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Carbon Capture Costlier Than Full Switch to Renewables: Study
Carbon Capture Costlier Than Full Switch to Renewables: Study

Researchers say that even a complete overhaul of existing energy systems in favour of renewables would be far less expensive than deploying carbon capture tech

Xi Meet Prompts China Tech Stock Mood Change
Xi Meet Prompts China Tech Stock Mood Change

Experts say that while it may be a 'hard pill for them to swallow', Chinese leaders are shifting their approach to the domestic tech industry

VW’s $1.4bn Tax Bill Clouds Foreign Firms’ India Ramp Up Plans
VW’s $1.4bn Tax Bill Clouds Foreign Firms’ India Ramp Up Plans

India's tussle with the German auto giant puts the spotlight on issues foreign firms face as they look to expand in the country, including long legal battles and sky-high tariffs

China’s Fuel Demand Set For Sustained Declines Amid EV Boom
Taiwan, White House Concerned on Potential TSMC Stake in Intel
China’s Xi Meets Top Tech Chiefs, Baidu Shares Slip as CEO Absent
Taiwan, Korea on Edge as Trump Sets Sight on Chip Funding
Baidu to Offer Ernie Chatbot For Free Amid DeepSeek Challenge
Japan’s Honda, Nissan Officially Scrap $60 Billion Merger Plan
Apple Taps Alibaba to Bring AI to Chinese iPhones: Report

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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