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TSMC’s $100bn US Deal: Taiwan Says It Won’t Share Top Chip Tech
TSMC’s $100bn US Deal: Taiwan Says It Won’t Share Top Chip Tech

Taiwanese officials maintain TSMC won’t begin producing 2nm chips the US before 2028 amid concern that the chipmaker could lose its geopolitical importance

Thousands in Limbo as Thailand Fights Scam Hubs on Two Fronts
Thousands in Limbo as Thailand Fights Scam Hubs on Two Fronts

Crackdowns on scam centres near Thailand's borders with Myanmar and Cambodia led to the rescue of 7,200 people - and warnings of the threat they pose to countries in the West

Trump Launches Tariff Wars, China Hits Back With 10-15% Duties
Trump Launches Tariff Wars, China Hits Back With 10-15% Duties

China said it plans additional tariffs of 10-15% on multiple farm and food products from America, plus restrictions on 25 US firms; Canada also retaliates with tariffs

Honda ‘to Make Civic Hybrid in US Instead of Mexico Due to Tariffs’
Stocks Sink to Lowest in Weeks Amid Fears of Global Trade War
China Vows to Hit Back at Trump’s Threat of 20% Tariffs Next Week
Trump’s Steel Tariff to Hit Chinese Supply Lines via Other Nations
Notorious North Korean Hackers Blamed for $1.5bn ByBit Heist
Only Global Growth Will Reflect True Value of AI: Microsoft CEO
Chinese Ships May Face a Hefty Fee to Enter US Ports

Fintech: The Big Picture

ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

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