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Friday 19 December 2025

Japan poised to guarantee 80% of Rapidus chip loans

Japan plans to guarantee up to 80 percent of private-sector loans raised by Rapidus as the government intensifies financial backing for the chipmaker’s plan to mass-produce...

Friday 19 December 2025

Tata Group invests additional US$170M in Tata Electronics to expand iPhone production and semiconductor capacity

Tata Group has invested an additional INR15 billion (US$170 million) in Tata Electronics, the company that manufactures iPhones for Apple, bringing its total investment in the subsidiary...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Why OpenAI is courting AWS chips—and what it signals about cracks in its AI expansion

OpenAI is reportedly in negotiations with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to secure funding and collaborate on AWS's in-house developed application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Musk accelerates SpaceX IPO to build Starlink-based space data centers

Elon Musk's SpaceX has confirmed plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in 2026. Abhi Tripathi, a longtime SpaceX veteran and current mission operations director at the...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

SK Hynix taps US$340M state loan to ramp up HBM production

SK Hynix has secured approval for an additional KRW500 billion (US$340 million) in low-interest financing from the state-run Korea Development Bank. The funds will be used to increase...

Monday 15 December 2025

Taiwan's MTI advances in O-RAN and satellite markets with US funding and new deployments

Taiwan-based networking equipment maker Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI) is poised to enter 2026 with renewed momentum, forecasting a rebound across its two core business lines:...

Friday 12 December 2025

Rapidus secures Canon, SoftBank backing for 2nm chip ambitions

Canon has reportedly entered final negotiations to invest in a state-backed chipmaker, while SoftBank prepares to increase its financial support, marking a significant step in Japan's...

Thursday 11 December 2025

Singapore unveils US$28.5 billion tech plan, spotlight on 2026 semiconductor drive

Singapore will invest SGD37 billion (approx. US$28.5 billion) over the next five years under its Research, Innovation and Enterprise...

Thursday 11 December 2025

Oracle's AI cloud deal with OpenAI drives surge in obligations but raises debt concerns

Oracle Corp. reported a significant increase in remaining performance obligations (RPO), up 438% in US dollar terms, in the latest financial results announcement. The surge highlights...

Thursday 11 December 2025

Oracle warns of rising depreciation strains as AI data-center buildout accelerates

Oracle's rapid expansion of AI data centers is intensifying concerns over depreciation and capital needs, prompting the company to outline new funding approaches and margin expectations...

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Budget stall threatens Taiwan's 2026 semiconductor and tech R&D agenda

Taiwan's 2026 central government budget has stalled in the Legislative Yuan amid partisan gridlock and the ruling party's loss of a parliamentary majority, raising concerns over funding...

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Qatar launches national AI firm Qai to join Gulf AI investment race

Qatar has established a national-level AI company, Qai, fully owned by its sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), to invest in domestic and international AI...

Tuesday 9 December 2025

South Korea AI startups face 56% survival rate, heavily reliant on government funding

South Korea aims to be a leading AI powerhouse, yet a report from the Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA) shows that only 56% of its AI startups last over three years...

Monday 8 December 2025

Schmidt says China’s AI ascent is losing lift as capital thins—but the real bubble, he argues, is in doubting AI

Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, has warned that China may fall behind the US in artificial intelligence (AI) development due to restricted access to funding. Speaking at a Harvard...

Friday 28 November 2025

Rapidus reportedly plans second Hokkaido fab for 1.4nm chips as funding gap widens, but company pushes back on timeline

Rapidus plans to begin construction on a second fabrication plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, in fiscal 2027 to produce 1.4nm and eventually...

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