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Apple, Nvidia Supplier TSMC Surges Nearly 5% In Overnight Trade As Taipei Says Chip Giant 'Exempt' From Trump's 100% Chip Tariffs

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) jumped 4.68% to $242.19 in overnight trade following confirmation from Taiwanese officials that the world’s largest contract chipmaker is exempt from President Donald Trump‘s proposed 100% tariffs on semiconductor chips.

Benzinga

US senator plans trip to Taiwan as Trump’s interest in island cools: Report

Report says US Senator Roger Wicker may visit Taiwan after President William Lai Ching-te cancelled Latin America trip.

Al Jazeera

In the shadow of China, Taiwan is building a drone army to stop an invasion

Taipei sees homegrown drones as key to its defence, but analysts say its plans do not go far enough.

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Inside Taiwan’s largest ever military drill – and why it sends China a clear message

IN DEPTH: For ordinary citizens in Taiwan, a Chinese invasion is no longer just a talking point at the dinner table. As military threats from Beijing rise, the Han Kuang drills are helping the public prepare for the worst-case scenario, Arpan Rai reports

The Independent UK

‘Preparation is our only option’: sirens wail as Taiwan simulates China attack in city streets

As annual drills become more significant, this year Taipei civilians have been experiencing what war might feel like

The Guardian - UK

Taipei Holds Air Raid Drill To Prepare For Chinese Attack

Taipei came to a brief standstill on Thursday when air raid sirens forced people off the streets and into underground shelters in a rehearsal for a Chinese attack.

International Business Times

Taiwan detects dozens of Chinese aircraft near island after UK ship patrol

Taipei says an estimated 15 Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Friday.

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Taiwan's Entrepreneurs In China Feel Heat From Cross-Strait Tensions

Bustling Taipei-style shopping streets, majestic temples to the island's deities and thriving factories dot the eastern Chinese city of Kunshan, for years a hub for Taiwanese businesses.

International Business Times

The Nvidia RTX 5070 could be the most popular laptop GPU of this generation

At Computex in Taipei this week, Laptop Mag got some quick benchmarking in on an MSI Crosshair 18 HX laptop with an Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU.

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Affordable Acer smart ring, Asus split keyboard and MSI Claw A8: Our top tech finds from Computex

The tech fair in Taiwan did not disappoint. Euronews Next’s Pascale Davies, who was on the ground in Taipei this week, takes us through her top finds.

Euronews

Best gaming laptops of Computex 2025 - top picks from Asus, Acer, and more

After visiting the convention floor at Taipei, Taiwan, I’ve picked the best gaming laptops on show at Computex 2025.

TechRadar

A car runs a red light and kills 3 people in Taiwan, including two 12-year-old girls

Taiwan media say a car plowed through pedestrians at an intersection in New Taipei, killing three people including two 12-year-old girls

The Independent UK

Taiwan's president downplays tariff tensions with the US as 'frictions between friends'

The Taiwanese president says trade tensions between the United States and Taiwan are just “frictions between friends.”

The Independent UK

Crucial announces T710 SSD with 14.9 GB/s of performance, X10 portable SSD up to 8TB

Crucial launched its new T710 SSD here in Taipei, Taiwan, at Computex 2025, touting speeds of up to a blistering 14.9 GB/s and 2.2 million IOPS.

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The Acer Swift X 14, a favorite of creators, is being refreshed for 2025

At Computex in Taipei on Monday, Acer unveiled multiple refreshed laptop lines, including an updated Swift X 14 creator laptop in Intel and AMD variants.

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Computex coverage from Laptop Mag

Follow news, interviews, and reviews from Laptop Mag at Computex Taipei.

Tom’s Hardware

Intel launches $299 Arc Pro B50 with 16GB of memory, 'Project Battlematrix' workstations with 24GB Arc Pro B60 GPUs

Intel announced its Arc Pro B-series of graphics cards here at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Intel Arc Pro B50 has 16GB of memory and will retail for $299, while the larger Intel Arc Pro B60 slots in with a copious 24GB of memory. The company also introduced powerful…

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Jensen Huang at Computex: "It's not because we don't love GeForce, GeForce got us here."

Nvidia announced the RTX 5060 laptop GPU at the Computex trade show in Taipei on Monday. Here's what we know.

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TechRadar

Computex 2025 AMD keynote live: all the latest from Team Red in Taipei

Computex 2025 is the world's biggest computing show where companies like AMD, Nvidia and Qualcomm show off their latest devices - and we're reporting live from the show floor in Taipei, Taiwan.

TechRadar

Next-gen laptops, bonkers PCs, and too much AI: here's what I expect to see at Computex 2025

I'm in Taiwan for Computex 2025, the world's biggest computing tech show. Here's what I expect to see.

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Acer's ultra-portable Predator Triton 14 AI gaming laptop could be the coolest thing at Computex

Acer has connected a discrete Nvidia RTX 50-series gaming GPU to Intel's Lunar Lake to create the Triton 14 AI ultra-portable gaming laptop. It just might be the coolest thing announced for Computex in Taipei next week.

Al Jazeera

In Taiwan, AI boom prompts doubts about ditching nuclear power

Self-ruled island’s rising energy needs have rekindled the nuclear debate as last reactor is set to go offline.

Laptop

Nvidia's affordable RTX 5060 is coming soon, but that's not the GPU I have my eyes on

Nvidia has picked May 19, 2025 as the launch date for the RTX 5060, which falls in line with the Computex tradeshow in Taipei, Taiwan later this month. Which is looking like it will be a very GPU-heavy show. AMD and Intel are also expected to launch budget-friendly desktop GPUs…

The Guardian - UK

Papal inauguration risks raising tensions between China and Taiwan

Beijing suspected of putting pressure on Vatican to cut ties with Taipei

Al Jazeera

Taiwan confident of US support under Trump, minister says

In interview, Taiwan’s minister of mainland affairs says Chinese President Xi is stoking ‘fanatic nationalism’.

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