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China proposes adding 23 AI technologies to its export-control catalogue and has begun temporary registration for covered transfers.

HKPC and FLAIR have launched Hong Kong's first embodied AI applications hub for real-world robot training, validation and deployment.

Applied Materials has unveiled an Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization Center in Silicon Valley, a US$5 billion investment intended to support semiconductor equipment and process research.The compa

Antares Ventures, a Singapore-based deep-tech venture capital firm, has secured more than $50 million in commitments for its first fund at a second close, an interim closing at which additional investors join.

Singapore battery recycler NEU Battery Materials has raised $7.6 million and commissioned a 1,300-tonne-per-year LFP recycling plant in Tuas.

Infineon has completed its acquisition of Bengaluru-based C2i Semiconductors, adding digital power-management expertise for AI data centers.

Japan's Sumitomo Bakelite will expand production capacity for advanced semiconductor encapsulation materials for chip production at its plants in Suzhou, China, and Singapore, installing new production lines at both sites.

Chinese industrial robotics developer Changzhou Microintelligence has passed a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing hearing, advancing its proposed IPO.

TSMC's third-quarter revenue rose about 50 percent to a record NT$1.49 trillion, exceeding analyst expectations as AI chip demand remained strong.

Universal Quantum, a British quantum-computing company, has raised more than $100 million in a Series A round backed by Singapore's sovereign investor EDBI.