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TSMC cuts profitability target as cost of diversifying supply chains bites
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TSMC net profit hits record high as fourth-quarter results top expectations on robust AI chip demand
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Diffbot’s AI model doesn’t guess — it knows, thanks to a trillion-fact knowledge graph
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Samsung’s profit estimates disappoint as it fights for Nvidia’s AI business
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‘Fairy porn’: is this booming erotica genre an insult to Wales?
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Foxconn Posts Record Fourth-Quarter Revenue on AI Demand
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