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China plagued by online ‘super-fake’ identity theft using AI
China plagued by online ‘super-fake’ identity theft using AI

(ATF) On October 3 the trending search topic in China was ‘AI face changing’ as criminals have...

PBoC quarterly survey shows Chinese consumers ready to invest
PBoC quarterly survey shows Chinese consumers ready to invest

(ATF) The People’s Bank of China has said a recent survey shows that 67% of residents believe that...

China’s massive soybean shortage will see big orders to US in late 2020
China’s massive soybean shortage will see big orders to US in late 2020

(ATF) After turning from a net soybean exporter to the largest importer, China’s demand for imported soybeans is still...

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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