4 h. ago Nvidia bets on European AI push amid shrinking China revenue

Nvidia is trying to woo European markets with new partnerships and a pledge to build 20 new artificial intelligence (AI) factories across the continent, as the US chip giant grapples with declining sales in China amid Washington’s tightening export controls. CEO Jensen Huang, speaking at the annual VivaTech conference in Paris on Wednesday, said the company was building the world’s first “industrial artificial intelligence cloud” for European manufacturers. The Germany-based facility, a key part...

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7 d. ago China’s rare earth restrictions halt first auto industry production lines

China’s rare earth restrictions halt first auto industry production lines  theverge.com

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7 d. ago Suzuki Motor halted Swift production due to China's rare earth curbs, sources say

Suzuki Motor halted Swift production due to China's rare earth curbs, sources say  Reuters

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7 d. ago China’s top three EDA firms under spotlight after US ban on chip design tools

Chinese semiconductor design software vendors Empyrean Technology, Primarius Technologies and Semitronix are in the spotlight after Washington directed the world’s leading electronic design automation (EDA) suppliers to halt sales on the mainland under new US export restrictions. Top EDA suppliers Cadence Design Systems, Synopsys and and Siemens EDA recently confirmed that they had received notices from the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security about the new export controls of...

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8 d. ago China Pressuring Two Major Myanmar Armed Groups to Halt Offensives

China Pressuring Two Major Myanmar Armed Groups to Halt Offensives  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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8 d. ago EU industry could grind to a halt over China’s rare earth restrictions

Chinese government restrictions on the export of rare earth elements have forced some European companies to halt production using the highly sought-after minerals essential for making smartphones and electric vehicles. The measures announced by Beijing on April 4 were seen as retaliation against US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs”, but European industry now warns it is being caught in the crossfire. The EU Chamber of Commerce in China has held several meetings with China’s Ministry...

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8 d. ago ‘Getting seriously worse’: EU firms sound alarm over China’s rare earth curbs

Chinese government restrictions on the export of rare earth elements have forced some European companies to halt production using the highly sought-after minerals essential for making smartphones and electric vehicles. The measures announced by Beijing on April 4 were seen as retaliation against US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs”, but European industry now warns it is being caught in the crossfire. The EU Chamber of Commerce in China has held several meetings with China’s Ministry...

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8 d. ago Exclusive: Germany lobby group says China's rare earth curbs could halt auto output

Exclusive: Germany lobby group says China's rare earth curbs could halt auto output  Reuters

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9 d. ago Exclusive: China's rare earth export curbs risk halting German car production, lobby group warns

Exclusive: China's rare earth export curbs risk halting German car production, lobby group warns  Reuters

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1 week ago China cobbler with no legs learns English through radio, dreams of Harvard speech

A street cobbler in China with no legs has impressed the mainland public with his fluent English and his dream of one day delivering a speech at Harvard University. The Huang Huaquan, 44, had his legs amputated after he was knocked down by a lorry at a rural market when he was six years old, the Beijing News reported. Huang, from a village in Heyuan, Guangdong province in the southern part of China, halted his education as a result of his condition after graduating from primary school. He has...

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1 week ago Exclusive: Synopsys halts China sales due to US export restrictions, internal memo shows

Exclusive: Synopsys halts China sales due to US export restrictions, internal memo shows  Reuters

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2 w. ago Trump tells US chip design software makers to halt China sales: Report

Trump tells US chip design software makers to halt China sales: Report  Al Jazeera

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2 w. ago Nvidia shares rise as sales hit from China export curbs not as bad as feared

Nvidia shares rise as sales hit from China export curbs not as bad as feared  Reuters

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2 w. ago Trump tells US chip design software makers to halt China sales, FT reports

Trump tells US chip design software makers to halt China sales, FT reports  Reuters

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2 w. ago Trump administration orders some US companies to halt sales to China

Trump administration orders some US companies to halt sales to China  CNN

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2 w. ago Trump orders U.S. firms to halt chip software sales to China, says FT

Trump orders U.S. firms to halt chip software sales to China, says FT  Investing.com

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2 w. ago Chip software stocks sink on report Trump ordered halt to China sales

Chip software stocks sink on report Trump ordered halt to China sales  CNBC

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2 w. ago Trump officials say tariffs pushed China to talk, halted India

The Trump administration’s top officials have urged a US court to uphold the president’s sweeping tariff powers, warning that a legal setback could upend an “asymmetric” trade truce with China, embarrass Washington and reignite conflict between India and Pakistan. The officials claimed that Trump used his tariff power to broker a ceasefire between New Delhi and Islamabad earlier this month and bring about a fragile peace. They further cautioned that trade negotiations with dozens of countries...

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2 w. ago US to pause student visa interviews ahead of new social media vetting: reports

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed America’s embassies worldwide to stop scheduling student visa interviews as US President Donald Trump’s administration considers more expansive vetting of the social media profiles of applicants, US media has reported. The order, laid out in a diplomatic cable on Tuesday, is the latest effort by the administration to restrict international students’ entry to the US over claims that they might promote antisemitism or otherwise threaten national...

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2 w. ago Latin America trade halt with China would be disaster, says outgoing OAS chief

Latin America trade halt with China would be disaster, says outgoing OAS chief  Financial Times

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