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India Seeks Broader Electronics Tax Breaks in Win for Apple

India is seeking to expand tax incentives for foreign companies that supply machinery to domestic electronics manufacturers. The proposed extension would benefit companies such as Apple and Google. Both firms are increasing production in India, making the incentives a potential boost to their local manufacturing efforts. The move reflects efforts to support the country’s electronics industry while attracting more foreign participation.

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BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-04 23:00

India Seeks Broader Electronics Tax Breaks in Win for Apple

Blackstone Pitches Mega Debt Package for Anthropic Chip Deal

Blackstone Inc. has begun early talks with investors about their appetite for a second mega debt package. The proposed financing would support Anthropic PBC’s use of chips supplied by Alphabet Inc.’s Google. The discussions are exploratory and focus on gauging investor interest in funding the chip arrangement.

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BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-04 16:30

Blackstone Pitches Mega Debt Package for Anthropic Chip Deal

AI’s impact on jobs: The pain and opportunities facing Chinese graduates

China is expected to have 12.7 million university graduates in the 2026 cohort, an increase of 480,000 from the previous year. The total has risen for 11 consecutive years, reaching another historic high. Including people from earlier cohorts who remain unemployed and returning overseas graduates, the number seeking work throughout the year exceeds 15 million.

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BBBC ChineseOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-03 00:33

AI’s impact on jobs: The pain and opportunities facing Chinese graduates

US companies win billions in African data center deals in direct competition with China

American companies are securing artificial-intelligence data center and power contracts worth billions of dollars across Africa. The deals span countries from Lesotho to Gabon as competition between Washington and Beijing intensifies. The developments place African digital infrastructure and energy projects increasingly at the center of the US-China trade contest. The deals reflect a widening commercial rivalry between the two countries on the continent.

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FFox NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-02 10:00

US companies win billions in African data center deals in direct competition with China

Growing like ‘gangbusters’: Can Taiwan sustain its economic momentum?

Taiwan’s economy is expanding at a striking pace, powered by US imports of artificial intelligence chips. The surge has lifted gross domestic product and strengthened the island’s momentum. Experts caution, however, that potential difficulties could emerge from Donald Trump and China. The durability of Taiwan’s growth therefore remains a concern.

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AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-01 23:15

Growing like ‘gangbusters’: Can Taiwan sustain its economic momentum?