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As a member of the Hybrid brand, Tech Wire Asia serves as an independent online platform dedicated to technology and enterprise news in Asia. Our articles offer a deep dive into various topics, featuring insights from writers and bloggers throughout the continent, while also providing daily updates and stories. We concentrate on how startups and small to medium-sized businesses leverage technology for growth and success. Our content is tailored for innovators, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and those eager to transform ideas into practical solutions. The Tech Wire Asia team, part of Hybrid, consists of talented writers from some of the leading news organizations globally. Our audience spans a wide array of countries in Asia and beyond. We continuously seek out intriguing innovations, emerging companies, and transformative technologies from across the region.

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Amazon and Microsoft cut jobs while pouring billions into AI

1 week ago | techwireasia.com | Muhammad Zulhusni

Amazon and Microsoft cut jobs as AI use grows. Microsoft plans layoffs in July. Amazon and Microsoft are making workforce cuts as they pour more money into artificial intelligence. Both companies are shifting how work gets done internally, and that shift is starting to show up in headcount reductions, office relocations, and reorganisations. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees in a recent memo that the company expects to have fewer roles in the future as AI tools take over some tasks.
Five months in and no TikTok ban, despite Republican fury

1 week ago | techwireasia.com | Dashveenjit Kaur

Trump announces further 90-day TikTok ban extension despite growing Republican criticism. Delay as US-China trade talks continue. TikTok increasingly viewed as a bargaining chip in broader diplomatic negotiations. President Donald Trump will sign another executive order this week granting TikTok a third ban extension of 90 days despite mounting opposition from Republican senators who view the popular social media platform as a national security threat.
Apple looks to AI to speed up chip design

1 week ago | techwireasia.com | Muhammad Zulhusni

Apple is using AI and EDA tools to speed up chip design. Srouji says the tools could cut design time and handle complexity. When Johny Srouji stepped up to accept a prestigious semiconductor industry award in Belgium last month, few expected his remarks would hint at a potential shift in how Apple approaches AI-powered chip design and automation. Yet the senior vice president of hardware technologies delivered comments that could signal Apple’s next major strategic pivot in silicon development.
Singapore pushes AI adoption with national cloud program

1 week ago | techwireasia.com | Muhammad Zulhusni

Singapore’s AI programme helps 300 firms build in-house teams. Backed by Google Cloud, moves companies from AI trials to production. Singapore is backing a national plan to help 300 local companies adopt AI in their operations. The programme, called AI Cloud Takeoff (AI CTO), is led by Google Cloud and Digital Industry Singapore (DISG). It builds on a smaller pilot with 30 companies that wrapped up in late 2024.
Taiwan escalates semiconductor export controls by blacklisting Huawei and SMIC

1 week ago | techwireasia.com | Dashveenjit Kaur

Taiwan adds semiconductor export controls by blacklisting Huawei and SMIC. 599 other entities on the strategic high-tech commodities entity list. In line with US-led restrictions, and isolates China’s leading chipmakers from Taiwan semiconductors.
Google to cut ties with Scale AI after Meta buys stake

1 week ago | techwireasia.com | Muhammad Zulhusni

Google and others drop Scale AI after Meta takes 49% stake. Companies shift to other vendors amid data security fears. Google is planning to pull out of its partnership with Scale AI after learning that Meta is buying a large stake in the company, according to people familiar with the matter. Google had been preparing to spend about $200 million this year on Scale’s data-labeling services, work used to train AI systems like Gemini, Google’s answer to ChatGPT.
Advancing AI 2025: New AMD GPUs and rack design aim at cheaper AI compute

2 weeks ago | techwireasia.com | Muhammad Zulhusni

AMD rolls out MI350 GPUs and teases the MI400 and Helios rack at Advancing AI. Designed for faster AI and more memory, with open and affordable systems. AMD used its Advancing AI 2025 event to highlight new updates to its data centre GPU line, including the launch of the MI350 series and a preview of what’s coming next with the MI400 and Helios rack platform. The company said its core approach to AI in the data centre hasn’t changed.
IBM lays out plans to build a powerful modular quantum system by 2029

2 weeks ago | techwireasia.com | Muhammad Zulhusni

IBM moves from single quantum chips to modular systems. Replaces big chip design for better performance. IBM has updated its quantum computing roadmap, with plans to roll out a new system called Starling by the end of the decade. If all goes as planned, Starling could handle far more operations than current machines and push quantum computing closer to real-world use. Starling is designed to carry out 100 million quantum operations using 200 logical qubits.
Customer data experts reveal critical business challenges

2 weeks ago | techwireasia.com | Billy Loizou

Author: Billy Loizou, APAC Area Vice President, AmperityThe power of data in a go-to-market strategy can’t be understated. However, several roadblocks continue to prevent organisations from deriving ROI from customer data investments. It’s the usual suspects: data silos, poor data quality, and regulatory challenges.
Snap aims for 2026 launch of standalone AR glasses

2 weeks ago | techwireasia.com | Muhammad Zulhusni

Snap aims to launch standalone AR glasses in 2026. Will run independently of phone or extra hardware. Snap is planning to release fully standalone AR glasses by 2026. The device, called Specs, is being built as a lightweight pair of transparent glasses with all computing packed inside – no phone, wires, nor extra hardware needed. CEO Evan Spiegel spoke about the device at Augmented World Expo 2025, calling it a “wearable computer” and confirming that Snap has spent $3 billion on development so far.