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Plans for SoftBank to hold an IPO in London for Arm, the British computer chip and software design group, have been put on hold because of the collapse of Boris Johnson's government
Tech experts say China will be dependent on foreign suppliers for years, so carmakers, who face a boom in demand and long supply delays, sometimes have to pay a premium to chip brokers
Sitharaman said because cryptocurrencies are borderless, any legislation to regulate or ban such assets will only be possible through global collaboration.
Trimmed version of Congress bill is expected to include $52 billion in subsidies for the industry and tax credits for firms that make semiconductors in the US
TikTok is likely harvesting the data from troops to understand US army strategy and the locations of military barracks, said the Federal Communications Commission.
A report by the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter, said that Shanghai authorities had summoned executives from Alibaba's cloud division in relation to the data breach.
TSMC, a key Apple supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker, said profit soared by 76% in the April-June period, to T$237 billion ($7.9 billion)
Taiwan is weighing a fine of up to T$25 million ($835,600) on Foxconn for funding struggling Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup without government approval
Analysts said the yen's tumbling value against the dollar caused share price boosts for automakers and microchip producers
Taiwan has told Foxconn it must seek permission to invest in Tsinghua Unigroup, after reports that a China-listed subsidiary wants to invest $1.5bn as part of its push into computer chips
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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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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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