TSMC CEO: “Market Demand Is Far Beyond What We Can Handle” Company Plans to Expand Leading-Edge 2nm Fabs From Seven to Ten to Meet Demand Samsung and Intel Raise Their 2nm Capabilities, Setting Up a Direct Challenge to TSMC Global foundry lead

Book by Bloomberg Journalist Reveals: “ASML Offered to Share Inside Information on Its China Factory With the U.S.” China, Struggling to Improve Lithography Technology, Has Even Damaged ASML Tools While Attempting Reverse Engineering Global Chip-Equipment Makers Can’t Ignore China Sales Despite U.S.

European Countries Rapidly Expand Defense Spending Fiscal Deterioration and Stagnant Growth Raise Alarms Over Economic Security U.S.

First U.S. Jobs Data Released Since the Shutdown Sends Mixed Signals AI-Driven Job Shock, Fewer Immigrants, and Budget Cuts Push Unemployment Higher “Hold or Cut?” — Opinions Split on the Federal Reserve’s Next Rate Move The U.S.

Reuters: “U.S. Chip Tariffs May Not Come Immediately” Trump Administration’s Unpredictable Moves Keep the Industry on Edge TSMC and Samsung Face Tougher Calculations on U.S.

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TSMC’s U.S. Unit Faces Mounting Costs, Struggles to Stay Profitable Additional U.S.

AI Rapidly Replaces Office Jobs, Stirring Market Turmoil Tech Firms See Waves of Mass Layoffs Workers Urged to Understand the Shift and Adapt Accordingly Artificial intelligence is poised to shake up the labor market.

China’s Actual Gold Purchases This Year Estimated at 250 Tons — Far Above Official Figures A Strategy to Hedge Dollar Risk and Strengthen the Yuan’s Global Role As De-Dollarization Spreads Around China, the U.S.

China Urges Citizens to Avoid Travel to Japan Amid Escalating Tensions With No Shift in either Side’s Position, Anti-Japan Sentiment Expected to Rise Sharp Drop in Chinese Tourists Looms — Will It Hit Japan’s Real Economy? China’s foreign m

Chinese Startups Secure Only 10% of Overseas Funding Prolonged Venture Slump Keeps Profitability Stagnant Oversupply and Weak Consumption Send a Chill Through China’s Domestic Market Overseas venture-capital firms have sharply scaled back t

Korean Financial Authorities to Prepare Measures to Stabilize the USD–KRW Exchange Rate Strong Overseas Stock Buying by Domestic Investors Pushes the Rate Higher Speculative Retail Investors Fueling the Trend as Illegal Trading Chatrooms Spread

Chinese researchers propose plant-based method for extracting rare earth elements U.S.

Trump Backtracks on His Hardline Approach to International Students U.S. Study Demand Drops After Trump’s Second Term Universities Warn of Deepening Financial Strain and Softer Domestic Demand Donald Trump, who had pressured U.S.

Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package As EV Market Slows, Investor Confidence in Musk’s Leadership Grows Top Talent Exodus Further Highlights Musk’s Expanding Influence Tesla shareholders have approved CEO Elon Musk’s new

China’s Pharma and Biotech Sector Builds Technological Edge Backed by State Support Firms Move Aggressively to Raise Capital Through IPOs and Licensing Deals From Generic Manufacturing to Innovation Leadership, Industry Set for Rapid Revenue Growth

China Offers Power Subsidies to AI Data Centers That Exclude Foreign Chips AI Chipmakers Race to Boost Energy Efficiency to Stay Competitive With Power Demand Soaring, Infrastructure and Government Support Become Key to Market Position China

Zepbound and Wegovy to Be Sold in the U.S. at “Most-Favored-Nation” Prices With Drug Price Pressure Mounting, Pfizer and AstraZeneca Also Fall in Line As Profit Margins Shrink for U.S. Pharma, Will China Step Up Its Challenge? U.S.

Wall Street Turns Gloomy on New York Stocks “Massive Investment, Meager Returns” — AI Bubble Fears Shake Markets AI Industry Dismisses Bubble Claims but Must Prove Value Through Profit Voices of Caution Grow on Wall Stree

China Deploys Four-Legged “Wolf” Robots in Taiwan Strait Landing Drills If Defensive Weaknesses Are Fixed, Drones and Robots Could Drive an Unmanned Battlefield Military Drones Deliver Overwhelming Efficiency — From Small-Unit Support to Infrastructure Strikes