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In this episode, Katey speaks with India correspondent Sayan Chakraborty about how the South Asian country’s deep tech startups are vying for investor attention in a landscape long dominated by quick-revenue ventures like e-commerce and ride-hailing.

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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.

In this episode, Akito speaks with Taipei tech correspondent Lauly Li about the Chinese tech industry's efforts to counter U.S. tariffs.

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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.

In this episode, Katey speaks with Jakarta correspondent Ismi Damayanti about how the sales ban on Apple's iPhone 16 was lifted in Indonesia — and why there was a ban on the product in the first place.

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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech experts, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.

In this episode, Akito speaks with Taipei tech correspondent Annie Cheng Ting-Fang about how Apple, HP and the global tech supply chain are tackling the uncertainty of U.S President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.

In this episode, our host Katey speaks with Hong Kong correspondent Cissy Zhou about how China is leveraging AI to make viable humanoid robots an industrial and commercial reality. 

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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.

In this episode, Akito speaks with Taipei tech correspondent Lauly Li about why TSMC is pushing ahead with a $165 billion expansion in the U.S. and what it will mean for the future of the chipmaker and its home market of Taiwan.

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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.

In this episode, Katey speaks with Australia correspondent Shaun Turton about the rise of vanadium batteries in China and how they challenge Australia's ambitions to become a renewable energy superpower.

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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.

In this episode, Akito speaks with Tokyo reporter Mitsuru Obe about Japanese telecom carrier NTT's ambition to develop optical telecoms.

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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.

In this episode, Katey speaks with tech correspondent Yifan Yu about how local governments in China are racing to integrate DeepSeek's AI model in their operations as security concerns take a back seat to FOMO.

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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Hosted by our tech coverage veterans, Katey Creel and Akito Tanaka, every Tuesday we will deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.

In this episode, Akito speaks with Taipei tech correspondent Annie Cheng Ting-Fang about China's rapid expansion in mature chips and what this means for the global tech industry.

Check out Annie’s ⁠featured story here, and ⁠register for our weekly #techAsia newsletter here⁠.

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