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China races to stockpile US chips before Trump ramps up sanctions
As more US tech curbs look likely in second Trump term, China’s imports of made-in-America integrated circuits have surged by 60 per cent.
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China’s Hua Hong Semiconductor to make auto chips for Europe’s STM
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TikTok parent ByteDance offers top performers more stock options
20 Nov 2024 - 6:30PM
Tech War
Trump cannot ignore TikTok ban, US senator says
Senator Richard Blumenthal said Trump is welcome to try to change the law, but ‘sentiment is pretty strong’ in favour of it in Congress.
20 Nov 2024 - 10:14AM
Donald Trump promised to save TikTok, but a law that would ban it from app stores in the US takes affect the day before he returns to office. Photo: Reuters
Tech War
Beijing chip forum attendees mull impact of TSMC block, second Trump term
At the 21st China International Semiconductor Expo, industry experts weighed in on the challenges and opportunities ahead in domestic chipmaking.
20 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM
Tech War
Trump’s win boosts hope that TikTok will be saved from a US ban
TikTok’s odds of surviving a potential US ban have increased, while ByteDance’s valuation has reportedly jumped to US$300 billion.
18 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM
Big Tech
Taiwan’s Pegatron sells majority stake in India iPhone plant to Tata
As Apple diversifies its supply chain beyond China, India is set to produce up to 25 per cent of the iPhones shipped this year.
18 Nov 2024 - 10:17AM
Policy
Beijing plans 12-inch wafer fab, pouring US$4.6 billion into new chip project
Beijing Yandong Microelectronics will take a controlling position with a 25 per cent stake, while other investors include display maker BOE Technology.
16 Nov 2024 - 4:30PM
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Beijing is pouring billions of dollars into a new wafer fabrication plant as China looks to ramp up capacity in its pursuit of technological self-sufficiency. Photo: Shutterstock
Tech War
China’s chip production slows in October amid threat of new US sanctions
Although production growth slowed to 11.8 per cent in October, semiconductors remain one of China’s fastest-growing industries this year.
15 Nov 2024 - 9:14PM
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Big Tech
Amazon questioned by US Congress over TikTok e-commerce deal
Some see the collaboration allowing users to directly buy Amazon goods through the ByteDance-owned app as a way to make it harder to ban TikTok.
15 Nov 2024 - 12:30PM
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Tech Trends
China’s top chip packaging firm sees major board shake-up
Former SMIC chairman Gao Yonggang has resigned from JCET’s board after China Resources became the firm’s largest shareholder.
14 Nov 2024 - 8:00PM
Big Tech
Alibaba’s AI model rivals OpenAI in coding ability amid open source competition
In nine out of 12 evaluations, Qwen2.5 Coder’s flagship variant performed better than GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet, according to a statement.
14 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM
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The Alibaba logo is seen at the company’s headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, November 11, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Tech Trends
OpenAI wants US to team up with allies to beat China in AI race
The ChatGPT maker says the US and its neighbours should collaborate in AI and expand their partnership to include Middle East nations.
14 Nov 2024 - 10:13AM
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Big Tech
Shenzhen’s soaring R&D spending rivals Beijing, dwarfs Hong Kong
The southern city put nearly US$31 billion into R&D last year, driven partly by robust spending from tech giants like Huawei.
13 Nov 2024 - 10:43PM
Tech War
China’s chip start-up taking on Nvidia kicks off pre-IPO process
Moore Threads has hired Citic Securities to start the ‘tutoring’ process as it seeks to capitalise on enthusiasm in China’s semiconductor industry.
13 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM
Tech War
TikTok hires hundreds of Chinese workers in US despite scrutiny
More than 60 per cent of the over 1,000 approved H-1B hires for TikTok and ByteDance last financial year were from China.
13 Nov 2024 - 11:03AM
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The office of TikTok in Culver City, California. Photo: Reuters
Tech War
China’s tech firms fear bigger curbs as TSMC stops AI chip supply
A wider shipment ban on TSMC-made chips could affect a range of mainland businesses from electric vehicles to smartphones.
12 Nov 2024 - 9:29PM
Blockchain
Trump’s crypto pledge may see China restore digital-asset market: HashKey head
HashKey chairman and CEO Xiao Feng said a number of factors may compel mainland China to open its digital-asset market in about two years.
12 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM
Tech Trends
China’s ‘AI Tiger’ Zhipu in race to boost video-generation features
The updated version of Ying will be able to generate 10-seconds long 4K high-definition video clips at 60 frames per second, Zhipu says.
11 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM
Tech War
China’s AI chip unicorn Moore Threads moves closer to possible IPO
The GPU and AI-accelerator start-up, founded by an Nvidia veteran, has become a joint-stock company after fresh investments.
11 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM
Moore Threads is one of China’s top GPU designers. Photo: Handout
Tech War
China’s chip industry braces for another 4 years under Trump
Chinese semiconductor firms are ramping up purchases of foreign chipmaking equipment and looking to forge new alliances.
11 Nov 2024 - 10:33AM
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Tech War
Global businesses bet on China’s market despite US trade tensions
On the sidelines of Shanghai’s CIIE trade fair, foreign companies brush away fears of a new US-China trade war after Trump’s victory.
8 Nov 2024 - 8:00PM
Tech War
TSMC halts advanced chip orders from mainland China, source says
TSMC has told mainland Chinese clients it will no longer produce advanced chips for them, according to person briefed on the notice.
8 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM
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