Asia Tech News Digest - July 11, 2026

#	Source	Title	Summary	Topics	Link
1	CNA	Meta discontinues AI image feature days after launch	Meta discontinues AI image feature days after launch	AI	Read
2	DigiTimes	Apple sues OpenAI as its own suppliers Foxconn and Luxshare line up behind a rival device	Apple's decision to sue OpenAI for trade-secret theft does more than escalate a soured partnership between two of technology's most influential companies. It injects legal uncertainty into OpenAI's push to build its own consumer hardware — an effort a growing roster of Asian suppliers has already begun to serve, and it	AI	Read
3	CNA	SK hynix: From near collapse to AI chip powerhouse behind record US listing	Once on the edge of financial ruin, the South Korean chip giant has rebounded to debut on Wall Street in what is the largest US listing by a foreign company.	AISemiconductor	Read
4	CNA	South Korean chip giant SK hynix surges on first day of trading on Wall Street	SK hynix’s NASDAQ listing raised US$26.5 billion, making it one of the largest stock sales in history.	Semiconductor	Read
5	DigiTimes	China's temporary helium export ban signals fears of a prolonged Middle East supply squeeze	China moved on July 10 to wall off its domestic supply of helium, a gas with no substitute in chipmaking and medical imaging, in a step that suggests Beijing does not expect Middle East supply risks to ease quickly — and one that could tighten an already strained global market.	Semiconductor	Read
6	DigiTimes	Nvidia's Jensen Huang to revisit Sega roots in Japan as AI PC competition intensifies	Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will travel to Japan for an event celebrating the US chipmaker's three-decade relationship with Sega, revisiting a partnership that helped Nvidia survive its difficult early years as semiconductor competition expands from data centers to personal computers.	SemiconductorAI	Read
7	TechAsia	China’s Moonshot AI adds state-backed investor	The filing reflects a historical equity investment completed in 2025, rather than a new funding round.	AI	Read
8	TechAsia	SoftBank, PayPay in talks to invest in Seven & i	SoftBank reportedly plans to use its in-house AI to improve store management and introduce autonomous robots.	AIAutomation	Read
9	TechAsia	Taiwan chipmaker Nanya plans $6.2b investment	Nanya expects to spend more than NT$50 billion (US$1.56 billion) this year.	Semiconductor	Read
10	NikkeiAsia	Marubeni gears up for machine tool growth in India as chips, data centers boom	Marubeni gears up for machine tool growth in India as chips, data centers boom	Semiconductor	Read
11	NikkeiAsia	China's Nexchip has global ambitions as legacy chips thrive in AI's shadow	China's Nexchip has global ambitions as legacy chips thrive in AI's shadow	Semiconductor	Read
12	NikkeiAsia	Taiwan's top memory chip maker Nanya Tech to quadruple 2027 capex	Taiwan's top memory chip maker Nanya Tech to quadruple 2027 capex	Semiconductor	Read

Meta discontinues AI image feature days after launch

Asia Tech News Digest - July 11, 2026