| # | Source | Title | Summary | Topics | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNA | Singapore's non-oil exports expand 24.2% in July as AI demand remains strong | Electronic NODX drove growth, surging 112 per cent in July. | AI | Read |
| 2 | TechAsia | China Telecom leads embodied AI startup Mifeng funding | Mifeng launched a physical AI data service platform in April 2026 and describes itself as a business-to-business (B2B) supplier to robot companies. | AIAutomation | Read |
| 3 | DigiTimes | Modi pledges more chip plants, mass AI training, and an export push in Independence Day address | Prime Minister Narendra Modi used India's 80th Independence Day address from the Red Fort on August 15 to tie semiconductor manufacturing, artificial intelligence training, and trade policy into a single self-reliance push, framing all three as building blocks toward a "Viksit Bharat," or developed India, by 2047. | SemiconductorAI | Read |
| 4 | DigiTimes | LG, Nvidia deepen ties on humanoid robots, AI factories, and vehicles | LG said on Wednesday that it is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot with Nvidia technology, a move that could influence how factories, vehicles, and service robots are built and deployed worldwide. The South Korean conglomerate also outlined plans for AI manufacturing sites and a future vehicle platform | AIAutomation | Read |
| 5 | TechAsia | US warns partners against joining China AI framework | Pax Silica is the State Department's effort to secure AI and supply chains. | AILogistics | Read |
| 6 | DigiTimes | AI vision sensing demand heats up for Novatek, PixArt, Elan, Realtek | Taiwanese IC design firms that have been building out AI vision sensing businesses are now reaping the rewards, with major players including display driver IC (DDI) leader Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, and Realtek Semiconductor, as well as PixArt Imaging and Elan Microelectronics, saying that revenue in | SemiconductorElectronicsAI | Read |
| 7 | NikkeiAsia | China shock looms for robotics as physical AI race heats up: think tank | China shock looms for robotics as physical AI race heats up: think tank | AIAutomation | Read |
⭐ Today's Top Story
Singapore's non-oil exports expand 24.2% in July as AI demand remains strong
Electronic NODX drove growth, surging 112 per cent in July.
Asia Tech News Digest - August 17, 2026
Generated: 2026-08-17 01:45 UTC · Sources: 4 websites monitored