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MiniMax Becomes Latest China Tech Firm to Make Bumper Market Debut
MiniMax Becomes Latest China Tech Firm to Make Bumper Market Debut

MiniMax is the second of China's so-called 'AI tigers' to go public, the first being Zhipu AI which made its market debut on Thursday, and also saw solid gains on Friday

Unrest Widens in Iran: Internet Shut Amid Riots, Fires in Cities
Unrest Widens in Iran: Internet Shut Amid Riots, Fires in Cities

Videos on social media show cars and buildings ablaze as riots rage in several cities; dozens have died and the regime looks vulnerable amid a dire economic crisis and strikes last year by Israel and the US

Trump Says He’d be Very Unhappy if Xi Moves on Taiwan
Trump Says He’d be Very Unhappy if Xi Moves on Taiwan

Trump says Venezuela posed a greater threat, than Taiwan does to China. Meanwhile, Beijing accuses the US of spreading the 'law of the jungle' as it exits global bodies

Nvidia Asks Chinese Buyers to Pay Upfront For H200 Chips
China Reviewing Meta’s Purchase of AI Startup Manus: Report
‘Scam Billionaire’ Chen Zhi Arrested in Cambodia, Flown to China
Japan Says China’s Dual-Use Export Ban is ‘Unacceptable’
Hyundai to Use Humanoid Robots at US Plant in Physical AI Push
Chip Prices Fly Amid AI Boom, Samsung ‘to Flag Huge Profit Jump’
Next Generation of Chips is in Production, Nvidia’s Huang Says

Fintech: The Big Picture

ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors