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Four ByteDance employees, two in China and two in the US, involved in tracking foreign reporters and sources of company leaks, were fired for examining the journalists' IP addresses
Huawei has been unable to acquire new integrated circuits after US trade sanctions cut-off its access to chips produced using US technology anywhere in the world
TikTok is trying to find ways for the US government to not ban the app while remaining with its parent company ByteDance
US regulators say FTX executives Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang will plead guilty to defrauding investors, while FTX founder Bankman-Fried is due to face a US court shortly
The Dutch chip-making machine manufacturer is planning ways to make even smaller, faster chips as it deepens its links with the industry's most important hub, Taiwan
The US move to blacklist dozens of Chinese (and Russian) companies last week has had a significant impact on some of the firms named
India looks set to be the economic standout in the year ahead, with the central bank forecasting 6% growth for the next fiscal year starting in March.
Smartphone giant is the latest tech firm to lay off workers, as sales and revenue have taken a hit in recent months as China battled Covid outbreaks
Buyers have been cancelling orders to buy Tesla electric vehicles because of Elon Musk's "toxic behaviour" since he took over Twitter, a new report says
Proposal included in big defence spending bill to be voted on this week, after more US states also ban use of China's contentious short-video app
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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
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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