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US’ First Solar sues China’s JA Solar, Vietnam unit over solar cell patent
The US-based solar cell maker First Solar has sued Chinese rival JA Solar and the US-based distributor American Panel Solutions, alleging they infringed its patent on making TOPCon solar cells
AI cycle enters second phase as infrastructure bottlenecks shift, Kenanga says
The artificial intelligence (AI) investment cycle is entering a second phase in 2026, with demand broadening beyond GPUs to inference, AI agents and commercial applications, creating new opportunities across optical connectivity, power, advanced packaging and semiconductor equipment, Kenanga Research said on Monday.
IMDA partners TikTok to develop local microdrama expertise and fuel a new pipeline of original IP
Singapore’s media professionals will be given support to develop microdrama expertise across live-action and artificial intelligence (AI)-animated formats, under a new IMDA-TikTok Microdrama Program jointly launched by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and TikTok Singapore.
DeepSeek and Huawei open Ascend AI programming tools
DeepSeek and Huawei have developed open-source compute, communication and programming tools for Huawei's Ascend AI chips.
ThreatBook acquires CyberStrikeAI security testing platform
ThreatBook has acquired the open-source CyberStrikeAI penetration testing platform and plans an enterprise rollout across Asia-Pacific.
Kinwong raises HK$5.1B in Hong Kong listing
Shenzhen-listed printed circuit board maker Kinwong raised about HK$5.1 billion in a Hong Kong offering and ended its first trading day above the issue price.
EHang-backed Hanoi sandbox to test pilotless aircraft taxi
Hanoi's Department of Science and Technology and Vietnam-based HungViet have signed an agreement to pursue a controlled regulatory sandbox for EHang's pilotless EH216-S electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (taxiing, flying taxi) at Hoa Lac High-Tech Park.
Ant Group’s Robbyant, AFDE to localize embodied AI for Middle East markets
Ant Group's Robbyant and the Arab Federation for Digital Economy have agreed to localize and deploy embodied-AI and robotics systems across Middle Eastern markets.
Moody’s Ratings affirms Baidu’s A3 ratings; revises outlook to negative
Moody’s Ratings has on last Thursday revised the outlook on Chinese technology company Baidu Inc.’s A3 issuer and senior unsecured ratings to negative from stable.
Alibaba DAMO unveils AI models for cancer and abdominal CT
Alibaba DAMO Academy has published research on EAGLE for esophageal cancer screening and RADAR for broad abdominal CT interpretation. Both remain research systems rather than approved clinical products.
