India IT minister praises DeepSeek’s low-cost AI, compares it with own investment approach India’s IT minister has praised Chinese startup DeepSeek for shaking up the sector with its low-cost AI assistant,... Published 30 Jan, 2025 01:36pm
Markets Tech stock selloff deepens as DeepSeek triggers AI rethink SINGAPORE: Japanese technology shares fell on Tuesday as a global market rout sparked by the emergence of a low-cost... Published 28 Jan, 2025 10:48am
Business & Finance SK Hynix profit surpasses Samsung, but shares dip on lower memory chip demand SEOUL: South Korea’s SK Hynix forecast sales of its high-end semiconductors used in generative artificial... Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:40am
Technology TikTok owner ByteDance plans to spend $12 bln on AI chips in 2025, FT reports ByteDance is placing a big bet on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure as the TikTok parent plans to spend... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:14am
Technology Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 bln joint venture Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:00am
Technology TSMC’s Q4 profit rises 57% to a record, in line with forecast TAIPEI: Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said fourth-quarter net profit rose 57% to a record on Thursday, in line with... Published 16 Jan, 2025 11:34am
Technology TSMC’s fourth-quarter revenue handily beats market forecast on AI demand TAIPEI: TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported on Friday fourth-quarter revenue that easily beat... Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:41am
Technology Nvidia criticizes reported Biden plan for AI chip export curbs Nvidia on Thursday criticized a reported plan by the Joe Biden administration to impose new restrictions on AI chip... Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:18am
Markets Wall St set to end 2024 on high note as AI boom NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes slipped in the last trading session of 2024 as Treasury yields rose, but the... Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am
Markets Wall Street pressured by rising bond yields NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes were muted in choppy trading on Friday as yields on government bonds ticked... Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am
Technology China targets Nvidia with antitrust probe, escalating US chip tensions BEIJING: China said on Monday it has launched an investigation into Nvidia Corp over suspected violations of the... Published 09 Dec, 2024 09:16pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei ends higher TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday after two straight sessions of falls, as chip-related... Published 23 Nov, 2024 06:19am
Business & Finance Asian currencies stay subdued BENGALURU: Equity benchmarks in Taiwan and South Korea climbed more than 1% on Friday, boosted by optimism around... Published 23 Nov, 2024 06:19am
Markets Gold climbs on rising demand LONDON: Spot gold prices rose for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, helped by safe-haven demand and subdued... Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am
Markets S&P 500, Nasdaq inch up as investors assess Russia-Ukraine tensions NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq edged higher on Tuesday, paring earlier losses as investors... Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am
Markets Japan’s Nikkei ends higher TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average closed higher on Tuesday, driven by chip-related stocks which tracked ... Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am
Markets European stocks sink FRANKFURT: Europe’s main stock index touched its lowest level in three months on Tuesday, as escalating... Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am
Technology Taiwan chip giant TSMC sued for alleged discrimination WASHINGTON: More than a dozen US-based employees of Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC have sued the company for... Published 14 Nov, 2024 01:17pm
Technology Nvidia and SoftBank pilot world’s first AI and 5G telecom network TOKYO: Leading chipmaker Nvidia and SoftBank Corp, the telecommunications arm of SoftBank Group, have piloted the... Published 13 Nov, 2024 10:05am
Business & Finance Samsung to focus on high-end chips to improve earnings after disappointing results SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said it would focus on producing high-end chips to improve profitability after reporting... Published 31 Oct, 2024 09:46am
Markets Wall Street loses ground as chip, oil stocks plummet NEW YORK: Wall Street slipped on Tuesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq leading the decline, as a slump in ... Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am
Technology ByteDance plans new AI model trained with Huawei chips, sources say TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance plans to develop an AI model trained primarily with chips from compatriot Huawei... Published 30 Sep, 2024 11:28am
Markets Nikkei ends higher as tech tracks Dow’s record close TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday, with technology stocks leading the gains, as traders... Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am
Markets Nasdaq leads Wall Street lower as Nvidia results loom NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes were lower on Wednesday ahead of Nvidia’s earnings, with the Nasdaq leading... Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am
Markets Insurance, chemical stocks keep STOXX 600 at over one-month high PARIS: The benchmark European stock index rose to its highest since July on Wednesday, boosted by insurance and... Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am
Markets Japan’s Nikkei edges higher on weaker yen TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average closed higher on Wednesday amid a weaker yen, but earnings from AI darling... Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am
Business & Finance Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hits $1trn market value NEW YORK: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holding company briefly crossed $1 trillion in market value... Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am
Markets US stocks waver in lead up to data deluge NEW YORK: US stocks struggled for direction on Monday as investors braced for a slew of economic data this week with... Published 13 Aug, 2024 07:02am
Markets Nasdaq slumps as megacaps, chips fall ahead of results NEW YORK: The Nasdaq dropped 1% on Tuesday as chip and megacap shares took a hit ahead of Big Tech earnings, while... Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:50am
Opinion The unglamorous part of leading We see fame. We see wealth. We see respect. We see adulation. We see success. We see impact. That is what we see and... Updated 26 Jul, 2024 08:26am