Meta debuts new generation of AI chip
Meta Platforms unveiled details on Wednesday about the next generation of the company's in-house artificial intelligence accelerator chip.
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Hong Kong Detains and Expels Journalism Advocate, Group Says
A representative of Reporters Without Borders was denied entry to Hong Kong on Wednesday while attempting to enter the city on a fact-finding mission about shrinking press freedoms there, the organization said.
TSMC posts fastest monthly revenue growth since 2022 on AI chip boom
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), posted a surge in monthly revenue in March, as it cashed in on a continuing artificial intelligence boom powered by high-end chips.
Roger, a Failed Drug Dog, Becomes a Hero of Taiwan’s Quake Response
The dog picked through boulders and rubble in the Taiwanese national park, looking for victims trapped or buried by the rockslides that had followed a 7.4-magnitude earthquake.
Why Xi Jinping Is Meeting With Taiwan’s Ex-President
When China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and then-President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan shook hands in Singapore back in 2015, they each extolled their meeting — the first top-level talks between the rival governments — as a breakthrough that could pave the way to a durable peace, ending decades of enmity.
Chinese President Xi meets former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on pro-unification visit
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing Wednesday in a bid to promote unification between the sides that separated amid civil war in 1949.
TSMC's Q1 revenue rise beats market expectations on AI boom
TAIPEI (Reuters) -- Taiwan chipmaker TSMC reported a 16.5% rise in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, beating market expectations and at the high end of the company's own guidance as its sales boom on demand for artificial intelligence applications.
Can US-Philippine-Japanese military ties really protect regional security?
Meanwhile, the Philippines and Japan are set to sign a reciprocal access agreement, which would facilitate expanded joint drills and potentially pave the way for a large-scale deployment of the Japan Self-Defence Forces to Philippine bases. Moreover, the three allies are also expected to tighten intelligence-sharing and cybersecurity cooperation with one another.