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Tech war: US seeks help of allies Japan and Netherlands to curb China’s AI chip progress

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ASML and Tokyo Electron machines are used to produce dynamic random access memory dies, which are stacked together to make HBM chips. The United States’ Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, Alan Estevez, oversees the country’s export controls. Photo: Getty Images The Biden administration has tried for years to limit China’s ability to … Read more

Nikkei soars to all-time peak as Nvidia optimism drives chips rally

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A person takes a photograph of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm on Feb. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s Nikkei share average on February 22 surged past the 1989 bubble-era record high, as chip-related stocks led across-the-board gains after U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s outlook beat … Read more