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China Puts its Weight Behind Swappable Car Batteries
China Puts its Weight Behind Swappable Car Batteries

Four companies - automakers Nio and Geely, battery swap developer Aulton and state-owned oil producer Sinopec - plan to set up 24,000 swap stations by 2025, up from about 1,400 now

China’s JD Logistics Plans to Raise $1.1bn in Share Sale
China’s JD Logistics Plans to Raise $1.1bn in Share Sale

The deal consists of a placement of about $700 million worth of shares to its parent company JD.com and about $400 million in a primary share sale

New Zealand Media Firm NZME Seeks Google Content Deal
New Zealand Media Firm NZME Seeks Google Content Deal

NZME, which owns the New Zealand Herald, also said it was in discussions with Facebook parent Meta Platforms over various digital projects for next year

Okta Says Hackers Might Have Seen Data – The Information
Will Taiwan Chip Engineers be Key to Tech Supremacy? – SCMP
BlackRock CEO says Ukraine War May Accelerate Digital Currencies
China, India Attract ‘More Than Their Fair Share’ of VC Funds
Indonesian E-Grocery Platform Attracts $120m in Funding
Mizuho Turns to Google for Digital Help – The Mainichi
Thailand to Ban Crypto Payments, Citing Threat – Bangkok Post

Fintech: The Big Picture

ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

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