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Ping-pong the latest vehicle for China’s continuing face-off with Taiwan

Military tension simmers between the entities but a mixed doubles match in Paris still managed to turn into a minor classic

The Guardian - UK

How Taiwan secured semiconductor supremacy – and why it won’t give it up

Trump has accused Taiwan of ‘taking’ the US chip sector, but Taipei has been at the forefront of the industry for decades, and its future could depend on it

The Guardian - AU

Chip stocks fall further after Trump’s remarks on Taiwan defence

Semiconductor and related tech shares hit hard by former US president’s calls for Taipei to pay for US protection

The Guardian - UK

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Prague Zoo Celebrates Rare Birth Of Chinese Pangolin

Prague Zoo celebrates the birth of a second Chinese pangolin, showcasing successful conservation efforts and international cooperation.

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New top US envoy to Taiwan pledges to help the island with self-defense as threats from China loom

The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan has promised Washington will help the self-ruled island defend itself as China ramps up its military threats against Taipei

The Independent UK

37 Chinese Aircraft Skirt Taiwan On Way To Drill: Taipei

Taiwan's defence ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island Wednesday as they headed to exercises with an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific.

International Business Times

Biden Approves $360 Million Arms Sale To Taiwan Amid Rising Tensions With China

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te reportedly expressed appreciation during a press conference in Taipei, emphasizing the crucial role of such arms sales in upholding peace across the Taiwan Strait.

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Taiwan takes ‘pragmatic’ approach to keep formal allies amid China pressure

Taipei chooses pragmatism over ideology in relations with its diplomatic allies, but it might not be enough.

Al Jazeera

I got my hands on the MSI Claw x Fallout, but there's an MSI handheld I want even more

MSI had two new versions of their Claw handheld gaming PC on the floor at Computex in Taipei: the Lunar Lake-powered Claw 8 AI and the Claw x Fallout edition.

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Intel unwraps Lunar Lake architecture: Up to 68% IPC gain for E-cores, 16% IPC gain for P-Cores

Intel pulled the covers back on its Lunar Lake architecture during its Intel Tech Tour 2024, delivering deep dive architectural details in Taipei, Taiwan in advance of the company’s Computex 2024 keynote as its newest chips race to a Q3 launch.

Tom’s Hardware

"Lunar Lake delivers a faster core performance than ARM": Intel is on track to change the way you think about AI PCs

At the third Intel Tech Tour in Taipei, Taiwan, its executive team revealed details about the upcoming Lunar Lake mobile processors and showcased across-the-board performance improvements.

Windows Central

Intel Unveils Lunar Lake Architecture: New P and E cores, Xe2-LPG Graphics, New NPU 4 Brings More AI Performance

Intel this morning is lifting the lid on some of the finer architectural and technical details about its upcoming Lunar Lake SoC – the chip that will be the next generation of Core Ultra mobile processors. Once again holding one of their increasingly regular Tech Tour events for media and…

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AMD Computex 2024 keynote live blog: AMD Ryzen 9000 and Ryzen AI 300 announcement as it happened

AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su kicks off the Computex 2024 trade show in Taipei, and we're on the ground reporting live as it happens.

TechRadar

AMD's Strix Point CPUs get a rebrand and 50 TOPS of NPU performance

AMD announced the Ryzen AI 300 series processors at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan today. These next-gen AI laptop processors come with major NPU upgrades and access to Microsoft's new Copilot+ platform.

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AMD unwraps Ryzen AI 300 series ‘Strix Point’ processors — 50 TOPS of AI performance, Zen 5c density cores come to Ryzen 9 for the first time

AMD unwrapped its new Ryzen AI 300 series, codenamed Strix Point, today at Computex 2024 here in Taipei, Taiwan, with the new chips featuring the new Zen 5 CPU microarchitecture with two types of cores, an upgraded RDNA 3.5 graphics engine, and, of course, AMD’s new XDNA 2 engine that…

Tom’s Hardware

AMD announces Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 processors launch in July — 16% IPC improvement for four new Ryzen 9, 7, and 5 'Granite Ridge' processors

AMD ripped the covers off four new Zen 5-powered Ryzen 9000 processors in the Ryzen 9, 7 and 5 families today at Computex 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan, touting that the new Zen 5 architecture will deliver a 16% increase in instructions per cycle (IPC) throughput when the chips come to…

International Business Times

Nvidia Boss Unveils AI Products Ahead Of Taiwan Expo

Nvidia on Sunday unveiled new products and plans to accelerate the advance of artificial intelligence, with the AI hardware titan's CEO telling a packed stadium in Taipei that "the next industrial revolution has begun".

Tom’s Hardware

Computex 2024 Preview: The Hardware Side of AI

We’re headed to Computex Taipei where we expect to learn more about upcoming AI processors and laptops from the major tech vendors.

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Nvidia rumored to be opening a second R&D center in Taiwan — and it has plans for an AI supercomputer on the island

A Taiwan official says that talk of a second R&D center could be a misunderstanding regarding the Taipei-1 supercomputer Nvidia is building on the island.

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Computex 2024: The year of the AI PC starts now

The Computex 2024 lineup is full of exciting tech, but there's one headliner we're most excited for: Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chip, powering AI laptops from multiple manufacturers.

AAP

China's worrying military actions a 'coercive gesture'

China's military drills surrounding Taiwan following the inauguration of its new president are a "very coercive gesture" the Albanese government has declared.

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan’s new president takes office and calls on China to cease hostile actions

Lai Ching-te uses inauguration speech to push for peace in the region and says future of Taiwan important to future of the world

International Business Times

Taiwan Swears In New President As China Pressure Grows

Lai Ching-te was sworn in on Monday as Taiwan's president in the face of growing Chinese military pressure and a hostile parliament. Lai succeeded Tsai Ing-wen in a ceremony closely watched by China, which claims the island as part of its territory, and the US, its key partner and weapons…

International Business Times

Hundreds Protest Taiwan's Ruling Party On Eve Of Inauguration

Hundreds in Taipei rallied to protest four more years under a Democratic Progressive Party administration on Sunday, the eve of Taiwan's inauguration of president-elect Lai Ching-te.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan ramps up security for new president’s inauguration amid China threat

Taipei defence ministry says it detected seven Chinese aircraft and as many naval vessels near Taiwan in past 24 hours.

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