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US Begins Investigation Into Legacy Chinese Chips
US ‘Adding Sophgo’ To Blacklist Over Link To Huawei AI...
US Commerce Department reportedly adding China's Sophgo to trade blacklist after TSMC-manufactured part found in Huawei AI processor
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Two US senators ask president Joe Biden to delay TikTok ban by 90 days after Supreme Court agrees to review measure's constitutionality
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US Supreme Court says it will hear appeal of TikTok and parent ByteDance against ban law, but does not issue emergency injunction
EU Opens TikTok Probe Over Election Interference Claims
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China Chip Growth Slows As US Targets Legacy Chips
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Investment in China's semiconductor industry falls by one-third this year as US tightens restrictions, state funding now dominates
China’s Nio Unveils ET9 EV To Compete With Audi, BMW
Nio unveils luxury ET9 electric sedan to compete with overseas premium car makers in world's second-largest automobile market
China Video Game Sales Hit Record $44bn
Sales in domestic China video game market, world's second-biggest, hit record $44.8bn amidst release of high-profile titles
US To Raise Tariffs On Chinese Solar Wafers, Polysilicon, Tungsten
Protecting American clean energy businesses. Biden administration plans to raise tariffs on certain Chinese products
TikTok Files Challenge Against Canadian Shutdown Order
Notice filed in federal court to challenge Canadian government order to shutdown TikTok's Canada's operations
China Opens Nvidia Antitrust Probe After US Sanctions
Chinese government opens antitrust probe into Nvidia's $7bn acquisition of Mellanox, in move seen as retaliation to export restrictions
TikTok Asks For Emergency Pause On US Divestiture Law
TikTok, ByteDance ask court for emergency injunction to pause enforcement of divestiture law pending Supreme Court appeal
US Exempted China DRAM Makers From Controls ‘Under Pressure From...
US exempted Chinese DRAM memory chip manufacturers from latest round of export controls under pressure from Japan, report says
Huawei Gains On Apple In China Premium Smartphones
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US appeals court rejects bid by TikTok and parent ByteDance to overturn law forcing it to divest Chinese ownership or face January ban
US Chips ‘No Longer Safe’, Chinese Industry Bodies Claim
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The cyber risk facing UK “widely underestimated”, warns head of GCHQ’s NCSC Richard Horne in first major speech
China Bans Exports Of Gallium, Germanium, Antimony
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US Announces New Export Controls On China’s Chip Sector
New round of US semiconductor export restrictions designed to hamper Beijing's capacity to produce high-end chips
Huawei Releases Mate 70 Range To Challenge Apple
Huawei launches Mate 70 smartphones with AI-powered air gestures for cross-device file transfers to nearby foldables and tablets
Apple’s Cook Visits China Amidst iPhone Sales Slowdown
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Nvidia Chief Promises China Engagement Ahead Of New Sanctions
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang says the AI chip company plans to maintain presence in China as US plans new sanctions this week
US Widening AI Lead Over China, Finds Stanford Report
US widening lead over China on AI development, as UK places third in Stanford index of top countries pushing the tech forward
Hong Kong Research Group Trains AI Model With Huawei Chips
Hong Kong-based AI research institute uses Huawei Ascend 910B chips to train latest model, as domestic firms make up for Nvidia blockade
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Northvolt has reportedly missed internal EV battery production targets since September, reduces production at main plant
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Smartphone and electronics maker Xiaomi now aims to deliver 130,000 electric vehicles this year after SU7 launch in March
China Chip Production Slows Ahead Of New US Sanctions
Chip production slows in China in October ahead of expected export controls, while annual EV production capacity surges past 10 million units