Tech
US lowers tariff on Malaysian goods to 19% from 25%
The announcement landed without the usual political fanfare. On August 1, the United States quietly reduced its import tariff on all Malaysian goods...
UK says Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud dominance is undermining competition
Amazon and Microsoft have long been leaders in global cloud infrastructure, but the UK’s competition regulator says their dominance is now stifling fair...
Meta stock surges as advertising revenue rowers its AI expansion
Meta’s recent earnings report triggered yet another share price surge, and the usual headlines followed: “AI optimism,” “strong ad performance,” “LLaMA’s commercial promise.”...
Samsung Q2 profit falls 55% amid sluggish AI chip demand, China export restrictions
Samsung just reported a 55% drop in Q2 operating profit—and on paper, it’s easy to blame geopolitical stress and delayed high-bandwidth memory (HBM)...
Apple loses fourth AI scientist in a month to Meta's superintelligence unit
Four AI researchers. One foundation model team. Zero doubt about where technical conviction now resides. Apple just lost its fourth researcher in a...
How China is preparing for an AI showdown with the U.S
The race to dominate AI isn’t just about building better models. It’s about owning the infrastructure, the usage funnels, and the regulatory sandbox...
BYD market share in Singapore hits 19.5% in 2025, overtaking Toyota
The surprise isn’t that EV maker BYD is gaining ground—it’s how cleanly it just blew past Toyota in Singapore’s new passenger car market....
Temu EU regulatory breach exposes platform governance weakness
While Temu’s rapid expansion across Europe has drawn investor applause and consumer adoption, the EU’s recent finding that the platform violated new product...
Why rolling back Biden’s semiconductor sanctions on China makes economic sense
The rollback of Biden-era semiconductor export restrictions under the Trump administration is not a concession to Beijing. It is a recalibrated capital strategy...
US to release findings of chip import investigation within two weeks
The US Commerce Department’s imminent disclosure of its chip import probe marks more than a procedural milestone—it signals a potential recalibration of trade...
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