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A $2.6 billion share sale, if approved by China’s securities watchdog, would follow a capital raising rush by Chinese chipmakers in the face of US sanctions
Amazon Web Services said the investment will be used to build its cloud infrastructure in India and will support over 100,000 full-time jobs annually
The Cyberspace Administration of China said it had wiped 107,000 accounts belonging to counterfeit news outlets and 835,000 items of fake news
The indictment was part of five cases centred on allegations concerning the theft of trade secrets and other technology, of which two others relate to China
OpenAI chief executive Samuel Altman urges Congress to draw up rules and guidelines, saying he fears that artificial intelligence could cause significant harm to society and the world
Futu Holdings and UP Fintech Holding will remove their apps in mainland China this week amid Beijing's intense focus on data security and limiting capital outflows.
The move by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was revealed in 13-F filings, which showed several other big funds had poured in millions in the Taiwanese chipmaker
Hedge funds in Asia have been investing in China's top private education groups and US tech giants working on artificial intelligence, regulatory filings from the first quarter reveal
General Wang Haijiang said the People's Liberation Army must learn the lessons of the Ukraine conflict and turn to AI and cyber weapons to take on the West
Some 24 Chinese firms have changed auditors since 2022, according to an analysis of filings by Nikkei, which said many did that to avoid being delisted from US exchanges
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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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