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Wednesday 8 July 2026
Netherlands presses China talks on Nexperia and ASML trade frictions
The Netherlands used a trade mission to Beijing this week to reopen economic ties with China while semiconductor tensions remained at the center of the agenda. Dutch trade officials...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Beijing's rumored AI model debate signals new era of technology controls
Beijing appears to be edging toward restricting overseas access to its most advanced artificial-intelligence (AI) models, a shift that would mirror recent moves in Washington and signal...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
China eyes AI model curbs as tech rivalry moves beyond chips

For years, Washington and Beijing focused much of their tech rivalry on silicon. Now the front line may be moving to the AI models the...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
US ruling confirms Innoscience infringed Infineon's GaN patents, imposes import ban

The US International Trade Commission's final determination against Innoscience has been upheld following the conclusion of the Presidential...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
Exec pleads no guilty in Singapore over alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips to China

Alan Wei Zhaolun, an executive at Aperia Group, pleaded not guilty in a fraud case alleging that he and three others illegally misrepresented...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
AI's bottleneck has shifted from chips to infrastructure — China plans it centrally, US fights it out locally

The cancellation of Blackstone-owned QTS' planned Digital Gateway data center project in Virginia underscores a new challenge for the...

Monday 6 July 2026
Europe's defense boom has a semiconductor problem
Europe's defense industry is running into a structural bottleneck: the semiconductors needed for modern missiles, drones, radar, communications, and electronic warfare cannot be produced...
Monday 6 July 2026
Alibaba reportedly bans Claude Code for employees, citing security concerns as China shifts toward domestic AI coding tools
Alibaba has instructed employees to stop using Anthropic's Claude Code for work and remove Claude models from company computers, according to respective sources cited by Yicai,...
Thursday 2 July 2026
Supermicro: We are cooperating with Taiwan, not under investigation

Supermicro has pushed back against media characterizations of this week's events in Taiwan, saying the company is a cooperating party...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Singapore files additional fraud and money laundering charges in Nvidia-linked server case

Singapore authorities have filed additional fraud and money laundering charges against four individuals and brought fresh charges against...

Thursday 2 July 2026
Commentary: G2 rivalry simmers– China quietly watches as US pressure sends Asia's defense industry into overdrive
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue, considered the most important defense and security conference in the Asia-Pacific region, was held this year in Singapore at the end of May. For this...
Thursday 2 July 2026
USMCA review and post-Brexit rules cloud auto supply chain
The global auto industry is facing a sharper supply chain shock from trade policy, as the US, Canada, and Mexico begin a mandatory review of the USMCA, and post-Brexit sourcing rules...
Wednesday 1 July 2026
Supermicro smuggling probes reportedly push Nvidia to tighten AI server checks further

As the US tightens controls on advanced AI chip exports, smuggling schemes are surfacing across the AI server supply chain, driven...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
Albatron GM detained in Nvidia-linked Supermicro smuggling probe as firm moves to install acting chief

Taiwan's Keelung prosecutors detained Albatron Technology general manager Kevin Lu on Tuesday on suspicion of smuggling Supermicro...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
South Korea looks to Taiwan as model for semiconductor decentralization
South Korea is overhauling its semiconductor manufacturing footprint to secure an edge in the AI era, drawing direct inspiration from a fierce competitor: Taiwan.