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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Patent Drop

Amazon Wants to Keep the Cloud Healthy

Cloud services make Amazon tons of its revenue. Keeping those networks spic and span is a high priority, according to its new patent.

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Social Media

Unpicking The Myth of Social Media Addiction

You’d be forgiven for thinking social media addiction is scientific fact, but there’s no hard evidence it exists. So why is it a thing?

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Technology

Nobody Wants to Invest in Small Tech

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Personal Finance

In Billionaire League Tables, US Keeps the Gold

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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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Industries

Palmer Luckey Continues His M&A Offensive

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Technology

Snap Uses AI Chatbot Data for Advertising, Of Course

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Technology

EU Moves To Break Up Google’s Ad Tech Business

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Regulation

Trump’s FTC is Having an Antitrust Identity Crisis

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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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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Ding Dong, Elizabeth Holmes Just Went to Prison

Last night was the first night the fraudster CEO spent in jail. Just a few thousand more days to go.

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Finance

Tiger Global Wants to Sell Portions of its Empire

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Technology

Uber Launches Flight-Booking Product in the UK

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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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