Every loophole has a clock. The winners aren't the smartest operators, but the fastest ones who see when that clock is about to run out. Read from your browser Sunday Newsletter Welcome to Tech in Asia's Sunday newsletter, your weekend brief on the biggest moves in Asia's tech and startup world. Subscribe to this newsletter or send story tips to editors@techinasia.com . Ensure our articles appear in your Google searches: IN FOCUS Peter Cowan on why every loophole in business closes and who wins when they do. The Philippines' digital banking backdoor is closing. India takes the nuclear option for AI power. Hello Betamax, Sooner or later, all loopholes close. While relying on those loopholes isn't a defensible business strategy, figuring out how to adapt to their closures is. Look at the end of the " Double Irish " taxation loophole as a classic tech example. For decades, US tech giants routed profits through Irish shell structures to pay almos...
D-Robotics, Advanced Navigation, Blinkit AI, and more raised funds this week. Read from your browser FOMO Saturday Welcome to Tech in Asia's free Saturday VC newsletter! Register to get full access to our subscribers-only premium content and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia's tech and startup community. Ensure our articles appear in your Google searches: Hello Betamax, As AI continues to take over our newsfeeds - and maybe the world - I've noticed a rising interest in "physical AI," which is when the tech is integrated into physical machinery to perform real-world tasks. Never mind an AI agent who can book flights for me - what I need is a robot that can wash my dishes and put them away. Well, that may be a reality sooner than I think. Currently, there are lots of startups in the market exploring the physical AI space, including today's top-funded company. I look forward to the day Rosie the Robot - the robot maid in...