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The US Supreme Court has ruled that a law forcing the sale or ban of TikTok is constitutional. Photo illustration: Reuters

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TikTok sell-or-ban law is upheld by US Supreme Court

High court rules that law requiring ByteDance to sell video-sharing app to non-Chinese buyer or face US ban starting Sunday is constitutional.

18 Jan 2025 - 3:22PMvideocam

Trump plans to make cryptocurrency a national priority, sources say

17 Jan 2025 - 1:30PM

Nvidia CEO skips Trump’s inauguration for Lunar New Year Asia visit

17 Jan 2025 - 12:30PM

Duolingo sees a spike in TikTok refugees learning Mandarin

Language-learning apps Duolingo and Drops say they have seen an increase in US users learning Chinese.

17 Jan 2025 - 11:22AM

Language-learning app Duolingo has seen a surge in US users learning Mandarin. Photo: Shutterstock

TSMC logs record quarterly profit as AI demand surges

Stock price of the world’s largest contract chipmaker has leapt despite uncertainty posed by Donald Trump.

16 Jan 2025 - 4:30PM

US-China tech war

US blacklists Chinese AI unicorn as tech rivalry escalates

Zhipu AI is among more than two dozen China and Singapore-based companies added to the US Entity List on Wednesday.

17 Jan 2025 - 12:53PM

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TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday, sources say

Shutting down TikTok in the US could make it unavailable for users in many other countries, the company has said.

16 Jan 2025 - 10:54AM

TikTok is set to be banned in US app stores on Sunday, barring a last-minute reprieve. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

US-China relations

US blacklists company that ordered TSMC chip found in Huawei processor

Sophgo was among 25 China-based companies and two Singapore-based companies added to the US restricted trade list.

16 Jan 2025 - 3:15AMvideocam

Cambricon, China’s answer to Nvidia, predicts first quarterly profit

The Chinese investors’ darling of 2024 is one of the nation’s best hopes in developing home-grown advanced graphics processors.

15 Jan 2025 - 6:30PM

US-China relations

Trending off TikTok? US users going to RedNote face challenges, analysts say

Different content regulations and lack of English support could mean short-lived American-fuelled growth for suddenly popular alternative platform.

16 Jan 2025 - 2:23AMvideocam

A download screen for the social media app Rednote, also known as Xiaohongshu, which has had an influx of US users fleeing TikTok in recent days. Photo: Reuters

China’s TikTok sellers eye Amazon and Shein as US ban looms

Cross-border merchants in China are bracing for an impending ban on TikTok in the US.

14 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM

The TikTok logo is displayed outside the social media company’s offices in Culver City, California. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS

Nvidia CEO to visit China amid antitrust probe, US AI curbs

Jensen Huang is set to tour the mainland Chinese cities of Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, before flying to Taipei later this week.

14 Jan 2025 - 2:24PM

US-China tech war

Chinese boss in American Factory approved to launch university

A new institution proposed by Fuyao Glass founder and chairman Cao Dewang has received approval from China’s Education Ministry.

13 Jan 2025 - 8:00PM

US-China tech war

China’s chip-buying binge in 2024 saw ICs outpace oil imports

Many Chinese firms stockpiled chips ahead of the planned roll-out of more expansive and stringent trade sanctions by Washington.

13 Jan 2025 - 7:00PM

The total value of China’s IC imports in 2024 was US$385 billion, up 10.4 per cent year on year. Photo: Shutterstock Images

ASML-backed Dutch university suspends classes after cyberattack

The world’s top producer of advanced chipmaking tools invests heavily in Eindhoven University of Technology to instruct future employees.

13 Jan 2025 - 9:59AM

An assembly engineer works on a DUV lithography system at ASML in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

China’s AI disrupter DeepSeek bets on ‘young geniuses’ to take on US giants

DeepSeek prefers to hire new graduates, or those early in their AI career, in line with the company’s preference for ability over experience.

12 Jan 2025 - 9:22AM

Huawei’s Android rival scores major win as WeChat gets on board

The US-sanctioned Chinese company hopes to have 100,000 apps in its self-developed mobile operating system this year.

10 Jan 2025 - 7:00PM

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Apple and Nvidia chip supplier TSMC’s sales top estimates, boosting AI in 2025

The world’s largest contract chipmaker reported a 39 per cent rise in October-December revenue to US$26.3 billion.

10 Jan 2025 - 5:57PM

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s latest quarterly results raise hopes of increased artificial intelligence chip spending in 2025. Photo: Shutterstock

Exclusive | TSMC cuts ties with Singapore firm over Huawei processor: sources

The world’s largest chip foundry ended its relationship with a Singapore-based firm after a client review.

10 Jan 2025 - 2:00PM

TikTok parent ByteDance denies its algorithms create filter bubbles

Douyin is motivated to break information cocoons because that helps retain users in the long run, executive says.

9 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM

US trade office removes Tencent’s WeChat from counterfeit sellers list

WeChat was among six online Chinese platforms and nine bricks-and-mortar sellers added to the counterfeit goods list in 2022.

9 Jan 2025 - 3:54PM

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