Startups & Tech
SK Hynix plans to double capacity to ease memory chip crunch
The company will do whatever it takes to fund the expansion, says chairman Chey Tae-won
Anthropic moves towards IPO, stepping up race with OpenAI
The IPO market has regained momentum in recent weeks, with companies raising US$87.5 billion to May 26
First Windows PC powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week, Axios reports
Microsoft and Nvidia will unveil the new PCs at the Computex trade show in Taiwan and Microsoft’s Build developer conference in San Francisco
Asia’s courts are drowning in paperwork. Can AI save them?
Firms across Asia say the bigger opportunity lies in automating the mundane tasks of local court systems
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MiniMax plans China IPO as it eyes local rivals like DeepSeek
It is part of a group of Chinese AI firms racing to build and commercialise large language models
Meta plans AI pendant, 'wearables for work' in hardware boost, The Information reports
The Instagram owner aims to sell 10 million wearable devices in the second half of 2026
Anthropic tops OpenAI to become the world’s most valuable AI startup
The San Francisco company has also unveiled a new flagship AI model, Claude Opus 4
YouTrip plans entry into two more markets, launches new family offering in Singapore
Children’s accounts allow parents to cap and track spending – including while overseas
Germany, Spain push back on European plan to ban Huawei gear
Officials from the countries fear retaliation from Beijing, sources say
TSMC CEO pledges over 30% incentive bump as AI profits soar
This comes after days of online discourse about the company’s quarterly bonuses
