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China Faces a Choice on Advanced U.S. Chips

WASHINGTON – In a surprise policy reversal reverberating across global technology and geopolitical circles, the United States has lifted export controls preventing China from purchasing Nvidia’s most advanced artificial intelligence chips. The shift—authorized by President Donald J. Trump—has prompted an … Continue reading China Faces a Choice on Advanced U.S. Chips

Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After 6.6 Quake

TOKYO — A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwest Japan early Monday, prompting a swift tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Though the alert was later cancelled, the quake rattled coastal communities and disrupted rail service, underscoring persistent seismic … Continue reading Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After 6.6 Quake

TSMC Breaks Ground on Dresden’s New Chip Hub

DRESDEN, Germany — On a windswept construction site near Dresden Airport, 30 cranes sweep across the Saxon sky and roughly 1,200 workers swarm over what looks, for now, like an enormous concrete skeleton. A few years from now, if all … Continue reading TSMC Breaks Ground on Dresden’s New Chip Hub

China Disrupts Europe’s Auto Supply Chain

BERLIN — The pressure on Germany’s once-dominant automotive supply sector is intensifying, as a wave of inexpensive Chinese components upends long-established industrial hierarchies and deepens the crisis confronting Europe’s largest manufacturing economy. For years, German suppliers — names like Bosch, … Continue reading China Disrupts Europe’s Auto Supply Chain