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China dismisses US report of suspected spy targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as ‘groundless’
Oct 30, 2026

China dismisses US report of suspected spy targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as ‘groundless’

China on Friday hit out at reported US intelligence allegations that a suspected Chinese spy had targeted Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, dismissing the claims as “groundless speculation” aimed at smearing Beijing. “The relevant report is based on groundless speculation and [is] purely aimed at smearing and slandering China,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a regular media briefing in Beijing. The pushback came after US outlet The New York Times reported on Thursday that...


Amid brutal sell-off, what comes next for Google, Amazon and other Big Tech titans?
Oct 30, 2026

Amid brutal sell-off, what comes next for Google, Amazon and other Big Tech titans?

Soaring artificial intelligence revenues have failed to shield Intel, Amazon and Google’s parent company Alphabet from a brutal Wall Street sell-off, as their latest quarterly results deepened investor jitters over mounting capital spending and delayed returns. Intel plunged about 23 per cent in extended trading on Thursday, while Amazon shed 7.3 per cent. Alphabet tumbled 12.6 per cent during the regular session in its worst day on record, dragging the Nasdaq Composite down 1.4 per cent and...


Amid brutal sell-off, what comes next for Google, Amazon and other Big Tech titans?
Oct 30, 2026

Amid brutal sell-off, what comes next for Google, Amazon and other Big Tech titans?

Soaring artificial intelligence revenues have failed to shield Intel, Amazon and Google’s parent company Alphabet from a brutal Wall Street sell-off, as their latest quarterly results deepened investor jitters over mounting capital spending and delayed returns. Intel plunged about 23 per cent in extended trading on Thursday, while Amazon shed 7.3 per cent. Alphabet tumbled 12.6 per cent during the regular session in its worst day on record, dragging the Nasdaq Composite down 1.4 per cent and...



TikTok launches its Must Eat restaurant guide, but Singapore misses out for now
Oct 30, 2026

TikTok launches its Must Eat restaurant guide, but Singapore misses out for now

The new feature challenges Google Maps and Yelp with crowdsourced recommendations and restaurant bookings, starting in three US markets.


China’s optical suppliers extend sell-off as fears of slower AI growth trump upbeat earnings
Oct 30, 2026

China’s optical suppliers extend sell-off as fears of slower AI growth trump upbeat earnings

Shares of major Chinese optical communications suppliers slumped on Friday before clawing back some of their losses, extending a two-day sell-off despite upbeat third-quarter earnings driven by the global artificial intelligence infrastructure boom. Chengdu-based Eoptolink Technology closed 14.2 per cent lower at 196.00 yuan in Shenzhen on Friday, while Suzhou TFC Communication slid 8.4 per cent to 148.00 yuan and industry leader Zhongji Innolight fell 5 per cent to 553.00 yuan. The losses...


Sony goes back in time with a series of transparent PS5 controllers and covers
Oct 30, 2026

Sony goes back in time with a series of transparent PS5 controllers and covers

Dubbed the Prism Collection, the new DualSense controllers and PS5 covers come in three striking colourways.


Razer adds to its growing hall effect lineup with the Reclusa Mini 65% gaming keyboard
Oct 30, 2026

Razer adds to its growing hall effect lineup with the Reclusa Mini 65% gaming keyboard

It’s the company’s first hot-swappable hall effect board, too.


Apple’s new HomePod mini 2 speakers feature Sound Glow and will eventually support Siri AI
Oct 29, 2026

Apple’s new HomePod mini 2 speakers feature Sound Glow and will eventually support Siri AI

It’s been six years since the first HomePod mini, so now we are getting a much-needed update to keep it fresh.


Garmin Enduro 4 arrives with 320 hours of GPS battery life for endurance athletes
Oct 29, 2026

Garmin Enduro 4 arrives with 320 hours of GPS battery life for endurance athletes

Garmin’s latest endurance smartwatch offers up to 90 days of battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging, alongside faster map rendering and enhanced navigation features.


Securing a Global Giant: HKSTP Lands Merck to Power Hong Kong’s I&T Ambitions
Oct 29, 2026

Securing a Global Giant: HKSTP Lands Merck to Power Hong Kong’s I&T Ambitions

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The October 26 partnership with Merck is a prime example. The deal brings a Merck Hong Kong Centre directly into the Hong Kong Science Park, giving local startups immediate access to the global giant's scientific products, live demonstrations and expert consultation. The two sides will also co-organise technical training, clinical advisory sessions, and an annual Merck Innovation Day. Rogier Janssens, president of Merck...


