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Wednesday 17 June 2026
Commentary: US delays DeepSeek blacklist, exposing AI export-control dilemma
The US has held back from adding Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT, and more than 100 other entities to a key trade blacklist, underscoring Washington's struggle to...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
US AI export crackdown on Anthropic sparks global push for sovereign AI
A letter dated June 12 from US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei marked the most aggressive federal regulatory intervention targeting a leading generative...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix suppliers seek war-cost payback after US-Iran shock drains chip materials inventory

Semiconductor materials suppliers are moving to rebuild depleted inventories and recover sharply higher costs from Samsung Electronics,...

Wednesday 17 June 2026
China's six-network plan signals a long-term infrastructure and technology self-reliance push

China's elevation of six infrastructure categories to national strategic priority status could reshape its industrial base, reduce...

Tuesday 16 June 2026
China mass produces silicon-28 amid quantum computing race with US

China has achieved mass production of ultra-pure silicon, according to the state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) —...

Tuesday 16 June 2026
Supply security over cost: Google leads CSP charge to diversify InP substrate sourcing

China has recently eased controls on some indium phosphide (InP) substrates, relieving a bottleneck in optical communications capacity...

Tuesday 16 June 2026
Rapidus signs UK chip pact in push for 2nm customers

Japan's Rapidus has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK Semiconductor Centre, a government-backed body established in 2025...

Monday 15 June 2026
Southeast Asia shifts from test-and-pack to multi-center advanced packaging hub

As global semiconductor supply chains are rebuilt, Southeast Asia is evolving from a back-end test-and-pack region into a resilient,...

Monday 15 June 2026
LG Energy Solution secures patent licensing deal with Sunwoda, ending two-year dispute
LG Energy Solution (LGES) reached a patent licensing agreement with Chinese battery maker Sunwoda, ending a two-year legal battle that had involved courts in Germany, China, and South...
Monday 15 June 2026
CATL maps three-stage battery strategy as US blacklist grows

The US Department of Defense has expanded its list of Chinese military companies, adding major battery, electric vehicle, solar, memory,...

Friday 12 June 2026
Meta unwinds Manus AI deal after China order, signaling tighter global scrutiny
Meta Platforms has fully severed operational and data-sharing ties with agentic AI startup Manus after Chinese regulators ordered the transaction canceled. The move affects global...
Friday 12 June 2026
Malaysia, Japan expand rare earth and energy cooperation

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim concluded a three-day visit to Japan, during which he met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...

Friday 12 June 2026
China squeezes InP supplies, jolting US-Taiwan optics chain

China's export controls on the key semiconductor material indium phosphide (InP), imposed since February 2025, are threatening global...

Thursday 11 June 2026
China red-chip crackdown forces IPO hopefuls to rethink offshore listings

China's tighter scrutiny of foreign capital is forcing more companies to unwind red-chip structures, the offshore ownership model that...

Thursday 11 June 2026
Transsion turns from Africa phones to energy storage, but the harder fight is just starting
Transsion Holdings, Africa's long-time "king of mobile phones," is turning to energy storage as smartphone profits weaken. The question is whether its African channel empire can become...