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Apple seeks to buy China-made memory chips with lobbying push

Apple is seeking to buy memory components from ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co for use in devices sold in China.

South Korea exports post strongest growth since 1978 as AI boom fuels chip demand

The country posted a monthly trade balance of US$36.15 billion, the biggest on record.

Super Micro raided as Taiwan expands Nvidia chip smuggling probe

Taiwan is probing the alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips into China using Super Micro’s servers.

South Korea taps Samsung, SK Hynix in $745 billion plan to cement global AI chip lead

Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, left, Lee Jae Myung, South Korea's president, center, and Jay Y. Lee, chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., pose for photographs during a news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, June 29, 2026. South Korea unveiled an ambitious plan aimed at cementing its status as a technological powerhouse, with companies led by Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. initiating large-scale investments in memory chips, data centers and robotics. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

Chinese AI, chip firms are driving an onshore IPO rebound

Technology companies have raised a total of US$3.1 billion (S$4 billion) from stock market listings in China in the year to June 18, 2026, more than five times the volume in the year-earlier period, according to LSEG data.

S’pore factory output rises in May as AI demand continues to drive growth in electronics sector

AI-related demand continued to drive electronics production in May, but output fell in the transport engineering, biomedical manufacturing and chemicals sectors.

Renewed tech sell-off jolts Asia stocks after Apple raises prices

South Korea’s chip-heavy market was hit by a second trading suspension this week as the Kospi tumbled as much as 9 per cent.

Samsung readies $839 billion investment plan, report says, as AI boom reshapes South Korea

The chipmakers, which have concentrated their production facilities in areas around Seoul, have faced pressure to invest more in other areas of the country.

Microsoft raises Xbox prices for third time in 13 months

The ongoing component shortage shows no signs of easing and has also cast uncertainty around Microsoft’s next-generation console, currently referred to as Project Helix.

Goodbye to tokenmaxxing and hello to token efficiency

Unlike earlier digital technologies, AI services are not close to being free or marginally cheaper.

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