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| 1 | EETAsia | Robbyant Embodied AI Challenge Attracts 1,800 Teams for Real-Robot Trials | The competition will test embodied AI models through training, simulation and real-robot tasks at a Shanghai hackathon. The post Robbyant Embodied AI Challenge Attracts 1,800 Teams for Real-Robot Trials appeared first on EE Times Asia . | AIAutomation | Read |
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| 3 | CNA | Microsoft's cloud growth, cash flow offer respite from AI spending fears | Microsoft's cloud growth, cash flow offer respite from AI spending fears | AI | Read |
| 4 | DigiTimes | UMC utilization tops 90% in 2H26 as AI demand drives expansion | United Microelectronics (UMC) saw operating momentum strengthen in the third quarter of 2026, as demand for artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), communications, and automotive chips continued to drive the mature and specialty process markets. | ElectronicsAISemiconductor | Read |
| 5 | TechAsia | Peak XV leads $100m round in AI analytics startup Hex | Hex said it rewrote its product from scratch; its earlier version had over 2,500 customers. | AI | Read |
| 6 | DigiTimes | Ex-TSMC CTO says Taiwan's research institutes get too much funding and train too little talent | Taiwan directs too much public research and development (R&D) funding to its national research institutes, according to Chenming Hu, a former chief technology officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). In his new book, Find the Solutions , Hu argues that this funding does not achieve the same multipl | Semiconductor | Read |
| 7 | TechAsia | ByteDance steps up robotics hiring through Seed AI | The hiring expands the company’s work on embodied AI, which links software models to physical machines. | AIAutomation | Read |
| 8 | DigiTimes | Transformation in focus as display supply chain kicks off investor briefings | The panel display supply chain's transformation marathon continues as companies begin a week of investor briefings centered on new businesses. CoreIntelligence (CiHC), AUO, Radiant, BenQ Materials and E Ink will present in succession, with transformation progress remaining a key market focus. | Logistics | Read |
| 9 | NikkeiAsia | Google parent's revenue jumps 25% as homegrown AI chips take on Nvidia | Google parent's revenue jumps 25% as homegrown AI chips take on Nvidia | AISemiconductor | Read |
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Robbyant Embodied AI Challenge Attracts 1,800 Teams for Real-Robot Trials
The competition will test embodied AI models through training, simulation and real-robot tasks at a Shanghai hackathon. The post Robbyant Embodied AI Challenge Attracts 1,800 Teams for Real-Robot Trials appeared first on EE Times Asia .
Asia Tech News Digest - October 29, 2026
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