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A shortage of chips is preventing Subaru and other automakers from ramping up production following the loss of business from Covid
US senators have sought information on a Facebook investigation that found tens of thousands of software developers in China and Russia accessed detailed user data in 2014, CNN said
Nintendo, SoftBank Group and Sharp all suffered steep stock falls on Wednesday after investors were disappointed at their latest results
The results are likely to make investors even more keen to see an initial public offering (IPO) of British chip designer Arm
Lessons have been taken from the war in Ukraine where drones have played a crucial role on both sides, Taiwan's defence ministry said
Independent sanctions monitors said South Korea estimated that North Korean-linked hackers stole virtual assets worth $630 million last year
Chinese tech giant Baidu said internal testing for its own artificial intelligence creation will be completed in March, Nikkei said
Nearly half of companies surveyed by AmCham are reviewing or plan to review their business plans. Many have been disrupted by elevated geopolitical tension, costs and staff anxiety
Last month, on the heels of an export ban by the US and amid ongoing lay-offs in tech industries across the world, YMTC announced it would dismiss 10% of its staff
The Ministry of Home Affairs recommended India's IT ministry ban and block the apps by the coming week
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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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