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Server Fraud Case in Singapore May be Linked to AI Chips, China
Server Fraud Case in Singapore May be Linked to AI Chips, China

Singapore prosecutors say local firms have been accused of fraudulently supplying $390m worth of US servers to Malaysia, amid reports it involves Nvidia chips sent to China

New CEO May Block Intel Split, TSMC’s Plan for JV to Run Fabs
New CEO May Block Intel Split, TSMC’s Plan for JV to Run Fabs

TSMC proposed setting up a firm with design giants like Nvidia to run Intel's chip fabs, but the US firm's new CEO has told employees he wouldn't split the group up

South Korea Keen to Sell Submarines to Canada, Paper Says
South Korea Keen to Sell Submarines to Canada, Paper Says

Korea offers quick delivery of submarines, tanks, missile systems, jets and howitzers, as tensions rise between Canada and the US, amid concerns over US weapons – and its president

Trade War Ramps up as Trump’s Steel and Aluminium Tariffs Start
Not a Single Asian Country Met Air Quality Standards in 2024
Musk ‘May Cut Govt Waste For a Year’, Tesla Shares Plunge
China Investors Buy Up Stakes Worth $30m in Musk’s Firms: FT
Fossil Fuels Are OK, US Energy Secretary Tells Africans – NYT
Four US Groups Seeking to Buy TikTok, Trump Says
China’s Tariffs ‘a Warning to Canada Not to Widen Trade War’

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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