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    Taiwan indicts former TSMC deputy manager for alleged theft of national core technology trade secrets intended for China

    Taiwanese prosecutors on Monday indicted a former deputy manager at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for allegedly stealing trade secrets involving technologies designated as national core technologies, with the intent to use them in China. The defendant, identified by the surname Chen, faces charges under Taiwan’s National Security Act and the Trade Secrets Act. Prosecutors…

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      Tim Cook Warned by CIA That China Could Move on Taiwan by 2027

      Apple CEO Tim Cook was among a handful of top tech executives who attended a classified CIA briefing warning that China could attack Taiwan by 2027, according to a sweeping investigative report by The New York Times ($). The previously unreported briefing was apparently held in a secure room in Silicon Valley in July 2023….

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      China’s chip leaders bank on AI, EVs, RISC-V as industry’s future growth engines

      China’s chip leaders bank on AI, EVs, RISC-V as industry’s future growth engines

      The use of chips for artificial intelligence and electric vehicles (EVs) will offer strong demand underpinning the development of mainland China’s semiconductor industry, according to veterans of the sector at an annual gathering in Shanghai. At the 2025 Global Semiconductor Market Summit, chip executives discussed the industry’s future amid US-China tech rivalry and surging demand…

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      Chip stocks rise after TSMC's rosy outlook on strong AI demand

      Chip stocks rise after TSMC’s rosy outlook on strong AI demand

      (Reuters) -Semiconductor stocks advanced on Thursday after top contract chipmaker TSMC (TSM) issued a rosy forecast, fanning optimism about demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure in a week of multi-billion-dollar deals across the sector. The company posted a record quarterly profit and raised its annual revenue expectation, pointing to robust demand from customers including AI chip…

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      What Investors Need to Know

      In the latest trading session, TSMC (TSM) closed at $292.19, marking a +1.42% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500’s 0.01% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.51%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.28%. Heading into today, shares of the chip company had…

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