Shanghai-based GTA Semiconductor, one of the country's leading auto chip manufacturers, has just secured a major financial boost. The company completed a successful financing round, backed largely by state funds, amassing over 1.8 billion dollars in investments. Notably, this brings GTA Semiconductor's total state-backed funds to over 2.7 billion dollars in just under two years.

China's $40 Bn semiconductor investment drive gains momentum

United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that seeks to prevent certain American investments in China, especially in sensitive technology and requires prior government approval for funding in other tech sectors.

Biden administration curbs US investments in Chinese tech sectors

Samsung, one of the biggest electronics brands in the world, is now struggling to handle its chip production arm as its shares plunge by 96%. The Korean giant is sitting on huge inventories after a build-up to meet the expected pent-up demand post-COVID did not materialise.

Samsung to cut chip production after profits hit 14-year low

Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O), the US semiconductor designer that dominates the market for artificial intelligence (AI) chips, said it has modified its flagship product into a version that is legal to export to China.

Nvidia tweaks flagship H100 chip for export to China amid US bans

The Netherlands has joined the US efforts to curb chip exports to China and has made known its plans to restrict export of semiconductor technology to China. The move is being made with national security in mind.

Dutch join US-led effort to restrict exports of chips, semiconductor technology to China

Alarm bells are ringing in the United States of access by China's top nuclear weapons lab to American computer chips decades after a ban. According to reports, in the past two and a half years China bought dozens of sophisticated US computer chips.

China's nuke agency using US computer chips, semiconductors on blacklist since 1997

Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC), began mass production of its most advanced chips in southern Taiwan on Thursday and the company's chairman said it would continue to expand capacity on the island.

World Business Watch: TSMC begins mass production of most advanced chips in Taiwan

Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC is building a second U.S. facility in the southwest state of Arizona, highlighting the Biden Administration’s push to bring more of the semiconductor supply chain to the United States. But are there enough trained workers there to meet the demand? Michelle Quinn has our story from Arizona, where they are ramping up training for workers and students at all levels.

WION-VOA Co-Production: US President Joe Biden plans 'Make in America' chips at TSMC plant

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has purchased a $4.1 billion stake in one of the world’s largest chipmakers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).

Warren Buffet chips in Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC with $4billion stake

In this special segment, have a look at US President Joe Biden's upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali. There is also a Chinese threat looming over chips industry.

WION-VOA Co-Production: Biden, Xi to meet for talks in Bali; Chinese threat over chips industry

South Korea's SK Hynix Inc warned on Wednesday of an "unprecedented deterioration" in memory chip demand, deepening fears of global recession, and said it would slash investment after quarterly profit tumbled 60%.

Chipmaker SK Hynix to halve investment amid looming recession

Authorities in the US indicted five Russians on Wednesday (October 19) for smuggling American electronic components to arm makers in Russia. Some of these components have been found on the battlefield in Ukraine.

US indicts 5 Russians for smuggling American electronic components to arm makers in Russia

Samsung Electronics flagged a worse-than-expected 32% drop in quarterly operating earnings, as demand for electronic devices and the memory chips shrank due to an economic downturn.

World Business Watch: Samsung Electronics posts first quarterly earnings drop in nearly 3 years

Schools across the US are banning the one chip challenge after students are getting hospitalised because of eating the super spicy chip.

WION Fineprint | Why is the one chip challenge being banned?

General Motors’ autonomous driving unit Cruise has developed its own chips for self-driving cars to be deployed by 2025, as they aim to bring down costs and scale up volume.

World Business Watch: GM's Cruise develops its own chips for self-driving cars

A new study published by the scientific journal PNAS has shown that eating chips and drinking sugary beverages have a very low impact on the environment. While analysing 57,000 products sold in supermarkets in Britain and Ireland, scientists found eating fruits and vegetables is better for the planet than eating meat and cheese.

Eating chips, drinking sugary beverages have very low environmental impact: Study

UK government has now implemented an additional 35% tariff on seafood imports from Russia in response to the war in Ukraine. This has resulted in price surge of fish and chips in the country.

UK introduces 35% tariff on Russian Whitefish, fish costs three times more than before

Imagine surviving on Chips for twenty-plus years of your life. Seems impossible, doesn't it? But this is the reality of 25-year-old Zoe Sandler, a resident of Coventry, England.

UK woman survives two decades only on chips. This is her story

Graphics chip giant Nvidia has reportedly scrapped the $40 billion deal to acquire British chip designer Arm, amid anti-trust probes in the US and Europe. According to a report in the Financial Times, citing sources, Nvidia will instead spend up to $1.

Nvidia scraps $40 bn Arm deal in a huge blow to Big Tech: Report

We should all eat healthy. Out friends and family have tried telling us and given up (yep, look at that fat on you) But it appears fast food companies, who make us fat in the first place may have had an epiphany and have found a way to subtly nudge us towards eating healthy.

Man finds whole potato in his bag of chips

Analysts expect Apple Inc to unveil new Mac laptop computers with more powerful processor chips at an event that will be streamed later Monday. Bloomberg has previously reported that Apple plans to release two new MacBook Pro models with 14-inch and 16-inch screens.

Apple expected to unveil new Macs with more powerful chips

Semiconductors or computer chips are everywhere. From computers to smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and even cars. Chips run everything in the 21st century. But there is a serious shortage right now.

Companies struggle as supply of electronic chips goes down

World is facing an unprecedented shortage of computer chips. Industries across the board are suffering. From consumer electronics, to car manufacturers. The shortage is either driving up costs Or forcing companies to cut back on production.

India can become global hub for electronic chips

The world is witnessing a shortage of computer chips, which is affecting the production of everything ranging from smartphones to smart cars. Computer chips silently power an array of products - smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and even smart cars, but now the world is running short on them.

What caused global shortage of computer chips that power our planet?

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