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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son plans to visit Seoul to discuss a plan for Arm, amid speculation over an industry consortium to invest in the chip designer to ensure its neutrality.
New Delhi is looking to attract high-tech investments with a $10bn incentive plan for chip and display production
US video platform will now give creators 45% of ad revenue on its short-form video feature known as Shorts. That's alongside the 55% of ad revenue it offers creators of long-form videos.
The island's highly valuable chip factories were spared thanks to quakes occurring in areas away from chip foundries, plus modern design safety features, according to TrendForce
The bill authorises the president to form an oversight body to fine data handlers for breaching rules on distributing or gathering personal data
Chinese surveillance technologies and tactics are being rolled out in more than 50 countries, including facial recognition CCTV and social media bans, The Straits Times said
From January to August 3,470 firms that included the word "chip" in in their brands or operations were deregistered, the South China Morning Post said
US President issued an order on Thursday directing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US to focus on microelectronics, artificial intelligence, biotech and quantum computing.
Before the software upgrade one Ethereum transaction used as much power as an average US household uses in a week
The chief operating officer of TikTok declined to tell US lawmakers on Wednesday "that the short-form video app will cut off flows of US user data to China"
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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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