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Russia-Ukraine war live: Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritise aiding Ukraine over Taiwan for now
Tsai Ing-wen says Kyiv needs weapons more urgently than Taipei and says Ukrainian victory will be ‘effective deterrent to future aggression’. Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting debt ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Samsung Sees Progress in Memory Chips for AI After Delays
The South Korean tech giant reported better-than-expected net profit but earnings in its core semiconductor business shrank sharply.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 31 -
TSMC Pauses Chip Shipments to Chinese Customers
The Taiwanese chip giant will halt shipments to Chinese companies after some of its most advanced chips ended up with Huawei.Business - The New York Times - November 10 -
Inside the murky new AI chip economy
The growth of loans secured by Nvidia’s GPUs is a note for cautionWorld - Financial Times - November 10 -
For Russia, Nuclear Weapons Are the Ultimate Bargaining Chip
The Ukraine war has not only shattered millions of lives and shaken Europe. It also has inured Washington to the use of nuclear threats as leverage.Top stories - The New York Times - November 19 -
Nvidia’s Profit Doubles as A.I. Chip Sales Soar
The company, which dominates the market for chips used to build artificial intelligence, expects another big jump in the current quarter.Tech - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Huawei's Chip Advances Threaten Apple in China
The Chinese company’s latest device is coming next week as it pushes ahead in technology despite U.S. sanctions.World - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago -
China’s Huawei Takes Aim at Apple With Latest Smartphone
Last year, a chip breakthrough put Huawei on top of the Chinese smartphone market. Now it is rolling out its newest phone, the Mate 70 series.Business - The New York Times - Yesterday -
US and Taiwan set for talks to end double taxation for companies
Deal would increase investment in American semiconductor manufacturing and away from ChinaWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
Taiwan's Race for Secure Internet Detours Around Musk's Starlink
SpaceX’s network hasn’t cracked the market on an island where self-sufficiency is a matter of survival.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30 -
Typhoon Kong-rey hits Taiwan's east coast, leaving 1 dead
A powerful typhoon has made landfall in Taiwan, killing one person and bringing high winds and floods to much of the island’s east coast and northern areasWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Typhoon Kong-rey: biggest storm in decades wreaks destruction in Taiwan
People warned to stay inside because of high risk of storm surges, flooding and landslides as typhoon crosses island. The biggest typhoon to hit Taiwan in decades has crossed over the island, ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall
A strong Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall on Taiwan’s east coast on Thursday, the largest storm by size to hit the island in nearly 30 years.Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
Karaoke and Kong-rey: Taiwan sings through biggest typhoon in decades
A ‘typhoon day’ has come to mean one thing for many – a chance to indulge their favourite pastime. The winds of typhoon Kong-rey howled through the streets of the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, on ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Taiwan’s soaring energy prices and growing outages hit chipmaker TSMC
Industry loses competitiveness as government struggles to afford cheap-power incentivesWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
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China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan
As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its ties with the United StatesTech - ABC News - November 7 -
Anger in Taiwan over reports SpaceX asked suppliers to move abroad
Taipei says it is paying close attention to reported request by Elon Musk’s firm . Taiwan’s government says it is paying close attention to reports that Elon Musk’s SpaceX asked Taiwanese suppliers ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Tariffs, tech and Taiwan: how China hopes to Trump-proof its economy
With $500bn worth of trade in the crosshairs of Donald Trump’s tariffs, Xi Jinping is preparing for four more years of unpredictability. China is bracing itself for four years of volatile relations ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
China's military flights near Taiwan up 300 percent
The Chinese military increased flights near Taiwan by 300 percent in the last five months, Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of the U.S. Air Forces in the Indo-Pacific Command, told NBC News in an ...Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
Taiwan Sees a Higher Price for U.S. Support as Trump Returns to Power
The president-elect’s call for Taiwan to spend more on its own defense and his complaints about its semiconductor dominance may herald a tenser relationship.Top stories - The New York Times - November 10 -
Taiwan considers big US defence purchases as overture to Trump
Taipei wants to show new administration it is serious about protecting itself against ChinaBusiness - Financial Times - November 11 -
FirstFT: Bitcoin hits a record high
Also in today’s newsletter, Kremlin denies Putin spoke to Trump last week and America Inc’s new chief executiveWorld - Financial Times - November 11 -
Taiwan president will visit allies in South Pacific as rival China seeks inroads
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will visit the self-governing island’s allies in the South Pacific, where rival China has been seeking diplomatic inroadsWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Chinese warplanes track US Navy aircraft through the sensitive Taiwan Strait
China has deployed military aircraft and ships to track and monitor a U.S. Navy plane transiting the sensitive Taiwan Strait, Beijing said, as the two nations continue to spar over self-ruled TaiwanWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Trump can deter Chinese aggression against Taiwan — if he has the will
Donald Trump can show deterrence actually works, and thereby save the world from a catastrophic Chinese miscalculation.Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Solid-state batteries may yet catch up — but silicon anodes are winning the race to power EVs
Silicon anodes appear to be leading the way in the race to commercialize next-generation battery technologies for electric vehicles.Business - CNBC - November 5 -
Silicon Valley's General Catalyst makes first investment into Saudi Arabia through fintech Lean Technologies
Saudi Arabia's fintech startups have raised over $1.84 billion in venture capital investments since 2018, according to the kingdom's SME authority.Business - CNBC - November 11
