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| 1 | CNA | Companies should be more transparent with workers about AI plans: Jasmin Lau | Employers should not take "a quiet workforce for an agreeable workforce", says the senior minister of state for digital development and information. | AI | Read |
| 2 | TechAsia | HubSpot, OpenAI expand partnership with AI bundle | HubSpot said it was the first customer relationship management platform to integrate with ChatGPT Ads. | AI | Read |
| 3 | CNA | Japan, US discussing chip factory construction as part of $550 billion investment talks, Nikkei reports | Japan, US discussing chip factory construction as part of $550 billion investment talks, Nikkei reports | Semiconductor | Read |
| 4 | DigiTimes | Humanoid robots could reshape MEMS demand as physical AI advances | Humanoid robots have not yet reached mass adoption, but their sensor needs are already reshaping supply-chain expectations worldwide. Analysts and industry players say the next wave of physical AI could lift demand for MEMS chips, edge computing, and advanced sensing, with broader implications for robotics makers, comp | AISemiconductorAutomation | Read |
| 5 | DigiTimes | Ardentec, Sigurd race into silicon photonics TIA testing as US client books capacity | The global optical communications module market continues to grow, and Taiwan's test and packaging companies are moving to capture demand in silicon photonics (SiPh) transimpedance amplifier (TIA) testing as AI data-center networks shift toward faster optical interconnects. Ardentec and Sigurd are among the firms benef | AI | Read |
| 6 | DigiTimes | Tier IV open-sources self-driving AI chip design to challenge Nvidia | Japanese autonomous driving developer Tier IV is developing an AI chip and will release its chip design and related toolchain as open source, allowing semiconductor manufacturers to use them to develop autonomous driving chips. The company aims to break Nvidia's dominant position in the autonomous driving chip market. | SemiconductorAI | Read |
| 7 | TechAsia | Manus nears $500m raise after Meta deal unravels | Manus said it offers an AI agent for product management and research. | AI | Read |
| 8 | TechAsia | Mirae Asset leads Chinese chipmaker D-Robotics’ $400m round | D-Robotics said the platform is meant to support robot development across established categories and general-purpose humanoid robots. | SemiconductorAutomation | Read |
| 9 | NikkeiAsia | Japan, US in talks to build chip factory as part of tariff deal | Japan, US in talks to build chip factory as part of tariff deal | Semiconductor | Read |
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Companies should be more transparent with workers about AI plans: Jasmin Lau
Employers should not take "a quiet workforce for an agreeable workforce", says the senior minister of state for digital development and information.
Asia Tech News Digest - September 17, 2026
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