TSMC Q3 profit jumps 69% to record, beating expectations
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, posted a 69% jump in third-quarter net profit on Thursday, beating market forecasts and hitting a record, thanks to soaring
October 15, 2026TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, posted a 69% jump in third-quarter net profit on Thursday, beating market forecasts and hitting a record, thanks to soaring
October 15, 2026Telecom gear maker Ericsson on Thursday reported a smaller-than-expected drop in third-quarter core profit as efficiency measures helped offset higher component costs,
October 15, 2026Governments and state entities
October 15, 2026South Korea's benchmark KOSPI stock index closed at a six-month low on Thursday, as a heavy selloff in chipmakers triggered a
October 15, 2026In 1899, the Mt Lyell mine in Tasmania produced some 9,500 metric tons of copper.
October 15, 2026Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called on Thursday for US memory chipmaker Micron Technology and its workers to negotiate "sincerely"
October 15, 2026TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of advanced chips, struck a note of caution for 2027 on Thursday due to macroeconomic uncertainties,
October 15, 2026A rude awakening over the debt-fuelled AI binge has sent investors rushing out of stocks and into government bonds, which now seem to
October 15, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The bruising AI selloff extended after the bell, hard into Asia and even lent a bid to beaten-down bond markets.
October 15, 2026Figma's CFO said on Thursday it was uncertain if the design software firm would return to peak gross margin levels as it ramps up
October 15, 2026The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global standard setter, has called for greater human oversight of agentic AI in final guidance for banks and other firms on managing
October 15, 2026US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans for what he described as a new defense "super range" in Montana for testing advanced military technologies
October 15, 2026Some of Japan's largest asset managers are expected to unveil plans to buy more domestic bonds with markets focusing on whether they would step up divestments of overseas
October 15, 2026South Korea's SK Hynix is seeking approval from Washington to export US chipmaking equipment to China to increase production there
October 15, 2026A man's death on a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia has raised questions about ride safety and regulation
October 14, 2026The Trump administration has rejected a government watchdog's recommendation that US immigration officials should use technology
October 15, 2026Anthropic told prospective investors on Wednesday that revenue in the third quarter surged 45% from the prior quarter, two
October 15, 2026The British government said on Thursday it will provide £17 million ($22.45 million) in funding for repairs to the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine damaged by a
October 15, 2026Rocket Lab on Wednesday said the inaugural launch of its new, larger Neutron rocket was delayed until next year, sending the space firm's shares down about 6% in extended trading.
October 15, 2026Florida has won a key court decision in a case involving a ban on social media accounts for kids under 14
October 15, 2026Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim that ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin there
October 14, 2026OpenAI accuses former employee of leaking intel on AI device to Apple
October 15, 2026US stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq clocking its biggest fall in three months, on surprisingly strong inflation data and
October 15, 2026Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro was seen slightly ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heading into the October 25 presidential runoff, a Quaest poll showed on
October 15, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump says “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in Greenland
October 14, 2026Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the Houthis attacked Saudi Aramco's headquarters and Iran said it was deploying new tactics to target ships and keep oil
October 14, 2026Hotter-than-expected inflation data sent the Nasdaq to a sharply lower close on Wednesday, with worries about more interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve
October 14, 2026Ukraine says Starlink restriction disrupting military as Musk claims US controls those systems
October 14, 2026A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House
October 14, 2026Defense lawyers for a former Ukrainian army officer charged with damaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines in blasts four years ago have called for the dismissal of charges in the first day of his trial
October 14, 2026U.S. stocks dropped to their worst day since July
October 14, 2026AI skills are starting to count toward pay and promotion on Wall Street, with nearly a quarter of financial firms tying raises, bonuses or promotions to
October 14, 2026Betting on US midterm elections has surged this year on Polymarket and Kalshi, prediction markets that rose to prominence in 2024 when
October 14, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss cybersecurity with top officials on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, describing it as an increasingly pressing issue but denying
October 14, 2026Recent hacking incidents perpetrated by AI agents are "early warning shots", and the world could soon face major incidents if systems are
October 14, 2026Oil giant Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran suffered extensive damage in an attack on Tuesday, with a fire spreading across several floors, three people with direct knowledge
October 14, 2026BlackRock surpassed Wall Street profit expectations and attracted $205 billion in total inflows in the third quarter, sending the world's largest
October 14, 2026Europe leads the world on AI rules. So why is it missing from the AI safety debate?
