Asia Tech News Digest - August 26, 2026

#	Source	Title	Summary	Topics	Link
1	TechAsia	Zoom sees quarterly profit below estimates as AI push grows	Zoom shares fell 3.8% in extended trading after the forecast missed estimates.	AI	Read
2	TechAsia	Cocoon Capital co-leads $3m for SG biotech startup Bioactivx	The round brings Bioactivx’s total funding to US$4.9 million.	Biotechnology	Read
3	TechAsia	OpenAI says its Jalapeno chip beats Nvidia GB300	The chip was developed with Broadcom to reduce data-center power costs.	Semiconductor	Read
4	DigiTimes	OpenAI says Jalapeño cuts latency up to 3.6x, targeting the bottleneck that slows agents	OpenAI said its first custom inference chip, Jalapeño, delivered faster responses and better power efficiency than competing systems in tests across several large language models. The findings could matter for global users, as cheaper, lower-latency AI infrastructure may help expand access, improve reliability, and sup	AISemiconductor	Read
5	DigiTimes	Taiwan maps four AI-led strategies to expand its biotech sector	Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs outlined four strategies to scale up the island's biotech industry at a strategy meeting under the Executive Yuan on August 24. The plan centered on artificial intelligence integration, stronger critical-drug supply chains, broader clinical validation, and deeper global market ties	BiotechnologyAILogistics	Read
6	DigiTimes	Samsung, Intel widen AI chip battle into memory, packaging	Samsung Electronics and Intel are pushing into each other's core businesses as AI semiconductor competition shifts from individual chips to full-system integration. South Korean reports cited by Counterpoint Research said Samsung is using high-bandwidth memory (HBM) to strengthen its foundry business, while Intel is ex	SemiconductorElectronicsAI	Read
7	KED	AI trade isn’t just about tech stocks but also power, TCW says	The artificial intelligence boom has sent investors racing into chipmakers, cloud providers and megacap technology stocks, but a more durable opportun	AISemiconductor	Read
8	KED	No career ambition, no ego: AI plays devil's advocate at Audax Private Equity	Generative AI is challenging traditional investment theses, acting as a devil's advocate to sharpen decision-making, particularly when it comes to ass	AI	Read
9	KED	EuBiologics partners with Korea's health agency to develop Nipah virus vaccine candidate	EuBiologics Co., South Korea's vaccine-focused biotechnology company, is developing a vaccine candidate against the Nipah virus, an infectious disease	Biotechnology	Read

Zoom sees quarterly profit below estimates as AI push grows

Asia Tech News Digest - August 26, 2026