TSMC shares a touch record, looking at the best year since 1999 in AI

(Bloomberg) — Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. hit an all-time high as the world’s largest contract chipmaker looks set to cap its best annual performance in 25 years. Read…

SA vs PAK 2024, 1st Test: SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium Pitch Report, Centurion Test Statistics and Records

After a thrilling contest, South Africa and Pakistan In the ODI and T20I series, the two sides will face off again in two Test matches. After winning 3-0 in the…

Fulham vs Southampton: Preview, Predictions and Lineups

Fulham take on bottom-of-the-table Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday as they aim to extend their unbeaten run to five games. The Cottagers have escaped their December gauntlet so…

Taiwan strives to harmonize climate goals and chip manufacturing | Environment

Hsinchu, Taiwan – A crane flies over a silent rice field, while water flows slowly in the background. This is a quiet and stereotypical image of an East Asian countryside.…

Japan’s corporate services inflation rises, bolstering chances of BOJ rate hike By Reuters

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – A leading indicator of inflation in Japan’s services sector rose to 3.0% in November, accelerating for a second straight month, data showed on Wednesday,…

Are there “real” whole eggs in your fast food breakfast sandwich?

When you place an order at the drive-thru for an egg sandwich, you might expect there to be a real egg inside. However, take a look at the ingredients of…

The judge found the spyware-maker NSO Group responsible for the attacks on WhatsApp users

A federal judge in California agreed with WhatsApp that NSO Group, the Israeli cybersurveillance firm behind the Pegasus spyware, hacked its systems by sending malware through its servers to thousands…

Study finds many women ‘unprepared’ for intense pain from chemical abortion

A new study finds that many women may be surprised by the intensity of pain they experience during a chemical abortion. ResearchPublished this week in the journal BMJ Sexual &…

Bethlehem celebrates a gloomy Christmas in the shadow of the war in Gaza

Palestinian security forces were deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the holy West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, as the war in Gaza casts a long shadow…

China cenbank conducts medium-term loan operation, rate unchanged By Reuters

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank held a medium-term lending operation on Wednesday while keeping interest rates unchanged. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) issued 300 billion yuan ($41.10 billion)…