DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip, Reuters reported, in a move that could reshape China’s domestic semiconductor race while also ramping up pressure on US chip giant Nvidia. The Chinese AI startup is seeking to reduce reliance on Nvidia and Huawei chips to train and run its breakthrough models. ...
Day: July 8, 2026
India, China are winning back investorsIndia, China are winning back investors
Foreign investors are returning to Asia’s two largest emerging markets, as India and China regain favor with global fund managers. After pulling $29 billion out of Indian equities this year, overseas investors are warming to India, thanks to easing energy prices and supportive monetary policies, with the country’s “lack of ...
Global foreign investment ticks up but outlook is cloudyGlobal foreign investment ticks up but outlook is cloudy
Global foreign investment rose last year, the UN said Tuesday, but warned that this year’s outlook is clouded by trade policy uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. The US was the top destination for FDI, though inflows fell from 2024. The Trump administration’s decision last week not to renew the US-Mexico-Canada trade ...
Tradwives and ‘anti-woke’ backlash: can Netflix reboot Little House on The Prairie for a new generation?Tradwives and ‘anti-woke’ backlash: can Netflix reboot Little House on The Prairie for a new generation?
After the classic series became a pandemic-era smash, a glossy new adaptation aims to explore the complexities of frontier life Each incarnation of Little House on the Prairie has reflected the fears, hopes and hangups of its time – from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical children’s novels, first published in the ...
Farage’s rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-electionFarage’s rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election
The Reform UK leader says he wants an “establishment versus the people by-election” but Labour calls it a “circus”. ...
Chris Mason: Farage attempts to seize back the agendaChris Mason: Farage attempts to seize back the agenda
His aim throughout the forthcoming campaign is to clearly frame this by-election as “the people versus the establishment”. ...
US launches strikes on Iran after tankers hit in Strait of HormuzUS launches strikes on Iran after tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz
The US says the strikes are intended to impose “heavy costs”, while Iran warns it will “take decisive measures” in response. ...
Amber heat-health alerts in effect as UK set for one of longest-lasting heatwaves since 1976Amber heat-health alerts in effect as UK set for one of longest-lasting heatwaves since 1976
Temperatures are set to rise as high as 36C (97F) for parts of southern England this week. ...
‘Extreme’ marine heatwave expected for parts of UK‘Extreme’ marine heatwave expected for parts of UK
Scientists fear that high sea temperatures could have wide-ranging consequences for marine life. ...