Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Nikkei

Taiwanese authorities accuse SMIC and allies of poaching engineers

SMIC is reportedly trying to poach engineers to get Taiwanese semiconductor know how.

Tom’s Hardware

TSMC to reportedly speed up fab building in the US, third fab to begin construction this year

After a slow, five-year build of its first U.S. fab due to labor and logistical hurdles, TSMC now plans to construct future U.S. facilities in two years, but can its timely access to chipmaking equipment remains an uncertainty.

Tom’s Hardware

China's SiCarrier challenges U.S. and EU with full-spectrum of chipmaking equipment — Huawei-linked firm makes an impressive debut

Huawei-linked Chinese startup has developed a nearly complete suite of semiconductor manufacturing tools to enable fully domestic chip production amid escalating export controls.

Tom’s Hardware

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Trump Hosts Japan PM, Threatens Tariffs

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on Japanese goods if the US trade deficit with Tokyo is not equalized, as he met Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington.

International Business Times

Grabbing a Switch 2 on release day will be easier than you expect

And we don't recommend waiting

Laptop

Nissan Shares Plunge As Report Says Honda Merger Talks Off

Nissan shares plunged on Wednesday after Japan's Nikkei business daily said the carmaker had decided to withdraw from merger talks with rival Honda.

International Business Times

From toilets to chips — Toto's electrostatic chucks are becoming a crucial element of modern fabs

From toilet to semiconductor fab: Toto is expanding business in an unexpected direction.

Tom’s Hardware

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

OpenAI Announces New 'Deep Research' Tool For ChatGPT

US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field.

International Business Times

Fujifilm to double spending on chip materials as U.S., Japan and South Korea up chip production

Fujifilm, one of a few makers of EUV photoresists, will expand capacities in the U.S., Japan, and South Korea as Intel, TSMC, Samsung, and SK hynix ramp up production.

Tom’s Hardware

BOE reportedly mulls producing glass substrates for China's CPUs — new focus on semiconductors

BOE, a leading Chinese manufacturer of LCD and OLED displays, is considering making glass core substrates for next-gen domestic chips.

Tom’s Hardware

Third Chinese company begins HBM memory production for AI processors: Report

Tongfu Microelectronics joins CXMT and Wuhan Xinxin in HBM production for Chinese developers of AI processors.

Tom’s Hardware

Dollar Pressured as S&P 500 Posts a Record High

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday fell by -0.14%. The dollar gave up early gains Thursday and turned lower after the S&P 500 rallied to a new record high, reducing liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar was also under pressure after US weekly jobless claims rose more than expected,...

Barchart

Dollar Gains on Stock Weakness and Higher Bond Yields

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.11%. The dollar today is slightly higher as stock weakness has boosted some liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, higher T-note yields today are supportive of the dollar. Gains in the dollar are limited after US weekly jobless claims rose more...

Barchart

Japan's Honda And Nissan In Preliminary Merger Talks: Reports

Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan are in preliminary merger talks, media reports said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times

Japan's Honda And Nissan To Begin Merger Talks: Report

Japanese auto giants Honda Motor and Nissan Motor will enter talks on a merger aimed at helping them compete against Tesla and other electric vehicle makers, newspaper Nikkei reported early Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Honda and Nissan to start talks on potential mega-merger

Japanese car firms embark on negotiations to combat competition from bigger EV manufacturers

Tom’s Hardware

Leading PC makers ask Chinese partners to up production before Trump takes office

As big PC suppliers aim to reduce their reliance on manufacturing capacity in China significantly, they ask their production partners in PRC for one last push before Trump comes back to power.

Tom’s Hardware

Apple has allegedly approached Foxconn and Lenovo to build AI servers based on Apple Silicon

Apple asks Foxconn to produce AI servers based on Apple Silicon in Taiwan to to leverage R&D teams working with Nvidia, according to the report.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times

Couche-Tard Executives In Japan To Push 7-Eleven Deal

Executives from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard are in Japan in a bid to overcome resistance to their $47-billion takeover of 7-Eleven's parent but are being given the cold shoulder, according to interviews published Thursday.

InsideEVs

Toyota Reportedly Delays Production Of Its First U.S.-Made EV

The automaker will now start producing its three-row electric SUV in Kentucky starting in 2026, Nikkei reports.

International Business Times

Toyota Delays Production Of EVs In US On Slower Sales: Reports

Toyota will be delaying the production of its EVs in the U.S. amid design issues and slow EV sales.

Tom’s Hardware

Canon delivers first nanoimprint lithography tool to US institute backed by Intel, Samsung, DARPA

Nanoimprint lithography could get a serious boost as Canon delivers first tool to the Texas Institute for Electronics, which is backed by Intel and other notable companies.

Tom’s Hardware

US government to ban Chinese hardware and software for connected vehicles: Report

American government to ban Chinese and Russian vehicle connectivity systems and automated driving systems.

TechRadar

China leads in chipmaking equipment spending

China has spent more than South Korea, Taiwan and the US combined when it comes to chipmaking equipment.

Tom’s Hardware

Intel to establish advanced chip R&D center in Japan — a collaborative venture with Tokyo's Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Intel and Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology to establish semiconductor R&D center to advance Japanese chip industry.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.