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Chinese Embodied AI Startups Draw 93.5 Billion Yuan in First Half
Hardware margins are collapsing across China, pushing 322 venture deals into robotics software as developers race to run automated store counters and factory floors.
Retail News Asia · Published 11/02/2026, 14:38Live2.ai and Rotoris Raise Fresh Capital Across Indian Tech and Retail
Rotoris secured ₹70 crore from Blume Ventures while Mochatrade raised $5.5 million led by CoinFund.
Retail News Asia · Published 11/01/2026, 19:24Sanku Maots’Ai Invests RMB 200 Million in Smart Factory
The 22,000-square-meter automated facility generates an annual capacity exceeding 40,000 tons.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/30/2026, 18:07Singapore Rolls Out over 200 Workplace AI Courses as Worker Demand Surges
Vertical Institute saw enrollments double over the past year as mid-career professionals use automation to shrink hours of labor into minutes.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/30/2026, 14:4885% of Australians Would Switch Retailers if AI Finds a Better Deal this Peak Shopping Season
Australian retailers could face growing pressure to win over price-conscious shoppers this Black Friday and Christmas shopping period, with 85% of Australians willing to switch retailers if artificial intelligence (AI) found the same produc
Retail News Asia · Published 10/30/2026, 00:49Malaysia Seizes 30 AI Chip Servers Worth $12 Million at Kuala Lumpur Airport
Authorities intercepted shipment at Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s free trade zone following export control violations linked to an illicit trade syndicate.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/28/2026, 23:41Southeast Asia AI User Base Hits 243 Million While Subscriptions Lag
Only 2 per cent of consumers pay direct AI subscriptions across the region, pushing e-commerce merchants and digital platforms to monetize through search and conversions.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/28/2026, 11:20Thailand Selects 44 Medical AI Startups for Commercial Push
More than 80 firms applied to join the state-backed initiative aimed at moving clinical prototypes into hospitals and global markets.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/27/2026, 13:44Nimbly AI Raises $4.6 Million to Track Retail Counter Audio
Hardware deployed in Indonesia and Thailand monitors up to 9,000 monthly checkout conversations per store.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/27/2026, 12:0350 Korean Firms Turn to Synthetic AI Shoppers to Test Products
Intellicia reports a 91.2 percent correlation with human surveys as brands replace traditional consumer panels.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/26/2026, 21:38Japan Forms AI Cyber Unit as PHP Flaws Disrupt Transport and Banks
SoftBank halted disaster warnings while carriers, lenders and rail operators took digital services offline following global vulnerabilities in core web code.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/26/2026, 02:29Striding AI Unveils Two Retail Robots Reaching 99% Autonomy
Singapore startup plans commercial launch in 2027 to automate overnight convenience shifts.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/24/2026, 17:55Thailand AI Token Usage Jumps 30-Fold as Retail Deployments Expand
Only 12.4 per cent of Thailand’s working-age population regularly uses AI, compared with 60 per cent in Singapore.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/24/2026, 17:54Vibe Technology Introduces Souvi AI Memory Device
The Shanghai startup is considering crowdfunding launches across Japan, South Korea, and North America.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/23/2026, 13:2958% Of Shoppers Will Let AI Buy Groceries to Save 30 Minutes, EY Finds
A survey reveals 61 per cent of consumers will share personal data if automated tools reliably reduce the time and mental burden of weekly supermarket runs.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/23/2026, 02:03Tencent Deploys Retail AI Suite Across 600 Asian Merchants
The cloud giant links internal tools to Weixin and WeCom as Chow Tai Fook and SML Group automate store workflows and inventory.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/22/2026, 14:01Huawei Sets 10 Gbps Microwave Backhaul Target to Support Mobile AI
Carrier networks face thousands of monthly fiber disruptions as AI workloads push regional transmission requirements up to tenfold.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/22/2026, 13:58Asian Equities Slide as South Korea Drops 3.6% and AI Spending Faces Scrutiny
South Korea led regional market losses on Tuesday as artificial intelligence infrastructure debutant Elice Group sank 16 per cent below its offering price.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/21/2026, 13:54Two AI Agents Trigger Management Gridlock at Shanghai Big Tech Firm
Marketing manager Xiao Mengjie found automated digital workers debated task ownership and created administrative overhead instead of speeding up execution.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/19/2026, 16:35
