Big Tech anxieties, China’s wayward economy, Donald’s Trump’s possible return and currency shifts all weighed on sentiment

China has computers that are faster than US machines rated as the best in the world, but refuse to talk about them as they fear more sanctions, a US expert has said

Supplies of advanced tech to Moscow, desperate to sidestep US and EU sanctions, fell this year but China, Hong Kong remain important transshipment hubs

The chipmaker — now the world’s most valuable company — is planning to develop processors from its new 'Blackwell' chip series and sell them in China

TSMC's shares had been on a roll until US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Taiwan of stealing American chip business and asked the island to 'pay for its defence'

The United States has reportedly told allies it is considering using the most severe trade curbs available if companies continue giving China access to advanced chip tech

The grants will be used to fund projects in Texas and Missouri establishing the first US production sites for 300-mm wafers for advanced semiconductors

Chinese chipmakers have escalated their purchases of ASML's machines used to make older generations of chips widely used in cars and smartphones

Shares of TSMC fell on Wednesday after remarks by US presidential candidate Donald Trump that Taiwan should pay the US for its defence

Vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has backed the break-up of Google, citing its "monopolistic control of information”

Handset makers are banking on the rollout of artificial intelligence features to fuel the continued recovery in the global phone market

The drop in imports does not bode well for exports in the coming months, as just under a third of China's imports are parts for re-export, particularly in the electronics sector.