Asia Tech News Digest - July 12, 2026

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1 CNA Are Ozempic and other weight loss drugs also longevity drugs? Here's what early research suggests Experts are intrigued by the theory. Here’s what early research suggests. Pharmaceutical
2 CNA Commentary: Micron’s massive profits are a guarantee of trouble Chip scarcity is forcing up memory prices and making the likes of Micron and SK Hynix astonishingly profitable. That's a guarantee of trouble, says Chris Bryant for Bloomberg Opinion. Semiconductor
3 DigiTimes Record chip profits mask a widening divide inside Samsung Samsung Electronics' preliminary results for the second quarter of 2026 again underscore a striking split inside the company: surging semiconductor profits driven by AI server demand are lifting overall earnings, while TVs, home appliances, and other end-device businesses remain under pressure. SemiconductorElectronicsAI
4 DigiTimes Interview: Why Geckos bets materials, not chips, will decide the next AI performance leap As generative AI fuels rapid growth in demand for high-performance computing (HPC), the semiconductor industry is shifting from a process race to a materials race. Geckos chairman Shen Tsung-huan says that as chip manufacturing moves to 2nm and even more advanced nodes, gains in AI computing power are no longer just a SemiconductorAI
5 DigiTimes Cisco says agentic AI will triple enterprise network traffic within three years Agentic AI is putting new pressure on enterprise networks and cybersecurity infrastructure as companies accelerate internal deployment, with Cisco and Foundry warning that more than 70% of enterprises see their current networks as unprepared for future AI demand. AISemiconductor
6 NikkeiAsia Honda, other Japan companies in pay workers to spearhead AI use Honda, other Japan companies in pay workers to spearhead AI use AI

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