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How Trump’s tariffs, and forced labor, led China to new record trillion-dollar trade surplus: Supply chain data
Labors work at a factory’s workshop in Huaying, Sichuan province of China. Getty Images China’s recent record $1.1 trillion trade surplus showed that despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to use tariff policy to slow China’s manufacturing export strength, the geopolitical and economic rival has not only found global workarounds, but thrived. Trade and supply chain […]
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Can we control AI? Google DeepMind’s plan for responsible AI
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Google DeepMind’s Dawn Bloxwich and Tom Lue join “The Tech Download” to explore one of the biggest questions in technology today: Can we control AI? They break down how DeepMind is building safeguards, stress‑testing its models and working with global regulators to […]
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Russia and China control a key metal for military use. This company is helping the U.S. find a solution
One American company is working to replace a key, rare earth mineral used by the military by using a technology of its own. LightPath Technologies , an Orlando, Florida-based optics and photonics provider that came public 30 years ago, won a buy rating as Canaccord Genuity began research coverage of the $600 million microcap on […]
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AI industry looks to repeat crypto lobbying success and put war chest to work in midterm elections
The polling site at Davies Student Center on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images The age of the AI super PAC is here, and it has ballot boxes across the U.S. in its sites ahead of […]
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China’s next DeepSeek moment could come from a group of AI chipmaking ‘dragons’
One year after DeepSeek upended the U.S. markets, investors are bracing for what could be the next moment of reckoning out of China: A rapid and coordinated push to scale home-grown Nvidia rivals for artificial intelligence chips. In just the past two months, four startups, dubbed China’s “four dragons,” have already gone public or filed […]
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Chip stocks rally after bumper earnings and a report of a game-changing China approval for Nvidia
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Siemens and Nvidia announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to develop industrial and physical AI solutions to bring AI-driven innovation to industrial workflow. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China-made humanoid robots set sights on Middle East and U.S. markets
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story Chinese humanoid robots are on the verge of coming to the U.S. — before Elon Musk is ready to sell his Optimus machines. During my […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Starmer’s high stakes visit to China takes center stage
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images All eyes are on U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he begins a high-stakes, three-day trip to China, the first […]
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Chip giant ASML posts record orders and upbeat 2026 guidance as AI boom continues
onathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images ASML reported orders that smashed past expectations while 2026 sales guidance was also ahead of estimates as AI demand continues to support the Dutch chip giant’s business. Bookings, one of the most closely-watched metrics from investors, came in at 13.2 billion euros ($15.8 billion) in the fourth quarter […]
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China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources say: Reuters
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Siemens and Nvidia announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to develop industrial and physical AI solutions to bring AI-driven innovation to industrial workflow. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg […]
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