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The US tech giant wants to claim key shares of the booming market for custom-made chips for cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
Research firm Canalys expects that 5% of smartphones shipped globally in 2024, or 60 million smartphones will be AI-capable
Bankers and recruitment agencies said staff cuts that began in late last year on the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong will gather pace in the coming months
House panel's report recommends that further “robust” restrictions be imposed to curb US investment in key tech sectors that China wants to dominate
A United Nations report is said to show that attacks on cryptocurrency-related companies helped development of dictatorship’s weapons programme
An online watchdog’s report named public relations firm Hamai as being behind the websites which attack China’s critics and share conspiracy theories
Shares in the company have dropped 18% over the last month as chipmakers continue to struggle to gain traction after last year’s slump
Taiwanese envoy in Washington says China 'cheats' and 'steals' technology, but doubts it will be able to make viable next-generation chips this year
Dozens of US venture capitalists who invest in Chinese tech are putting democracy at risk, as those firms are beholden to an autocratic regime, a new report says
China's passenger vehicle sales also sank by 14% in a slow start for 2024, while in Japan Honda and Toyota both upgraded their earnings
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