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| 1 | TechAsia | Pony.ai robotaxi revenue hits record as sales jump 69% | Pony AI offers paid fully driverless robotaxi services in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. | AIAutomation | Read |
| 2 | CNA | Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree set to jump over 600% in Shanghai debut | Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree set to jump over 600% in Shanghai debut | Automation | Read |
| 3 | CNA | Smarter cooling, cleaner air: How AI is changing home comfort | LG’s DualCool AI air-conditioner and PuriCare AeroBooster air purifier use AI to respond to changing conditions with minimal manual adjustment. | AI | Read |
| 4 | TechAsia | US AI startup LinqAlpha launches investment research lab | LinqAlpha said the leaderboard would help investment teams assess model behavior before deployment. | AI | Read |
| 5 | TechAsia | Baidu Q2 revenue falls 4%, misses estimates | Baidu Cloud held 6.1% of China’s AI cloud market, versus Alibaba Cloud’s 35.8%. | AI | Read |
| 6 | DigiTimes | TBI Motion books orders into 2027 and steps deeper into humanoid robotics | TBI Motion Technology returned to profit in the second quarter of 2026, with strong demand extending order visibility into 2027. The Taiwan-based transmission component maker is also expanding into humanoid robotics and will showcase a lower-limb module at an automation exhibition this week. | Automation | Read |
| 7 | DigiTimes | Airoha and MediaTek back IC Plus against Realtek in switches | Ethernet chipmaker IC Plus said on August 17 that its operations in 2026 have improved significantly after Airoha Technology took a stake and joined its management, while resources from MediaTek also provided substantial support. The company said it turned profitable in the first half of the year. | Semiconductor | Read |
| 8 | DigiTimes | China's new automotive chip rules target the last mile to vehicle adoption | China has introduced five automotive chip certification and accreditation industry standards aimed at easing a key obstacle to domestic semiconductor adoption: getting locally designed chips qualified for production vehicles. | Semiconductor | Read |
| 9 | CNA | Cerebras launches new server chip and system designed to speed AI chatbots | Cerebras launches new server chip and system designed to speed AI chatbots | AISemiconductor | Read |
| 10 | EETAsia | The Charging Inlet Has Become a System: Rethinking EV Charge-Control Electronics | The overlooked charge-control interface Technical discussions of EV on-board chargers usually focus on the high-power conversion stage: SiC versus GaN, bidirectional topologies, power density, and high-voltage battery architectures. Those topics deserve attention, but they are not the only source of development risk. E | Electronics | Read |
| 11 | NikkeiAsia | Unitree shares soar 629% after robot maker raises $905m in Shanghai IPO | Unitree shares soar 629% after robot maker raises $905m in Shanghai IPO | Automation | Read |
| 12 | NikkeiAsia | Japan chip startup targets AI boom as industry focus turns to materials | Japan chip startup targets AI boom as industry focus turns to materials | AISemiconductor | Read |
| 13 | NikkeiAsia | China tightens border crossings after Meta's play for AI startup Manus | China tightens border crossings after Meta's play for AI startup Manus | AI | Read |
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Pony.ai robotaxi revenue hits record as sales jump 69%
Pony AI offers paid fully driverless robotaxi services in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.
Asia Tech News Digest - August 19, 2026
Generated: 2026-08-19 01:43 UTC · Sources: 5 websites monitored