October 14, 2026Space startups attracted a record $20.8 billion in funding in the third quarter, as investors poured money into launch providers, manufacturing and other
October 14, 2026Chinese state buyers purchased 8-10 Panamax cargoes of US soybeans this week, the first such deals since the September summit between Presidents Donald
October 14, 2026The chief financial officer of top computer chip equipment manufacturer ASML said on Wednesday the company opposes a proposal by US Congress to limit the
October 14, 2026Adult content platform Stripchat, a subsidiary of Cyprus's Technius, on Thursday lost its legal challenge against EU tech regulators' decision to include it in a list of
October 14, 2026New ASX CEO Anthony Attia said he wants to expedite the transition to one-day cash equity trading settlement, bringing Australia in line
October 14, 2026Poland's foreign minister asked Elon Musk if he was "playing politics" with Starlink in Ukraine on Wednesday, after Kyiv said Space X had introduced a limit on some services
October 14, 2026Britain's media regulator Ofcom said on Wednesday it remained concerned about Elon Musk-owned X's handling of illegal hate and terrorism-related content
October 14, 2026Barbados is joining a group of countries calling for the establishment of an international panel to address inequality, at a time when heightened geopolitical
October 14, 2026The London Stock Exchange Group said on Wednesday it has partnered with Nvidia to help financial institutions process and analyse large volumes of historical market data faster and
October 14, 2026The International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Wednesday released a framework for tackling cyber-enabled fraud, as the Thai government underlined the mounting cost of
October 14, 2026Taiwan is planning to buy liquefied natural gas from a U.S. project once extraction starts and could invest up to $4.4 billion in it
October 14, 2026Google DeepMind and Alphabet's cloud service Google Cloud will provide up to 200 European scientific researchers with direct access to their frontier models, together with
October 14, 2026Denmark's foreign ministry said on Wednesday if the US wished to explore Greenland's resources, it would have to do so within the framework of the
October 14, 2026US chipmaker Nvidia has pledged $250 million worth of computing resources to Britain over five years, to fund AI security research, bolstering the country's ambitions to
October 14, 2026Vietnamese electric taxi operator Green and Smart Mobility (GSM), a partner of VinFast said on Wednesday it launched its all-electric ride-hailing and taxi service in Los
October 14, 2026Swiss skincare firm Galderma has agreed to acquire US company ZO Skin Health for an enterprise value of $1.5 billion, it said on Wednesday, confirming a report published by
October 14, 2026SpaceX has introduced a limit on some Starlink services in Ukraine, disrupting combat drone missions for which the technology is crucial, officials said on
October 14, 2026Former US Vice President Kamala Harris urged governments and technology companies on Wednesday to urgently put safeguards in place for artificial
October 14, 2026Grab announces new Thailand initiative with OpenAI
October 14, 2026China's exports of rare earths in September rose 6.7% from the prior year, customs data showed on Wednesday, as overseas buying improved after a summer lull.
October 14, 2026Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil
October 14, 2026Mohammed Saber and his family rely on a solar kit for electricity at the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack they call home at a camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
October 14, 2026Republican Rep. Mike Collins attacked Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff over campaign donations from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who has acknowledged meeting Jeffrey Epstein, while Ossoff countered accusing Collins of voting against releasing Epstein-related records, and helping to "cover up" evidence.
