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China reportedly has a prototype EUV machine built by ex-ASML employees

Anna Washenko / engadget - A report from Reuters claims that scientists in China have created a prototype of a machine that could eventually be used to produce semiconductor chips capable of powering artificial intelligence. Sources told the publication that a team in Shenzhen comp…

#hardware #innovation #semiconductors #china #chips #asia #manufacturing #technology #research

How China Built Its 'Manhattan Project' To Rival the West in AI Chips

2 months / slashdot / msmash

OPINION: Light in Shenzhen, Darkness in Europe

2 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

China's EUV Machine Exists. What It Can Actually Do Remains an Open Question.

2 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

China Reportedly Builds Secret ‘Manhattan Project’ EUV Machine for Chip Manufacturing

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

China may have reverse engineered EUV lithography tool in covert lab, report claims — employees given fake IDs to avoid secret project being detected, prototypes expected in 2028

2 months / tomshardware

China reportedly has a prototype EUV machine built by ex-ASML employees

2 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

Reuters is reporting that China's classified EUV project has reverse engineered and successfully built a prototype EUV machine with the help of former ASML engineers

2 months / reddit / /u/reversedu

Chinese EUV Lithography Machine Prototype Reportedly Undergoing Testing

2 months / reddit / /u/DazzlingpAd134

Reuters China completed working EUV machine early 2025

2 months / reddit / /u/DazzlingpAd134

Chinese EUV Lithography Machine Prototype Reportedly Undergoing Testing

2 months / techpowerup

Back to Top / Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 17092 / 10 stories in 2 months


China cements global lead in smart vacuums as Picea acquires Roomba maker iRobot

scmp - Chinese robotics manufacturers are set to cement their dominance in the global smart vacuum market with Picea Robotics’ acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot, after the US firm’s proposed sale to Amazon.com last year fell through due to regulatory hurdles.Ch…

#iot #robotics #automation #china #business #asia #acquisitions #manufacturing #technology #smarthome

China cements global lead in smart vacuums as Picea acquires Roomba maker iRobot

2 months / scmp

iRobot CEO says previous management was ‘in denial’ over group’s troubles

2 months / ft

Regulators killed iRobot and as such, just put Chinese robots in everyones' homes. Congrats to all involved. https://spyglass.org/mopping-the-floor-with-antitrust/

2 months / bsky / @mgsiegler.com

Back to Top / Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 17085 / 3 stories in 2 months


Xiaomi Rolls Out MiMo-V2-Flash to Rival DeepSeek, Moonshot, and OpenAI

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Xiaomi unveils MiMo-V2-Flash, an open-source AI model designed to compete with DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and OpenAI. The model is a step toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), focusing on reasoning, coding, and problem-solving tasks. MiMo-V2-Flas…

#ai #ml #opensource #china #deepseek #openai #genai #asia #xiaomi

Xiaomi Rolls Out MiMo-V2-Flash to Rival DeepSeek, Moonshot, and OpenAI

2 months / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Xiaomi launches open-source model to compete against DeepSeek, Moonshot, OpenAI systems

2 months / scmp

Xiaomi releases "MiMo-V2-Flash" — An Open-Source MoE (309B/15B Active) that hits 150 tokens/s and claims to match DeepSeek-V3.2 & Gemini 3.0 Pro.

2 months / reddit / /u/BuildwithVignesh

Back to Top / Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 17063 / 3 stories in 2 months


Crypto exchange HashKey's shares fall 5% on trading debut in Hong Kong

Sam Reynolds / coindesk - Investors questioned whether Hong Kong’s dominant licensed exchange can turn surging volumes and regulatory advantage into sustainable profits.

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #banking #stockmarket #investment #business #finance #bitcoin #asia

Crypto exchange HashKey's shares fall 5% on trading debut in Hong Kong

2 months / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

HashKey’s lukewarm debut tests Hong Kong’s ambitions as digital asset hub

2 months / scmp

Crypto Exchange HashKey’s Shares Rise in Hong Kong Debut

2 months / bloomberg / Dave Sebastian

Back to Top / Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 1:20 am / permalink 17055 / 3 stories in 2 months


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