Chinese AI chipmaker Iluvatar CoreX says new GPU matches Nvidia’s H200 as chip gap closes
Oct 29, 2026

Chinese AI chipmaker Iluvatar CoreX says new GPU matches Nvidia’s H200 as chip gap closes

Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker Iluvatar CoreX claims that its new Tiangai 300 graphics processing unit (GPU) can match and even surpass Nvidia’s H200 in real-world AI workloads, highlighting efforts by domestic players to close the technology gap with the US chip giant. In a live demonstration for mainland Chinese media outlets on Wednesday, the Shanghai-based firm showed the Tiangai 300 outperforming the H200 in complex multimodal tasks, including text-to-image and text-to-video...


Fully decked out PROLED XDR MacBook Pro is more than P1M
Oct 29, 2026

Fully decked out PROLED XDR MacBook Pro is more than P1M

Apple has recently announced the new MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Display that comes with something many users have been wanting — a touch screen. Available in 14- and 16-inch models, the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display features up to 2000 nits peak HDR and SDR brightness, 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio, a 120Hz variable refresh


Tencent targets Southeast Asia as launch pad for AI agent WorkBuddy amid tough local market
Oct 29, 2026

Tencent targets Southeast Asia as launch pad for AI agent WorkBuddy amid tough local market

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings is using Southeast Asia as a launch pad to take its “cost-effective” artificial intelligence tools global, fronted by its workplace assistant WorkBuddy, amid cutthroat competition at home. The company was targeting existing regional customers of its cloud computing and big data services, particularly in markets such as Indonesia, according to Dowson Tong, CEO of Tencent’s Cloud and Smart Industries Group. The international push coincided with triple-digit...


Tencent targets Southeast Asia as launch pad for AI agent WorkBuddy amid tough local market
Oct 29, 2026

Tencent targets Southeast Asia as launch pad for AI agent WorkBuddy amid tough local market

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings is using Southeast Asia as a launch pad to take its “cost-effective” artificial intelligence tools global, fronted by its workplace assistant WorkBuddy, amid cutthroat competition at home. The company was targeting existing regional customers of its cloud computing and big data services, particularly in markets such as Indonesia, according to Dowson Tong, CEO of Tencent’s Cloud and Smart Industries Group. The international push coincided with triple-digit...


Google launches its very own XR glasses, the Xreal Aura, in time for Christmas
Oct 29, 2026

Google launches its very own XR glasses, the Xreal Aura, in time for Christmas

The Android XR-powered glasses bring Gemini AI, virtual screens and immersive entertainment into a lightweight design, with shipments starting in mid-November.


Google supplier Biwin, GPU leader Moore Threads see stocks plunge despite revenue surge
Oct 29, 2026

Google supplier Biwin, GPU leader Moore Threads see stocks plunge despite revenue surge

Shares of Chinese semiconductor suppliers Biwin Storage Technology and Moore Threads tumbled on Thursday alongside a broader rout in mainland technology stocks, despite blockbuster third-quarter revenue driven by strong artificial intelligence demand. Both stocks plunged more than 10 per cent during Thursday morning trading, reversing Wednesday’s rallies of 8.4 per cent for Biwin and 5.8 per cent for Moore Threads. By the end of the day, Biwin was down 15.79 per cent and Moore Threads was down...


China’s microdrama war heats up as Tencent, ByteDance fight for eyeballs
Oct 29, 2026

China’s microdrama war heats up as Tencent, ByteDance fight for eyeballs

Shen Jiaoqi, a banker living in southern China’s Guangdong province, cannot stop watching microdramas. The shows are so addictive that she sometimes spends entire days gazing at her phone. One time, she even kept watching while she showered. “Honestly, I was watching for the eye candy rather than the plots,” she said. “The AI has really made the characters look stunning.” Shen is far from alone. Microdramas have exploded in popularity in China over the past few years, offering viewers a quick...


China’s microdrama war heats up as Tencent, ByteDance fight for eyeballs
Oct 29, 2026

China’s microdrama war heats up as Tencent, ByteDance fight for eyeballs

Shen Jiaoqi, a banker living in southern China’s Guangdong province, cannot stop watching microdramas. The shows are so addictive that she sometimes spends entire days gazing at her phone. One time, she even kept watching while she showered. “Honestly, I was watching for the eye candy rather than the plots,” she said. “The AI has really made the characters look stunning.” Shen is far from alone. Microdramas have exploded in popularity in China over the past few years, offering viewers a quick...


SAFE Kids vs. SMART Kids: Is the Philippines ready?
Oct 28, 2026

SAFE Kids vs. SMART Kids: Is the Philippines ready?