October 14, 2026Anthropic asked a US appeals court on Tuesday to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Pentagon's decision to label the AI company as a national security supply chain risk over a
October 14, 2026An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials say was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company’s technology
October 14, 2026US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington was still sharing intelligence with Ukraine, even as Kyiv reported new Russian
October 13, 2026Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings have agreed to buy AT&T's Mexican unit for $2 billion in cash, setting up a showdown with telecoms giant America
October 14, 2026US federal agents arrested a Saudi national who was an OpenAI engineer and charged him with installing a hidden audio recording device in an executive conference
October 14, 2026Apple on Tuesday unveiled a smart-home hub that taps iPhone user data to make Siri more personal, but promised privacy safeguards designed to keep that
October 14, 2026Chatbot platform Character.AI filed for bankruptcy late on Monday, saying it has agreed to sell some assets for $20 million to Walt Disney.
October 13, 2026The leap second is on the chopping block — and timekeeping could change forever
October 13, 2026OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly hiding a ‘sophisticated recording device’ in its office
October 14, 2026Some advocates for older Americans want the government to change the index used for this adjustment to one more tailored to their spending patterns.
October 14, 2026The first big batch of summertime profit reports from U.S. companies made waves on Wall Street after topping analysts’ expectations, but many canceled each other out
October 13, 2026The increased use of AI by euro zone companies could curb workers' ability to demand higher wages while heavy investment into the new technology may be materially
October 14, 2026Tencent Holdings has raised about $5.7 billion through US dollar and offshore yuan debt offerings on Tuesday, drawing combined
October 13, 2026US chipmaker Nvidia has agreed to buy stakes in French technology startups Doctolib and Genesis AI, the two French companies said on Tuesday.
October 13, 2026World stocks edged lower on Tuesday as concerns about AI spending weighed on chipmakers and investors looked ahead to more US corporate
October 13, 2026The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique
October 13, 2026Grocery store chain Kroger says it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years as it ramps up its use of artificial intelligence to streamline operations
October 13, 2026Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev says drones struck two ships in the Black Sea, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations
October 13, 2026The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a watchdog’s lawsuit seeking public records about billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency
October 13, 2026A selloff in AI supplier shares on Tuesday is the strongest sign to date that the mood on the trade of the decade is shifting, with growing worries that
October 13, 2026Cyberattacks have disrupted European supermarket chains, causing refrigeration systems to overheat at hundreds of stores in France
October 13, 2026French investigators on Tuesday were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a
October 13, 2026Europe's STOXX 600 ended marginally lower on Tuesday, retreating from a one-week high, after a sharp selloff in chip stocks overshadowed optimism from
October 13, 2026Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 57 jets in September, up from 51 in August and 55 a year earlier as the US plane maker works to ramp up production of
October 13, 2026CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids
October 13, 2026Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday that inflation is starting to feel like "aggregate overheating" fueled by spillovers from the artificial
October 13, 2026Shares of US chipmakers dropped on Tuesday, with memory-related companies leading losses as reports of a technology advance by China's CXMT stoked competition fears and added to
October 13, 2026Martin Shkreli has violated a lifetime ban from the pharmaceutical industry by trading stocks and discussing his opinions about companies in the industry, federal and
October 13, 2026MI5 spy chief Ken McCallum delivered his annual speech on Tuesday outlining his view of the threats to Britain, from hostile states such as Iran and Russia to the
October 13, 2026The dollar slipped from an 18-month high on Tuesday as oil prices retreated and investors reassessed the AI-fueled rally that has supported demand for US
October 13, 2026Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Tuesday it would be interesting to watch for political volatility around AI centers ahead of
October 13, 2026A new warning about artificial intelligence from Anthropic caused a stir in cybersecurity circles on Tuesday, a day after the company
October 13, 2026President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States continues to share intelligence with Ukraine and is working with both Kyiv
October 13, 2026Character.ai files for bankruptcy following lawsuits alleging ties to teen suicides
October 13, 2026Why billions spent on defense haven’t shielded Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
October 13, 2026An influential Hindu nationalist group close to India's ruling party urged the government on Tuesday to block Elon Musk's Starlink from launching
October 13, 2026The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Tuesday as chip stocks came under selling pressure again, while investors assessed a mixed set of quarterly results, including reports
October 13, 2026Bumble is set to go private in a $1.3 billion deal with Ithaca Holdings after struggling for years to revive growth, as a prolonged decline in users and
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