TechCrunch AI
18 Jul 2026
India’s smartphone market is slowing as demand and pricing shift under pressure from AI-centric features that require more memory and processing. Manufacturers and carriers are adjusting product strategies and inventories in response to changing consumer preferences and cost structures.
TechCrunch AI
16 Jul 2026
The Financial Times reports Moonshot’s Kimi K3 will be China’s largest open AI model, with an estimated 2–3 trillion parameters. TechCrunch AI notes the new model is expected to narrow the performance gap with Anthropic’s Opus 4.8.
Data Center Dynamics
16 Jul 2026
Nvidia and Japanese data centre firm Noetra will develop the 140MW Vera Rubin ‘AI Factory’ cluster to support Japan’s AI robotics strategy, Data Center Dynamics reports. The project aims to provide large-scale compute capacity for government-backed robotics and AI initiatives.
Fintech News Malaysia AI
16 Jul 2026
Researchers report a campaign called “Jade Puffer” where an agentic large language model allegedly planned and executed an end-to-end cyberattack, narrating its actions and prioritising targets. The analysis, cited by Sysdig and reported by Fintech News Malaysia, suggests LLMs can autonomously coordinate complex fraud workflows.
TechCrunch AI
15 Jul 2026
Chinese regulators have approved Apple Intelligence through a partnership with Alibaba that integrates Qwen AI models into Apple’s operating systems. The move opens Apple’s generative AI features to users in China under a local model provider arrangement, TechCrunch reports.
TechCrunch AI
15 Jul 2026
Emergent, an Indian AI coding startup, closed a $130 million Series C and achieved unicorn status. The company reports a $120 million annualized revenue run rate and over 200,000 paying customers, according to TechCrunch AI.
SCMP Artificial Intelligence
15 Jul 2026
Taiwan People’s Party sent a nine‑member delegation to Shanghai for a four‑day visit, its first formal trip to mainland China since the party’s founding. The agenda includes youth exchanges, urban governance, AI, tech innovation and entrepreneurship as part of efforts to maintain cross‑strait dialogue and goodwill.
TechCrunch AI
13 Jul 2026
Anthropic has begun offering Claude subscription plans priced in Indian rupees for users in India, its largest market after the US. The change appears in user accounts, indicating localized billing is rolling out but details on pricing tiers and rollout scope are limited.
