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IMF Tells China: Cut Exports, Lift Consumption, ‘Let Zombies Go’
IMF Tells China: Cut Exports, Lift Consumption, ‘Let Zombies Go’

IMF chief urges China to make brave choices: focus on market forces and reforms that lift consumption, cut export reliance, ease trade tensions, and let property 'zombies' fall

Amazon, Microsoft Set to Spend Over $50 Billion on AI in India
Amazon, Microsoft Set to Spend Over $50 Billion on AI in India

India, one of the world's fastest-growing digital markets, is home to a billion internet users and deep tech talent making it a lucrative destination for AI investments

Australia Begins Teen Social Media Ban, But is it Really the First?
Australia Begins Teen Social Media Ban, But is it Really the First?

Australia has banned social media for children under 16. It got off to a mixed start, and it's not the first country to impose such limits

China ‘Looks to Limit Sales’ of Nvidia’s H200 Hours After Trump Nod
US Fears China’s Genomics Giant BGI Could Surpass Huawei
China Hits $1 Trillion Trade Surplus As Exports Boom Beyond US
Thai-Cambodian Border Clashes Flare Again After Row Over Mines
China’s Desert Greening Projects Altering its Water Table: Study
US Lawmakers Move to Block Trump Easing China Chip Curbs
China Chip Designer Moore Threads Soars 500% in Shanghai IPO

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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