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Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance have "significantly increased" orders of a Nvidia chip after AI startup's success, and speculation on tougher export curbs; Beijing says plan for tougher curbs will backfire
Nvidia's results this week will put a spotlight on demand for its chips after low-cost AI models from China's DeepSeek raised doubts on the need for big outlays on pricey chips
The tech giant’s shares are up more than 70% so far this year after jumping nearly 90% over the past 12 months
Wang Xiaofeng, a prominent cybersecurity researcher, was removed from Indiana University last week after the FBI raided his two homes in the state...
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Asian Markets Crash as Trump Vows Tariffs Against Every Country31 Mar 2025
Trump’s declaration has fanned fears of a global trade war and a recession, causing big losses in equities in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan...
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China Investors Buy Up Stakes Worth $30m in Musk’s Firms: FT10 Mar 2025
Wealthy Chinese are investing in Musk’s businesses, despite deteriorating ties between Beijing and Washington, by using an arrangement that hides their identities...
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Xi Meet Prompts China Tech Stock Mood Change18 Feb 2025
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...
Popular support saw a share sale by the Chinese company ramped up and ended with the firm raising $5.5 billion, it said on Tuesday....
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BYD Mexico Plant in Limbo as ‘China Fears EV Tech Leaking to US’19 Mar 2025
The Xi Jinping administration fears a plant in the country would give Mexico unrestricted access to BYD’s advanced technology and EV know-how, insiders claim...
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BYD Shares Hit Record on Charging Tech Twice as Fast as Tesla18 Mar 2025
The Chinese electric vehicle giant has described its new fast charging platform as similar to filling up a fuel tank at the pump...
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Tesla Launches Free Trial of Full Self-Driving Service in China17 Mar 2025
Tesla is aiming for a full rollout of FSD in China this year, and is working with tech giant Baidu to improve the performance of the system...
The orders for Nvidia's H20 chip - the most advanced semiconductor the group is permitted to sell to China – came in the first three months of this year, a report by The Information said...
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China to Be Top Buyer of Chip Tools Despite Steep Cut in Spending26 Mar 2025
Analysts have, since last year, been cautioning on a slowdown in Chinese spending on chip equipment ...
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US Investors in ByteDance ‘Most Likely to Win Control of TikTok’24 Mar 2025
White House plan entails spinning off a US entity for TikTok and diluting Chinese ownership in the unit to below the 20% level required by US law...
Pushback from the domestic auto lobby has been a key reason why the Indian government has, for months, delayed a reduction of import levies...
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Tesla Planning Cheaper, Smaller Model Y to Boost China Sales14 Mar 2025
The car will cost at least 20% less to produce than the refreshed Model Y launched last year, sources said. Production will begin next year....
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Not a Single Asian Country Met Air Quality Standards in 202411 Mar 2025
Countries in Central and South Asia continued to see some of the worst air quality, with India's New Delhi being the most polluted capital city in the world...
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