Apple is facing pressure from the US over its plans to source memory chips from Chinese manufacturers as a global shortage pushes up the component’s price. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the administration does not want Apple to buy memory chips from China and told the iPhone maker to look for alternatives. “The Trump…
Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own. Trump made the comment in a Fox News interview with Bret Baier that aired right after the…
ANI | Updated: Apr 04, 2026 18:11 IST Washington DC [US], April 4 (ANI): Chairman John Moolenaar has cosponsored the bipartisan Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act, aimed at strengthening US national security by closing key gaps in export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME), according to a release by the Select…
BEIJING (AP) — China’s People’s Liberation Army said Wednesday that it “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan, concluding a set of high-powered maneuvers aimed at asserting its sovereignty over the island — actions that ratcheted up tension in East Asia during 2025’s waning days. In a New Year’s Eve…
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares tumbled on Tuesday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul sinking more than 3%, after Nvidia and other artificial-intelligence -related shares pulled U.S. stocks lower. U.S. futures dropped, with the contract for the S&P 500 down 0.6% while the future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.4%. Computer chip…
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its stake in Nvidia, raising $5.8 billion to pour into other investments. It also reported its profit nearly tripled in the first half of this fiscal year from a year earlier. Tokyo-based SoftBank Group Corp. said it sold the stake in Silicon Vally-based…
NEW YORK (AP) — Big Tech and other superstars of the U.S. stock market got back to rallying on Monday, and Wall Street recovered most of its loss from last week. The S&P 500 climbed 1.5% and clawed back nearly all its drop from last week, which was its first weekly loss in four. The…