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Every business headed by Musk, including Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, social media platform X and artificial intelligence startup xAI has intersections with the federal US government
Vaulted Deep has raised $32 million of venture capital funds to expand its operations that use oil industry technology to flush carbon-containing waste down wells
Chips are among the products the US needs the most, Taiwan's central bank chief noted, adding, 'they design them and we make them'
The industry, which spent $119m backing Trump and other candidates, is eager for crypto-friendly regulators to pave the way for greater adoption of digital assets
A Trump aide said the president-elect 'appreciates the breadth and reach of TikTok' and that there were 'many ways to hold China to account'
The back-end segment of the chip industry, involving testing, assembly and packaging, is booming in Vietnam as companies shift away from China
Billionaire who founded battery giant CATL has plans to develop 'zero carbon' power grids, a business that could be far bigger than his EV battery operations
CATL founder Robin Zeng confirms battery licensing deals with Tesla and Ford, but US lawmakers may not allow a Chinese battery plant in the US given tense trade ties
The world's biggest cryptocurrency soared to $89,982 on Tuesday amid hope for a crypto-friendly Trump Administration in the US next year.
Court said worker printed about 4,000 pages of technical documents on chipmaking 'solutions' just before she quit to work for Huawei. She was jailed for 18 months and fined.
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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
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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Fintech InsightsAsia Becomes the Epicentre of Global NFTsAsia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade
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