Nexperia Wins Exemption from China’s Chip Export Controls
China announced exemptions to export controls on Nexperia chips for civilian applications, aiming to alleviate supply shortages for the automotive industry.
This decision signals Beijing's...
South Korea Seeks U.S. Uranium to Power Home-Built Nuclear Submarine
South Korea plans to develop a domestically built nuclear-powered submarine and has requested enriched uranium fuel from the United States. President Lee Jae Myung...
EU Mulls Pausing Parts of AI Act Amid U.S. and Big Tech Pushback
The European Commission is reportedly considering delaying parts of its landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act following heavy lobbying from U.S. tech giants and pressure...
Google Plans AI Data Hub on Australia’s Christmas Island Amid Strategic Defence Push
Google is planning to build a major artificial intelligence data centre on Christmas Island Australia’s remote Indian Ocean territory following a defence cloud deal...
Shanghai Stocks Surge Past 4,000 on Chip Self-Sufficiency Drive
China’s Shanghai Composite Index reclaimed the 4,000-point mark on Thursday for the first time in months, buoyed by investor optimism over Beijing’s latest push...
China Bans Foreign AI Chips in State-Funded Data Centres
Beijing has quietly issued new guidance barring state-funded data centres from using foreign-made artificial intelligence (AI) chips, according to sources cited by Reuters. The...
Trump Bars China from Nvidia’s Top AI Chips
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Nvidia’s most advanced artificial intelligence chips known as Blackwell will be reserved exclusively for U.S. companies. Speaking on...
Nvidia’s Huang Hopes Trump Will Allow Blackwell Chip Sales to China
During his visit to South Korea, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he hopes the company’s cutting-edge Blackwell AI chips can eventually be sold in...
TikTok Transfer Deal Clears Key Hurdle as China Grants Approval
China has approved the transfer agreement for TikTok, as announced by U. S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. He expects the process to move forward...
AI Spending Spree Fails to Shake Alphabet’s Cash Flow Dominance
Three major U. S. technology companies, Alphabet (Google's parent), Microsoft, and Meta (Facebook's owner), announced plans to increase capital spending next year, focusing on...