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4.7m Teen Accounts Blocked by Australia’s Social Media Ban
4.7m Teen Accounts Blocked by Australia’s Social Media Ban

The country's internet regulator said the world-first ban on teens under 16 having accounts has had a swift and sweeping impact.

Chinese Firms Told: ‘Stop Using US-Israeli Cybersecurity Software’
Chinese Firms Told: ‘Stop Using US-Israeli Cybersecurity Software’

Chinese companies ordered to avoid cybersecurity software made by about a dozen US and Israeli firms due to national security concerns, sources say

China Puts Strict Curbs on Purchases of Nvidia’s H200 Chips
China Puts Strict Curbs on Purchases of Nvidia’s H200 Chips

Analysts say Beijing's restrictions on the H200 could be aimed at exerting leverage on Washington in the run-up to US President Donald Trump's April visit to China

China’s Posts Record $1.2 Trillion Trade Surplus Despite US Tariffs
Trump’s ‘Tariff on States Trading With Iran’ Could Kill China Truce
Bets on Snap Election Push Japanese Stocks to Record High
Indonesia, Malaysia Restrict Musk’s X Over Obscene AI Images
EU Wants Pledges on Minimum Prices if China EVs Avoid Tariffs
China to Scrap Battery Export Tax Rebates: Lithium Price Surges
EU-India Free-Trade Deal Could be Signed This Month, Merz Says

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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