The success of Seedance — hailed as another ‘breakthrough’ by Chinese media — is in line with Beijing’s lofty ambitions to position itself as a global leader in artificial intelligence

The race to build AI infrastructure has caused chipmakers to divert manufacturing capacity toward more lucrative HBM chips, while bitter past experiences kept them from expanding production lines

The order led to a widespread outcry from users, critics, activists and political rivals who said the app could become a state surveillance tool in the world’s most populous nation

Samsung's announcement coincides with Seoul’s commitment to invest $350 billion in the US which has led to concerns that Korea could end up playing second-fiddle in manufacturing

The chipmakers plan to set up two data centres in the country, and will also supply memory chips for the Stargate Project in the US

The Donald Trump administration is revoking Biden-era waivers granted to TSMC and South Korean chipmakers to ship critical supplies to their Chinese fabs — a move that some say is a ‘gift’ to Beijing

Insiders say the White House is concerned about many of the terms underpinning the $39 billion Chips and Science Act industry subsidies

The world's biggest memory chip, smartphone and TV-maker is estimating an operating profit of $6.78 billion for Q3, versus a $7.6 billion forecast

Top executives from the Taiwanese tech giant were said to be discussing building a factory on a par with some of its biggest home sites

Samsung is struggling to keep up with smaller chip rival SK Hynix, while it’s also facing stiff smartphone competition from Apple and Huawei

China is scrambling to keep its technology ambitions on track amid rising trade tensions with the US and other western nations

The Korean giant remains bullish on AI demand, despite recent nervousness that its bubble might burst, after its chip division reported a $4.7 billion profit