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India Now the Biggest Source of Smartphone Exports to the US
India Now the Biggest Source of Smartphone Exports to the US

India and Vietnam exported more phones to the US than China in the second quarter, amid shifts in production and tariffs imposed by President Trump, a new report says

Chinese AI Firms, Chipmakers Form Alliance To Ditch Foreign Tech
Chinese AI Firms, Chipmakers Form Alliance To Ditch Foreign Tech

Chinese developers of large language models and artificial intelligence chip manufacturers including US-sanctioned Huawei, Biren, and Moore Threads will join hands to build an AI 'ecosystem'

Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire After 5 Days of Clashes
Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire After 5 Days of Clashes

Leaders accept peace proposal, while debate rages on why fighting flared. Bangkok says it stems from a Thai crackdown on a notorious scam centre operator.

EU Strikes a Pricey Deal With Trump to Avert a Trade War
Nikkei Jumps After Trump Strikes 15% Tariff Deal With Japan
Is China Finally Set to Rein in its Huge Industrial Overcapacity?
YouTube Cuts 10,000 China, Russia Propaganda Videos – CNBC
China’s Xi Issues Rare Warning on Over-Investment in EVs, AI – FT
China Stops Most Antimony Exports But Rare Earth Sales to US Soar
China Softens Tone on US Ties Amid Potential Thaw In Chip War

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