31 January 2025

The Chinese start-up and its representation of cheaper AI systems will lead to a burst of demand for semiconductors over the long term, according to Kenichi Emoto, an executive officer at Tokyo-based JSR. The Japanese company supplies photoresists – fundamental materials related to photolithography – for ASML Holding’s extreme ultraviolet light lithography machines, equipment now […]

Italy’s Data Protection Agency on Thursday launched an investigation into the AI chatbot of Chinese start-up DeepSeek and said it had blocked it from processing Italian users’ data. The GPDP said it had decided to act after receiving “completely insufficient” answers to its questions about the firm’s use of personal data. In a statement, it

As Donald Trump settles back into the White House for a second term and the rest of the world readies itself for a reprisal of US threats and transactionalism, Southeast Asia has been put on notice where it stands with Washington. A day after he was sworn in on January 21, US Secretary of State