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Semiconductors power everything from PCs and data centers to cars, lightbulbs, and refrigerators. Control over their manufacture means control over billions of dollars and the world economy -- and the US, China, Taiwan, and others are waging a geopolitical battle for exactly that. Welcome to the chip war.
Major moments
Latest about chip war
Huawei could seize China’s AI chip crown in 2026 as Nvidia’s H200 shipments stall in regulatory limbo
The Chinese government is seeking to overthrow Nvidia
China calls Taiwan reunification "unstoppable," as military drills proceed
China calls Taiwan reunification "unstoppable" as military drills proceed.
Nvidia decries 'far-fetched' reports of smuggling in face of DeepSeek training reports
DeepSeek's next priorities for training future LLM generations conveniently line up with Blackwell's biggest strengths.
China tweets satellite photos of Taiwan's critical Hsinchu chip hub in pressure-ratcheting political stunt
On Friday night, China’s embassy in Washington posted a familiar message to X: “There is but one China in the world.”
China releases "UBIOS" standard to replace UEFI
Support for chiplets, heterogeneous computing, and a step away from U.S.-based standards are key features of China's BIOS replacement.
China Tells Tech Giants to Halt Nvidia H20 Orders After U.S. Official’s ‘Addiction’ Remark
Sec. Lutnick’s remarks drew the ire of Chinese leaders who could have potentially drawn on historical parallels.
South Korea says there are no plans for the U.S. to acquire Samsung shares
The Blue House is denying that the U.S. government wants to buy a stake in its crown jewel.
Huawei releases new tool to get Chinese firms around crushing HBM export blacklist
Huawei's attempt to free China's tech market from relying on HBM may be a big swing towards Chinese tech independence
