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ASML sees no short-term impact of updated U.S. rules on China’s exports
ASML, a major supplier of equipment to computer chip makers, said Tuesday it does not expect any short-term financial impact from the recently updated guidance
South Africa investigates Meta and Google’s competition with news publishers
South Africa’s Competition Commission is investigating whether digital platforms such as Meta and Google are unfairly competing with news publishers by using their content to
LinkedIn lays off 668 employees in second layoff this year
Microsoft’s LinkedIn said it will lay off 668 employees in its engineering, human resources and finance departments as part of a second round of layoffs
Taiwan awaits U.S. announcement on extending China’s chip waiver deadline
Taiwan is awaiting a decision from the US government on whether to allow Taiwanese chipmakers an extension of an exemption to supply US chip equipment
Toyota and Idemitsu team up for mass production of solid-state batteries
Toyota and oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan announced an alliance to develop and mass-produce solid-state batteries, in another example of new partnerships being forged amid the
Microsoft says the U.S. asked for $28.9 billion in an audit dispute
Microsoft said the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) notified the company in September that it is seeking an additional $28.9 billion in tax payments, plus
AMD to acquire artificial intelligence software startup
AMD said Tuesday it plans to buy an artificial intelligence startup called Nod.ai as part of an effort to expand its software capabilities. In the
Adobe introduces new tools for creating images with artificial intelligence
Adobe said it is introducing new imaging technology that can take inspiration from and match the style of an uploaded image, in its latest bid
Australia has introduced a bill to regulate digital payment providers
The Australian government said on Wednesday it plans to introduce laws that would give the central bank the power to regulate digital wallet providers, including
South Korean firms have been refused shipments of chips from the U.S. to China
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will be allowed to supply U.S. chip equipment to their Chinese factories indefinitely without separate U.S. approvals, South Korea’s presidential