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Oil prices are on track to reach $100 a barrel this month for the first time in 2023 after surging by almost 30% since June, after Russian and Saudi Arabian production cuts and rising demand from China.
The Guardian
It appears that a third Chinese exascale supercomputer, long thought to be halted indefinitely due to the impact of US sanctions, has come online.
TG Daily
Apple's new iPhone 15 series experienced a surge in advance orders when pre-sales started on Friday. However, buyers noted that obtaining the new phones is not as challenging this year compared to previous years.
Global Times
China's exports have dropped for fourth month in a row as the "world's factory" struggles with weak demand at home and abroad.
BBC News
The Korean maker says it hasn't worked with Huawei since sanctions.
Bloomberg
The significance of the latest phones made by China's Huawei has been overstated.
Barron's
Restrictions on foreign devices are the latest step in Beijing's campaign to reduce reliance on overseas technology and could hurt Apple's success in the country.
Wall Street Journal
A new smartphone from Huawei Technologies has reignited debate over chip technology and China's ability to skirt US-led curbs. In reality, last week's release of the Mate 60 Pro shows that the success of sanctions is painted in shades of grey, with the true impact yet to come.
Bloomberg
Five Apple models were in the top 10, and Samsung smartphones occupied the remaining five.
Company release
Germany is determined to remove any systems from its telecoms networks that might pose a security threat, regardless of cost, in a remarkable reversal of the country's stance from just a few years ago.
The Register
Qualcomm Technologies has announced the all-new Snapdragon G Series handheld gaming portfolio, built to meet the unique performance and feature demands of dedicated gaming devices.
Company release
Xi Jinping wants them to focus on the party's goals. Many cannot see why they should.
Economist
What is unclear is where Baikal plans to produce its AI chips.
TG Daily
China has long been the engine of global growth. But in recent weeks, its economic slowdown has alarmed international leaders and investors who are no longer counting on it to be a bulwark against weakness elsewhere. In fact, for the first time in decades, the world's second economy is itself the problem.
CNN
SK Telecom, South Korea's dominant mobile carrier and sibling of chipmaker SK hynix, has declared that 5G was over-hyped, has under-delivered, and has failed to deliver a killer app.
The Register
China's central bank has cut one of its key interest rates for the second time in three months as the world's second-largest economy struggles to bounce back from the pandemic.
BBC News
Contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries on Tuesday forecast third-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates as the global semiconductor industry battles a supply glut, sending the company's shares about 3% lower in trading before the bell.
Reuters (via Yahoo! Finance)