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What China’s war on tech firms means for investors
Analysis In the latest clampdown on Big Tech firms, China has banned local taxi app Didi Chuxing after a $4.4bn US stockmarket listing. And it’s not the only government flexing its muscles, says Saloni Sardana.
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The semiconductor shortage will drive an investment boom
News The pandemic has caused a semiconductor shortage, and now governments are keen to create their own domestic microchip manufacturing sectors.
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Virtual reality: advertising’s next horizon, and how Facebook aims to dominate it
Analysis Facebook's attempts to generate advertising revenue from its Oculus VR headsets have met with a fierce backlash from users. But virtual ads are inevitable, say Chris Carter. And Facebook looks set to dominate.
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The G7’s global corporation tax: bringing Big Tech to heel
Briefings The G7 group of nations has agreed to potentially historic changes in the way multinational companies are taxed. Who wins and who loses?
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Big Tech is becoming Big Brother: a leviathan out of control
Cover Story With mounting influence over what we do, see, and even think, the technology giants are changing the world. It may not be long before the sector eclipses governments and rules our lives, says Dominic Frisby
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Tech stocks charge ahead
News The pandemic has catapulted Big Tech to new heights, with the five biggest tech companies taking in combined revenue of $322bn during the first three months of the year.
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Semiconductors will go from famine to feast
News A global shortage of semiconductors has collided with an unprecedented surge in demand. But the chip industry has always been highly cyclical.
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Arm Holdings takeover: has Nvidia had its chips?
News The takeover of Britain’s semiconductor group Arm Holdings by its US rival Nvidia could be running into the sand, says Matthew Partridge.
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Why LG stopped making smartphones
News LG, the Korean electronics group, was one of the smartphone market’s first movers. Now it has joined a group of has-beens, such as Nokia. Matthew Partridge reports
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