Breaking: ASML, TSMC Can Disable Chip Machines If China Invades Taiwan
- firms can remotely shut off advanced EUV chip-making machines
- Netherlands has run simulations on possible Taiwan invasion to assess risks
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Nearly 18 months into the generative AI frenzy, some of the biggest tech companies are proving that artificial intelligence can be a real revenue driver

But as @tommackenzietv explains, it’s also a huge money pit trib.al/9f3yzka

US State Governor for Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, says college protests across the country have 'crossed over peaceful in a big way' trib.al/ZCV3LGX

Some of the worlds biggest tech companies have unveiled their own AI chips in an arms race to reduce their reliance on Nvidia

But as @tommackenzietv explains, going cold turkey on the chip maker is not going to be easy trib.al/nskCCOF

Thanks to Tom Mackenzie for having us in the Bloomberg TV studio this morning to talk about our new Expressive AI Avatars that launched today, and the business opportunities for creating video with AI.

Check out his interview with Synthesia CEO and co-founder Victor Riparbelli!

Bitcoin is sustaining a record-breaking run, helped by the unprecedented amounts of capital flowing into crypto products, as well as the upcoming Bitcoin halving

Tom Mackenzie explains trib.al/KNZ0mqq

Insightful, smart and entertaining views from Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski on AI impacts - and what could be one of the biggest IPOs of the year
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* $5.8m needed to make the top 1% in US (+15% y/y)
* $12.8m top make the top 1% in Monaco
* $8m to make top 1% in Switzerland, Luxembourg

How Much Wealth You Need to Join the Richest 1% Around the World
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'Bombshell' as Apple ditches decade-old car plan
- impacts 2,000 staff working on 'Project Titan'
- Apple now shifting funding & talent to #AI
'Big question is how soon AI might make serious money for Apple' scoop via Mark Gurman
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Europe real estate risk hasn’t materialized spectacularly, ESM chief Pierre Gramegna says bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Tom Mackenzie

Spain signals support for using common EU funds for defense bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Rodrigo Orihuela Tom Mackenzie

After long shying away from buybacks, Mercedes-Benz is now looking to reward investors more regularly as it tries to bolster its flagging valuation trib.al/ojK2CcS

Nvidia surged after another brilliant sales forecast, adding fresh momentum to a stock rally that already made it the world’s most valuable chipmaker

Tom Mackenzie explains just how significant these results are for both Wall Street and the tech world trib.al/094uwan

A 'clerical error' was blamed for a 67% surge in Lyft shares in after-hours trading this week.

@tommackenzietv explains what happened, and how the CEO responded trib.al/TXHsZuM

Does this nix that May election speculation?

UK Recession Deals Fresh Blow to Sunak’s Eco Pledge
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Japan in recession!
Britain: 'hold my beer'

Bloomberg scoop: Aston Martin Is in Talks to Tackle $1.4 Billion Debt Pile Tom Mackenzie bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

- Tokyo overtakes Shanghai as Asia’s biggest equity market
- India’s valuation premium over China hits a record
- $6.3T wiped from value of HK, China stocks since 2021 peak
China’s Stock Selloff Is Getting Uglier by the Day
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#China #India #stocks

China's population fell at faster pace in 2023, with births falling to record low
- total population fell by over 2 million people, to 1.41 billion
- that's more than *double* the drop in 2022
- another challenge for consumption, growth
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TSMC's fourth-quarter revenue beat estimates of a decline, as demand from AI players helped offset sluggish smartphone and laptop chip sales

Tom Mackenzie breaks down the results trib.al/qkicNZf