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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
China ‘Looks to Limit Sales’ of Nvidia’s H200 Hours After Trump Nod

The Chinese plan comes despite Trump saying he gave a green light for H200 sales after informing President Xi Jinping, who had 'responded positively'

US Fears China’s Genomics Giant BGI Could Surpass Huawei
US Fears China’s Genomics Giant BGI Could Surpass Huawei

US senator expects Chinese genomics firm to see 'big' growth through its close ties to the CCP and China's military, despite fears of misuse of its huge DNA database

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
Asia-Pacific ‘Faces $500bn Yearly Floods Hit if Warming Continues’
China Says It’ll Approve Rare Earth Licences For ‘Civilian Use’

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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