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The world's largest video game company plans to double its share buybacks this year as it continues its post-Beijing crackdown recovery
Hundreds expected to attend conference in Washington DC, where researchers hope to attract more backing to avoid falling behind China in the quest to develop a commercially viable reactor
Apple is battling depressed smartphone sales in China and rising competition from resurgent domestic rivals like Huawei
Nvidia CEO downplayed the risk of conflict and said he saw little chance of being forced to move away from working with Taiwan's TSMC
Experts say the impact of US chip curbs on China is a 'mixed picture', but there is “no way back” to the global semiconductor ecosystem that existed before the Covid pandemic
Chinese carmakers are turning to Nvidia for advanced technology in an effort to compensate for what they currently lack in global brand recognition
Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro smartphone has been a soaraway success, with state media hailing the phone a national achievement
Dozens of South Korean companies have left China in recent years for reasons ranging from bilateral strains, geopolitical rivalry, plus China's economic slowdown and push for self-sufficiency
SpaceX signed a $1.8-billion contract in 2021 with the National Reconnaissance Office, which will manage a network of hundreds of low-earth satellites. China and others look to have similar plans
Modi government agrees to Tesla push, says carmakers that invest $500m and set up a car plant within 3 years can import up to 8,000 EVs a year at 15% tax rate, down from 70-100%
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