Taiwan says exports hit record in September on AI demand
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan's exports hit a record high of $87. 2 billion in September, the government said Thursday, thanks ...
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Samsung expects 780% quarterly operating profit jump on AI boom
Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics forecast Thursday a more than 780 percent leap in third-quarter operating profit from a year ...
Wall Street stocks rise after bond yield spike eases
London (AFP) - Wall Street stocks opened higher Thursday as the yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note fell back ...
Micron’s Taiwan workers say 68 months’ bonus not enough
Taipei (AFP) - Hundreds of workers at memory chip giant Micron Technology rallied on Thursday, threatening a strike as they ...
Modi pitches India as global chipmaking hub
New Delhi (AFP) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched India as a new global hub for semiconductor production on Thursday, ...
Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 bn: report
New York (AFP) - Nvidia is set to buy artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $12. 9 billion, news outlet ...
Asian chip firms lifted by Nvidia forecast but broader markets struggle
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian chip firms rallied Thursday following more blockbuster earnings from Nvidia that eased worries over the ...
Nvidia doubles revenue, forecasts even more AI spending
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - AI juggernaut Nvidia on Wednesday reported quarterly revenue of $96. 2 billion, more than ...
Austrian mountain town finds niche in AI boom
Leoben (Austria) (AFP) - Nestled in the wooded hills of Austria's Styria region, the town of Leoben oozes tradition with ...
US stocks mostly up after data shows slightly lower inflation in July
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks mostly gained following slightly better US consumer pricing data but an uptick in ...
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