broken, and the centralized cloud infrastructure supporting them is the next target — that was...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

TSMC's May revenue grows 30% as AI demand and tight capacity support outlook

TSMC reported consolidated net revenue of about NT$416.98 billion (approx. US$13.2 billion) in May 2026, up 1.5% from April and 30.1% from a year earlier. The figure set a new monthly...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Microsoft Azure's China retreat shows data sovereignty is squeezing global cloud providers

Microsoft is reportedly scaling back parts of its China operations again, with the latest adjustment focused on its Azure cloud business, as both the US and China tighten scrutiny...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Malaysia urges ASEAN to build regional power grid in response to geopolitical tensions, AI-driven power demand

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has once again called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to establish a regional power grid, as geopolitical developments...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Trend Micro COO sees Taiwan as model for AI regulation

Trend Micro COO Kevin Simzer believes Taiwan has the potential to become a global model for AI regulation, as AI technologies evolve from simple tools to become autonomous agentic...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Trump administration reportedly halts public AI capability reports amid national security push

The Trump administration has reportedly directed a Commerce Department-affiliated body responsible for evaluating advanced artificial intelligence systems to stop publishing public...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Taiwan reportedly weighs tougher AI chip export curbs as US lawmakers push for tighter China controls

Taiwan is considering significantly tougher restrictions on exports of advanced AI chips to China, a move that would bring the island's regulations closer to those of the US and strengthen...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Apple's Siri AI finally arrives, but China blockage threatens iPhone's next upgrade cycle

Apple's new Siri AI has finally arrived, but its absence from China threatens to weaken the company's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy in one of the world's most important smartphone...

Wednesday 10 June 2026

Interview: Taiwan's INFINITIX expands in South Korea to tap sovereign AI demand

As AI adoption accelerates globally, computing infrastructure is becoming a key competitive battleground. Taiwan-based AI software company...

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