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Friday 30 October 2026
BYD sees 28% profit growth for 3Q26, but still falls short of forecasts
BYD reported rising profits for the third quarter of 2026, but its performance fell short of analysts' forecasts. The result stems from the challenges China's automakers face, navigating...
Friday 30 October 2026
Jensen Huang calls Megaspeed ties normal amid Washington's spy probe
After The New York Times reported that a female executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed International was under investigation for allegedly conducting espionage activities...
Friday 30 October 2026
FCC to bar Chinese testing labs from certifying electronics for US market

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted rules that will effectively bar Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices...

Friday 30 October 2026
Analysis: Can Kazakhstan really be Europe's AI factory?
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to Kazakhstan highlights a widening contest over AI computing capacity, as Europe seeks alternatives to infrastructure concentrated in the US and Asia...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Alibaba wins injunction over Pentagon rule targeting shared lobbying firms
A US federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the federal government not to deny Defense Department contracts to companies simply because they share lobbying firms...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
SK Hynix's Solidigm ties US$45B US NAND fab to Washington nod on China tool upgrade
Solidigm, the US-based subsidiary of SK Hynix, is in talks with the US Department of Commerce over a potential US$45 billion investment in a new NAND flash memory fabrication plant,...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Anthropic IPO filing shows the US govt is trying to be frontier AI's customer and gatekeeper
Anthropic's IPO filing does more than outline the economics of a rapidly scaling AI company. Its risk disclosures show frontier AI developers becoming increasingly exposed to governments...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
US designates helium as critical material amid Middle East supply shock
As military conflict in the Middle East cripples global energy infrastructure, the United States is emerging as the critical anchor for the world's high-tech manufacturing sector....
Friday 23 October 2026
First chip-level device on the list: US FCC bans two devices with Huawei HiSilicon chips under new rule
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned two electronic devices from entering the US market because both contain surveillance chips made by Huawei's HiSilicon. The...
Friday 23 October 2026
TSMC reportedly surveys suppliers on rare-earth-free motors as China's export-control pause nears legal expiry
The world's largest contract chipmaker is weighing whether the motors inside its factory-automation equipment can run without rare-earth magnets, a sign that China's grip on rare earths...
Friday 23 October 2026
SK Hynix halts Solidigm IPO review in face of broader AI and market volatility
Solidigm, the US-based subsidiary established by SK Hynix, has officially halted its review of potential pre-IPO and IPO options.
Thursday 22 October 2026
Taiwan-France semiconductor alliance strengthens with CPU pact between SiPearl and Egis Group
Highlighting the deepening industrial synergies between Europe and Asia, the Egis Group TechDay Taiwan-France Strategic CPU Partnership Signing Ceremony hosted the official signing...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Russia considers reinstating parallel imports of Samsung, SK Hynix products amid memory shortages
Russia is reportedly considering reinstating parallel imports of products from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to ease shortages of memory and storage devices used in data centers...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
US sanctions five Chinese entities over trade secret theft tied to ex-Google engineer
The US imposed sanctions on five Chinese entities tied to ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding for theft of trade secrets. The action follows his conviction for stealing confidential AI...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
How ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent are testing the boundaries of US AI chip restrictions
Chinese tech giants ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent have collectively ordered more than 3 million units of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards, representing a total value exceeding...