China Tries Building Great Wall Around AI Tech

Ho Chi Minh City eyes AI, semiconductor investments

Ho Chi Minh City eyes AI, semiconductor investments

Wall Street emerges as tool to draw Korean AI investment to US

Wall Street emerges as tool to draw Korean AI investment to US

SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs

The AI chip boom just produced its biggest Wall Street moment yet. Now SK Hynix and Samsung are being asked to build U.S. factories.

Lee vows to turn Chungcheong region into center of AI-led innovation

President Lee Jae Myung vowed Thursday to turn the central Chungcheong provinces into the global center of artificial intelligence-led innovation as he promoted the government's plan to support large-scale facility investment in the region. Lee made the pledge during a public briefing held in Asan, about 80 kilometers south of Seoul, as a follow-up to the government's announcement of a tripolar mega project centered on attracting massive investment in semiconductors, physical AI and AI data cent

Starved of Silicon: China Built Its Own

For four years, Washington has attempted to build a sophisticated industrial wall. This blockade aimed to stop China from getting the computer chips needed for modern military power and artificial intelligence (AI). This policy is failing in mid-2026. The wall is breaking, and the United States is now moving from total containment towards a model [] The post Starved of Silicon: China Built Its Own appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Chinese AI labs pursue custom chips to lower costs but heavy upfront investment a risk

Chinese AI labs are increasingly pursuing proprietary chips, mirroring a global trend towards software-hardware integration, but industry insiders and analysts warn that the strategy carries risk due to the massive upfront investments required. “The core motivation for choosing in-house chips lies in pursuing [greater] hardware-software synergy and lowering long-term operating costs,” said Arisa Liu, chief director and research fellow at Taiwan Industry Economics Services. Paul Triolo, a partner...

Can Uncle Sam Finally Take The AI Chip Crown?

Taiwan has the goose that lays the silicon eggs, but now America is learning to breed our own. The fastest AI chip on earth was designed in California, funded by American investors and celebrated in Washington as a

China’s DeepSeek developing its own AI chip, sources say

If successful, DeepSeek's expansion into semiconductor development would mark a major strategic shift for a company widely hailed in China as the country's AI ‌champion.

Battle of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Computing Companies: Is AMD, Broadcom, Nvidia, or Marvell the Best Stock to Buy Now?

All four companies have different strengths.

The Cold War Origins of Taiwan’s Silicon Shield

Today, Taiwan occupies a uniquely important position in the global economy. The island produces the overwhelming majority of the world’s most advanced semiconductors, manufacturing the chips that power everything from smartphones and artificial intelligence systems to automobiles, satellites, and advanced weapons platforms. Taiwan has become so central to the modern technological order that analysts since []

Beyond Big Tech: Why AI Infrastructure And Energy Are The Next Massive Investment Frontier

Beyond Big Tech: Why AI Infrastructure And Energy Are The Next Massive Investment Frontier

AI’s Energy Crunch Has Investors Searching for Next IPO Winners

The artificial intelligence boom has a power problem, and Wall Street is betting billions on companies that promise to solve it — even if some of the technology hasn’t been fully developed yet.

[Reportage] Decoding the 'Hefei model': Four pillars of China's tech ascent

[Reportage] Decoding the 'Hefei model': Four pillars of China's tech ascent

The Singapore side door: OpenAI and Google are selling frontier AI to blacklisted Chinese giants

Three Chinese tech giants are on a US military blacklist. All three can still buy America’s best AI, as long as they buy it in the right country. Three of China’s biggest technology companies sit on a US military blacklist. All three can still reach some of America’s most advanced artificial intelligence. The trick is [] This story continues at The Next Web

South Korea unveils $1tn chip and AI investment plan

It comes as regional rivals like Taiwan, China and Japan are investing heavily in chip factories and other technology.

The AI Arms Race Is Replacing Globalization

Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence as though it is simply the next technology boom. They are missing the bigger picture. The country that controls the chips, the data centers, the electricity, and the manufacturing capacity will hold the strategic advantage for decades. This is no different than steel before World War I or oil []

China Promotes Innovation as Driver of Economic Growth

China has reaffirmed its commitment to innovation as a key driver of long-term economic growth, with Premier Li Qiang saying the country’s development strategy integrates technological breakthroughs, industrial upgrading and sustained innovation to foster high-quality development. Speaking at the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions also known as the Summer Davos, in Dalian, Li [] The post China Promotes Innovation as Driver of Economic Growth appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey warns the U.S. university system is falling behind China’s: ‘It generates a lot of worker bees’

The college dropout turned billionaire entrepreneur says while America teaches kids to dream big, China is teaching them to actually build.

Jensen Huang says his software engineers prefer building agents to writing code

Jensen Huang says his engineers love how their role has evolved because of AI. Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images Jensen Huang said AI is transforming the roles of software engineers at Nvidia. Nvidia CEO has said Nvidia will mass-deploy agents across every division to improve output. Huang rejected the idea that AI simply []

South Korea taps Samsung, SK Hynix in $576-billion AI chip drive to cement global leadership

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung casts the initiative as a 'great leap forward,' centered on the 'triple axis' of semiconductors, physical AI and data centers

Seth Freeman On Why He's Bullish On India Despite War, AI And Market Volatility

Beyond geopolitics, he believes artificial intelligence remains another major theme shaping global capital flows. Massive investments are currently being made in AI infrastructure, data centres and...

Building tomorrow’s industries requires building tomorrow’s workforce

Artificial intelligence is transforming the economy at a remarkable speed. Advanced manufacturing is returning to the United States. Biotechnology, quantum computing, and other emerging technologies are creating the industries that will shape the next generation of economic growth. Recent tax reforms encouraging capital investment, restoring research and development expensing, and strengthening advanced manufacturing will help []