Silicon Valley

Semiconductors

Can Anyone Crack ASML’s Grip on the Lithography Market?

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ASML is crucial to the most important commercial and strategic tech products on the market, from Apple iPhones to Nvidia’s AI accelerators.

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Personal Finance

In Billionaire League Tables, US Keeps the Gold

The US is home to around 905,000, or nearly 37%, of the world’s population of individuals with a net worth of at least $10 million.

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Regulation

Trump’s FTC is Having an Antitrust Identity Crisis

January marked one of the slowest months in M&A in a decade, and general uncertainty over Trump 2.0 policy is a major reason why.

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Big Tech

Amazon Data Center Project Sees 60% Cost Jump

It’s a signal that, despite the cost furor sparked last week when DeepSeek went viral, tech giants are keeping the AI investment fire hose firmly…

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Artificial Intelligence

DeepSeek May Be Leveling the AI Playing Field

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Just a day after flipping out about DeepSeek’s scary good cheap AI, Silicon Valley is saying the competition is going to make us all better.

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Artificial Intelligence

Can Voice Assistants Make a Comeback in the Age of AI?

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Once upon a time, the biggest prestige battle in Silicon Valley was who had the best voice assistant. Then came ChatGPT.

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Big Tech

Silicon Valley Gears Up for Crucial Earnings Week

Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta all report earnings this week. Wall Street is dying for any hint that heavy investment in AI is paying off.

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Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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Semiconductors

The G7 Wants to Get Involved with Semiconductors and Subsea Cables

The Group of Seven countries are forming a group that will rejigger the semiconductor supply chain and lay out new subsea internet cables.

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Economics

Is the US Seeing a Startup Boom?

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After a slump through the latter half of the last decade, the US is experiencing a startup tsunami, according to The Economist.

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