30 h. ago China’s soybean imports surge as orders to US hit zero and American farmers fret

China imported no soybeans from the United States in September, but total imports remained at high levels amid a recent escalation in the US-China trade war, the latest Chinese customs data showed. Last month, the world’s largest food buyer purchased 12.8 million tonnes of soybeans – a crop heavily reliant on imports for its livestock industry – with a notable surge from Argentina during a brief suspension of export taxes, according to the detailed customs data released on Monday. The absence of...

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31 h. ago ‘Act of defiance’: China’s crude oil imports from Russia rise despite US pressure

Russia remained China’s top crude oil supplier in September, at a time when the United States is stepping up pressure on major economies to curb their reliance on energy from the Eurasian country. Imports from Russia rose 4.3 per cent in volume from August to 8.29 million tonnes in September, accounting for 17.5 per cent of China’s total crude imports, customs data showed – a sign of Beijing’s willingness to maintain trade links with Moscow despite geopolitical frictions. Chinese purchases of US...

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35 h. ago China Has An Underwater Data Center. The US Will Build Them In Space

China Has An Underwater Data Center. The US Will Build Them In Space  Forbes

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58 h. ago China claims US hacked National Time Service Center, stole key data in 2022

China claims US hacked National Time Service Center, stole key data in 2022  Times of India

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3 d. ago Jensen says Nvidia’s China AI GPU market share has plummeted from 95% to zero — the Chinese market previously amounted to 20% to 25% of the chipmaker's data center revenue

Jensen says Nvidia’s China AI GPU market share has plummeted from 95% to zero — the Chinese market previously amounted to 20% to 25% of the chipmaker's data center revenue  Tom's Hardware

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3 d. ago Nexperia said to halt salaries and system access for Chinese employees

Nexperia has withheld access to work accounts and halted salaries for its employees in China, according to local news reports citing a letter from the Chinese unit of the Dutch chipmaker, marking the latest escalation in a growing political dispute between the Netherlands and China. The Chinese unit of Nexperia informed customers on Friday that it had been notified by headquarters that salary payments would cease and employees’ access to company systems would be suspended, according to Chinese...

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4 d. ago Micron is preparing to exit China’s data center memory market completely, report claims — Beijing banned company's chips from 'critical information infrastructure' in 2023

Micron is preparing to exit China’s data center memory market completely, report claims — Beijing banned company's chips from 'critical information infrastructure' in 2023  Tom's Hardware

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4 d. ago Micron to stop supplying server chips to data center customers in China – report

Micron to stop supplying server chips to data center customers in China – report  Data Center Dynamics

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4 d. ago Micron Technology to Exit China Server Chip Market After 2023 Ban

Micron Technology to Exit China Server Chip Market After 2023 Ban  Yahoo

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4 d. ago Micron to cease server memory chips business in China after ban, sources say

Micron Technology plans to stop supplying server memory chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its products in critical Chinese infrastructure, according to two people briefed on the decision. Micron was the first US chipmaker to be targeted by Beijing – a move that was seen as retaliatory for a series of curbs by Washington aimed at impeding tech progress by China’s semiconductor industry. Since then, both Nvidia and Intel have...

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4 d. ago Micron stock dips after report of China server chip business exit (MU:NASDAQ)

Micron stock dips after report of China server chip business exit (MU:NASDAQ)  Seeking Alpha

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4 d. ago Micron to exit server chips business in China after 2023 ban

Micron to exit server chips business in China after 2023 ban- Reuters  Investing.com

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4 d. ago Exclusive: Micron to exit server chips business in China after ban, sources say

Exclusive: Micron to exit server chips business in China after ban, sources say  Reuters

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5 d. ago Microsoft Surface and data center production to be moved out of China by 2026, claims report — components, parts, and assembly of laptops and servers moving to counter trade war uncertainty

Microsoft Surface and data center production to be moved out of China by 2026, claims report — components, parts, and assembly of laptops and servers moving to counter trade war uncertainty  Tom's Hardware

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6 d. ago ASML says China sales decline not due to customer stockpiling

ASML says China sales decline not due to customer stockpiling  Investing.com

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8 d. ago Trump threatens 100% China tariffs as Beijing tightens rare earth metal exports

Trump threatens 100% China tariffs as Beijing tightens rare earth metal exports  Data Center Dynamics

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1 week ago China issues port crackdown on all Nvidia AI chip imports, says report — enforcement teams deployed to quash smuggling and investigate data center hardware, targeting H20 and RTX 6000D shipments

China issues port crackdown on all Nvidia AI chip imports, says report — enforcement teams deployed to quash smuggling and investigate data center hardware, targeting H20 and RTX 6000D shipments  Tom's Hardware

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1 week ago China steps up customs crackdown on Nvidia chips, launches antitrust investigation into Qualcomm, and plans special import fees on US ships

China steps up customs crackdown on Nvidia chips, launches antitrust investigation into Qualcomm, and plans special import fees on US ships  Sherwood News

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1 week ago China steps up customs crackdown on Nvidia chips, launches antitrust investigation into Qualcomm, and plans special port fees on US ships

China steps up customs crackdown on Nvidia chips, launches antitrust investigation into Qualcomm, and plans special port fees on US ships  Sherwood News

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1 week ago China steps up customs crackdown on Nvidia AI chips, FT reports

China steps up customs crackdown on Nvidia AI chips, FT reports  Reuters

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