Chipmaking giant Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) has delayed the start of production at its factory in the US state of Arizona, in a setback to President Biden’s technology ambitions. The firm says chip manufacturing will no longer start next year, due to a shortage of skilled workers. The White House has […]
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SAN FRANCISCO : Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Wednesday set new targets for artificial intelligence products including self-driving software and using humanoid robots in factories, though he acknowledged he’s been optimistic before. The electric vehicle maker is in early talks with a major automaker to license its full self-driving […]
BEIJING : China’s top economic planner pledged on Tuesday that it would roll out policies to “restore and expand” consumption without delay as consumers’ purchasing power remained weak, suggesting an urgency to revive domestic demand. The world’s second-largest economy grew at a frail pace in the second quarter, official data […]
Japanese workers have seen their pay go up at a record rate after the government called on companies to help employees facing rising prices. Official figures show that, compared to a year earlier, wages rose by 1.8% in May, the fastest pace in 28 years. The salaries of many people […]
Electric car maker Tesla Inc is laying off some battery production workers at its Shanghai plant, Bloomberg News reported on Friday (Jul 7), citing people familiar with the matter. It was not clear how many workers may be let go, or the specific reasons behind the layoffs, according to the […]
HONG KONG : Chinese authorities are likely to announce a fine of at least 8 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) on Ant Group as soon as Friday, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, bringing an end to the fintech company’s years-long regulatory overhaul. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), […]
TAIPEI : Globalisation is taking a backseat to priorities such as national security and technological leadership, with U.S.-China relations consisting more of competition than cooperation, the retired founder of Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Tuesday. Morris Chang, who founded the world’s largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), […]
SHANGHAI : U.S. semiconductor wafer maker AXT Inc said on Monday it would seek permits to keep exporting gallium and germanium substrate products from China, after Beijing abruptly imposed export controls on the metals key to chipmaking. California-headquartered AXT, which has manufacturing facilities in China, said its Chinese subsidiary Tongmei […]
U.S.-China tensions over semiconductors began with the Trump administration’s trade war and have ratcheted up under President Joe Biden’s leadership as Washington looks to undercut Beijing’s efforts to build its high-tech industry. The U.S. and the Netherlands are set to deliver a one-two punch to China’s chipmakers by further curbing […]
LONDON: One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators. Aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas […]