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Taiwan economic minister says TSMC's core tech will not leave country

TechSpot

Taiwan is making it clear that it will keep its most advanced semiconductor technologies within its borders despite the global expansion efforts by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. According to comments made by Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs J.W.

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Taiwan-based MLOps startup InfuseAI raises $4.3M Series A led by Wistron Corporation

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InfuseAI , a MLOps startup based in Taiwan, announced today it has raised a $4.3 million Series A, led by original design manufacturer Wistron Corporation, with participation from Hive Ventures, Top Taiwan Venture Capital Group and Silicon Valley Taiwan Investments.

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The water at these schools comes almost entirely from rain

Fast Company Tech

Its one of more than 270 schools, from rural Nepal to urban Taiwan, to work with a fast-growing nonprofit called Gravity Water to install the nonprofits tech over the last 12 months. There’s global interest. In some cases, schools now get most of their water from rain. The tech can also be helpful in places like the U.S.,

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TSMC will localize some neon production to secure the global supply

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has confirmed plans to bring some neon production to Taiwan to help secure its supply chain. The war in Ukraine has severely impacted the global market for this vital chip component.

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Taiwan-based FunNow, an instant booking app, raises $15M Series B

TechCrunch

Taiwan startup FunNow gets $5M Series A to help locals in Asian cities find last-minute things to do. In Taiwan, FunNow’s biggest market, life was relatively normal until an uptick in cases triggered a lockdown from May to August, causing its revenue to decline sharply, but now it has returned to about 80% of its pre-pandemic performance.

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AppWorks closes third fund with $150M for Taiwan and Southeast Asia startups

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AppWorks , the Taipei-based venture capital firm focused on Taiwan and Southeast Asia, announced today it has closed its oversubscribed third fund, raising $150 million. By comparison, the top quartile of global VC and private equity funds launched around the same time have a TVPI of 2.4x, according to data from Cambridge Associates.

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Chinese newspaper claims the US "tricked" TSMC into building Arizona fabs, is stealing tech from "our Taiwan"

TechSpot

The South China Morning Post reports that an editorial post in the Chinese nationalist tabloid Global Times slammed TSMC's investment in its Arizona plant as "a dark turn" in the global semiconductor industry.

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