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Billionaire, who co-founded Ant, before being forced to give up control of the group, predicts 'great changes' in the AI era over the next two decades
‘That’s a deepfake. It has to be a deepfake. There’s no way that’s real’
Indonesia’s huge, tech-savvy population is a key market for Apple but sales of the new iPhone 16 remain banned in the country
German supplier warns it can no longer supply antimony to US clients, as China's export curbs begin to impact Western supply chains
Trump's son has cited Vietnam among countries that "ripped off" the US, according to a video shown at a conference in Hanoi last week set up by American business chambers
Exports of plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids accounted for 18% of China's total vehicle sales to Europe. That was double their 9% share in the first quarter.
Investors bet on the US having a friendly regulatory shift after Trump said he would nominate Paul Atkins to run the Securities and Exchange Commission
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is making preparations to start production of Nvidia's top AI chip in Arizona next year, sources say
Beijing announces bans stemming from China's strong opposition to the US allowing a $385m sale of spare parts and support for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan
The high valuations for the sector in Asia are partly linked to data centre operators adding more capacity and the nascent nature of the business in the region
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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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Fintech InsightsAsia Becomes the Epicentre of Global NFTsAsia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade
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