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Today: July 14, 2026
Today: July 14, 2026

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Nvidia halves Asia buyer list in China chip crackdown, FT reports

Nvidia has more than halved the number of Asian customers authorised to buy its AI chips after introducing a "white list" of companies that passed tougher compliance checks to

Nvidia halves Asia buyer list in China chip crackdown, FT reports
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South Korea forecasts 2026 economic growth at 5-year high on AI chip boom

South Korea pledged on Tuesday to swiftly advance artificial intelligence investments to bolster economic performance, as it raised its 2026 growth forecast to

South Korea forecasts 2026 economic growth at 5-year high on AI chip boom
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TSMC seen riding AI boom to fifth straight quarter of record profit

TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of advanced AI chips, will likely notch a fifth consecutive quarter of record earnings, driven by

TSMC seen riding AI boom to fifth straight quarter of record profit
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Australia finds serious gaps in Big Tech response to online child sexual abuse

Big Tech companies, including Apple, Meta and Google, have "significant gaps" in tackling child sexual abuse and the growing threat of online sexual extortion

Australia finds serious gaps in Big Tech response to online child sexual abuse
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Inside South Korea's world-beating bear market

When South Korean President Lee Jae Myung set a 5,000-point target for the KOSPI last year, it looked wildly ambitious

Inside South Korea's world-beating bear market
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SoftBank's Son says AI will need $5 trillion per year by 2040, dismisses bubble talk

The development of AI will require investment of $5 trillion each year by 2040, and any talk of a bubble forming around the technology is "absurd", SoftBank

SoftBank's Son says AI will need $5 trillion per year by 2040, dismisses bubble talk
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China smartphone shipments fall for fifth straight quarter as costs rise - IDC

China's smartphone shipments fell 4.3% to 66 million units in the second quarter from a year earlier, as many manufacturers hiked prices to

China smartphone shipments fall for fifth straight quarter as costs rise - IDC
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Chip toolmaker ASML expected to shine light on capacity and China challenges

ASML, the biggest supplier of equipment used to manufacture AI chips, reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday looking to justify its

Chip toolmaker ASML expected to shine light on capacity and China challenges
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China's exports ride AI boom as domestic economy struggles

China's exports surged in June, buoyed by orders for chips and computing power to fuel the global AI boom, deepening producers' reliance on

China's exports ride AI boom as domestic economy struggles
Africa|Business|Economy|Technology

A hidden pipeline brings Amazon and Walmart to African shoppers

No bank card? No address? No problem.

A hidden pipeline brings Amazon and Walmart to African shoppers
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China's June exports surge 27% from a year earlier as AI boom drives strong demand

China has reported its export picked up pace in June, jumping 27% from a year earlier thanks to strong demand from the boom in artificial intelligence

China's June exports surge 27% from a year earlier as AI boom drives strong demand
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Oil prices jump as fighting flares in the Middle East, while Asian shares are mixed

Oil prices are higher and Asian shares are mixed, with markets in Tokyo and Seoul rebounding from early losses

Oil prices jump as fighting flares in the Middle East, while Asian shares are mixed
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L3Harris gets $955 million US contract to supply 18 satellites for Golden Dome missile shield

Defense supplier L3Harris Technologies has secured a $955 million contract from an agency under the U.S.

L3Harris gets $955 million US contract to supply 18 satellites for Golden Dome missile shield
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Canada regulator cited Anthropic's Claude Mythos in warning to banks on cyber risks, email shows

Canada's federal banking regulator warned the country's

Canada regulator cited Anthropic's Claude Mythos in warning to banks on cyber risks, email shows
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China detains US seismologist who has studied North Korean nuclear tests

A Chinese-born American seismologist who has published U.S.-funded work on detecting North Korean nuclear tests has been detained in China for nearly

China detains US seismologist who has studied North Korean nuclear tests
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Thomson Reuters to cut 'small number' of engineering jobs

Thomson Reuters on Monday said it is cutting "a small number of roles" in engineering, as the Canadian content and technology company aggressively deploys artificial intelligence

Thomson Reuters to cut 'small number' of engineering jobs
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In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars

Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries

In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars
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States sue to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover

States sue to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover

States sue to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover
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Pentagon invests $25 million into rare earths startup ReElement Technologies

The U.S.

Pentagon invests $25 million into rare earths startup ReElement Technologies
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Riyadh Air studies orders for 25-30 Boeing 787s and more Airbus, sources say

Saudi startup Riyadh Air is studying the purchase of between 25 and 30 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners by exercising most of its contractual options with the U.S.

Riyadh Air studies orders for 25-30 Boeing 787s and more Airbus, sources say
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Wall Street ends lower as Iran tensions dampen risk appetite; chipmakers drop

Tech shares pulled U.S. stocks lower on Monday after President Donald Trump announced that he would reinstate a blockade on Iranian

Wall Street ends lower as Iran tensions dampen risk appetite; chipmakers drop
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Hundreds of economists say 'we must act now' on AI’s economic impact and job displacement risks

Hundreds of economists urge immediate action to address AI's potential impact on the economy

Hundreds of economists say 'we must act now' on AI’s economic impact and job displacement risks
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Bosch begins sample production at its first US semiconductor plant

German auto component and chip maker Bosch is beginning sample production at its first U.S. semiconductor factory, the company said Monday, finalizing a $

Bosch begins sample production at its first US semiconductor plant
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Iranian-born engineer convicted in US of exporting technology to Iran

An Iranian-born engineer was convicted on Monday of U.S. charges that he conspired to illegally export technology with potential application in military

Iranian-born engineer convicted in US of exporting technology to Iran