MANILA, Philippines – I attended “SAFE Kids, SMART Policies: A Dialogue on Children’s Online Safety and Digital Rights,” organized by Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra at The Manila House on Thursday, October 22, to help get the discussion going and give the media, industry leaders, and fellow parents a better understanding of the two bills:


Unitree reports 70% surge in quarterly revenue, though AI investment weighs on net profit
Oct 28, 2026

Unitree reports 70% surge in quarterly revenue, though AI investment weighs on net profit

Leading Chinese robotics company Unitree Robotics on Wednesday reported a 69.93 per cent year-on-year increase in quarterly revenue to 665 million yuan (US$99.7 million), though net profits excluding non-recurring items fell 17.42 per cent to 105 million yuan, as the company released its first earnings since going public. The results for the three months ending September 30 showed a continued surge in research and development spending by the Hangzhou-based company, which jumped 249.58 per cent...


Elon Musk, Jensen Huang have opposing outlooks on AI neoclouds. Who is likely correct?
Oct 28, 2026

Elon Musk, Jensen Huang have opposing outlooks on AI neoclouds. Who is likely correct?

As investor anxiety over an artificial intelligence bubble mounts, SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang have offered starkly divergent outlooks on whether the specialist cloud providers powering the boom can survive their mounting debts. While Musk has warned of impending collapses and consolidation among the more than 200 dedicated graphics processing unit (GPU) rental ventures known as “neoclouds”, Huang remains bullish, insisting that robust market demand will unlock the capital...


Elon Musk, Jensen Huang have opposing outlooks on AI neoclouds. Who is likely correct?
Oct 28, 2026

Elon Musk, Jensen Huang have opposing outlooks on AI neoclouds. Who is likely correct?

As investor anxiety over an artificial intelligence bubble mounts, SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang have offered starkly divergent outlooks on whether the specialist cloud providers powering the boom can survive their mounting debts. While Musk has warned of impending collapses and consolidation among the more than 200 dedicated graphics processing unit (GPU) rental ventures known as “neoclouds”, Huang remains bullish, insisting that robust market demand will unlock the capital...


Shortly after featuring in the Asian Games, Pokémon UNITE to shut down
Oct 28, 2026

Shortly after featuring in the Asian Games, Pokémon UNITE to shut down

Pokémon UNITE will end service in March 2027, just months after featuring in the Asian Games in Nagoya, where the Philippines took home a bronze medal. The Pokémon Company announced on October 27 that the multiplayer online battle arena game will shut down on March 23, 2027, ending service on both Nintendo Switch and mobile


Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law roll-out reaches base stations in blow to US chip curbs
Oct 28, 2026

Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law roll-out reaches base stations in blow to US chip curbs

Huawei Technologies is already integrating elements of the Tau Scaling Law – a new chip design principle that helps the company overcome US export controls – into its wireless communications network, as it pushes for broader adoption across its products. The Chinese tech giant is using the “time compression” concept based on its Tau Scaling Law in its next-generation wireless base stations, according to a company statement released on Wednesday, and the new design is already delivering tangible...


Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law roll-out reaches base stations in blow to US chip curbs
Oct 28, 2026

Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law roll-out reaches base stations in blow to US chip curbs

Huawei Technologies is already integrating elements of the Tau Scaling Law – a new chip design principle that helps the company overcome US export controls – into its wireless communications network, as it pushes for broader adoption across its products. The Chinese tech giant is using the “time compression” concept based on its Tau Scaling Law in its next-generation wireless base stations, according to a company statement released on Wednesday, and the new design is already delivering tangible...


Is the iPhone Duo for you?
Oct 28, 2026

Is the iPhone Duo for you?

To review the iPhone Duo is like asking how someone’s eighth can be another person’s first. This isn’t a review (yet). It is a collection of feelings from using the new iPhone Duo for the past 12 hours. This is not my first foray with foldables. When I first held foldables from predecessors I remember


How Lao Gan Ma, China’s iconic chilli brand, got caught in an AI storm
Oct 28, 2026

How Lao Gan Ma, China’s iconic chilli brand, got caught in an AI storm

For three decades, Lao Gan Ma’s glass jars, bearing the stern portrait of founder Tao Huabi, have been a fixture on Chinese dinner tables and a symbol of traditional food manufacturing. This week, however, the iconic chilli sauce has become an unlikely focus of public anxiety over artificial intelligence. Online rumours that the Guizhou-based company had replaced hundreds of factory workers with AI went viral, prompting boycott threats and highlighting growing public unease over the impact of...


Shop, scan, save: how to use OCBC overseas QR payments in 7 destinations
Oct 28, 2026

Shop, scan, save: how to use OCBC overseas QR payments in 7 destinations

Travellers can unlock perks at merchants in 7 countries and stores like Don Quijote, Shake Shack and 7-Eleven, without juggling multiple apps or loyalty programmes.


Meta’s Muse AI agent is now available in Singapore’s shopping apps and travel platforms
Oct 28, 2026

Meta’s Muse AI agent is now available in Singapore’s shopping apps and travel platforms

Early partners that work with Muse include Shopee, Grab, Singapore Airlines, Agoda, ShopBack, Klook, Trip.com, and Lazada.


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