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Intel Acquires Israeli Chipmaker Tower for $5.4bn
Intel Acquires Israeli Chipmaker Tower for $5.4bn

Intel is paying $53 per share for Tower - which specialises in analogue chips - well above Monday's closing price of $33.13

Singapore’s Funding Societies Raises $294m
Singapore’s Funding Societies Raises $294m

The round is led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with VNG, Rapyd Ventures, EDBI, Indies Capital, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Sequoia Capital India and BRI Ventures

China’s Metaverse Group Admits 17 New Companies
China’s Metaverse Group Admits 17 New Companies

The state-backed China Mobile Communications Association launched the panel in October, and analysts say the country's metaverse will be subject to more control than elsewhere

Payments Billionaire Announces 3 More SpaceX Flights
Stablecoins Could be Safe Haven in ‘Market Distress’, Say Fed Scholars
Crypto Groups Take Top Slots at Super Bowl – FT
China’s Foreign Inflows Rise 11.6% in January – Xinhua
TSMC Japan Chip Factory Plan Expanded As Denso Takes Stake
RBI Deputy Governor In Favour of Crypto Ban – Mint
Foxconn Teams Up With Vedanta To Make Chips In India

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