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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, we deliver the hottest trends and news from the tech sector.
In this episode, host Brian Chapman speaks with Tokyo correspondent Mitsuru Obe about Japan's launch of an ambitious five-year mission to Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, which plans to land, collect samples and return them to Earth.
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Japan's mission to Mars moon Phobos: 5 things to know
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, we deliver the hottest trends and news from the tech sector.
In this episode, host Chris Nuttall speaks with Taiwan tech correspondents Annie Cheng Ting-Fang and Lauly Li about why some PC makers are shifting production back to China after years of diversification. They discuss how AI-driven shortages are squeezing supplies of key components, why printed circuit boards and chip substrates have become critical bottlenecks, and what their award-winning reporting reveals about China's growing semiconductor capabilities.
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HP and Asus shift some PC making back to China due to AI-driven cost hikes
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, we deliver the hottest trends and news from the tech sector.
In this episode, Katey Creel joins Yifan Yu from Silicon Valley for the first regular U.S.-focused edition of Tech Latest. They discuss what investors will be watching as Big Tech earnings season heats up, whether AI companies can justify massive spending on data centers and infrastructure, speculation around a potential Tesla-SpaceX tie-up, and how growing opposition to data centers is becoming a political issue ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
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Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla discussing possible merger
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, we deliver the hottest trends and news from the tech sector.
In this episode, host Brian Chapman speaks with Japan tech correspondent Tsubasa Suruga about SoftBank's high-stakes push into AI infrastructure. They discuss SB Energy's shift to renewable power for massive data center projects, its "power first" strategy, the enormous capital required and the risks facing Masayoshi Son's latest AI bet.
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SB Energy does SoftBank's spadework for Son's AI drive
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, we deliver the hottest trends and news from the tech sector.
In this episode, host Chris Nuttall speaks with chief tech correspondent Annie Cheng Ting-Fang about why chipmakers are expanding rapidly in Singapore, how AI demand is straining capacity for essential chips and components and whether current shortages could eventually give way to a glut.
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TSMC affiliate already eyes expansion as first Singapore plant 'sells out'
Broadcom, Toppan open Singapore's first advanced chip substrate facility
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, we deliver the hottest trends and news from the tech sector.
In this episode, host Shotaro Tani speaks with Silicon Valley correspondent Yifan Yu about the growing calls to slow AI development, why infrastructure providers remain bullish despite the talk of risks, and whether the industry's massive investments have created too much momentum to reverse.
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Tech supply chain shrugs off AI slowdown calls as demand booms
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast, where every Tuesday we deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, host Chris Nuttall speaks with Tokyo tech correspondent Tsubasa Suruga about the rapid expansion of AI data centers across Asia, why local communities are pushing back and how governments and developers are responding to concerns over power, water and transparency.
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'Red-hot' data center boom fuels public backlash across Asia
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with Australia correspondent Shaun Turton about how Australia’s social media ban for children is working, why New Zealand and other countries are pursuing similar restrictions and whether governments can effectively enforce them.
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Tech Latest will now take a short summer break. We’ll return on Sept. 29 with new episodes -- and a new member of the hosting team.
Stay tuned for more updates on the tech trends that matter.
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New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Shotaro speaks with Taipei correspondent Lauly Li about Google's plan to stop making Pixel devices in China, why it is accelerating production in countries such as Vietnam and India and what the move reveals about the changing geography of global tech manufacturing.
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Exclusive: Google plans to stop making Pixel products in China in 2027
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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.
In this episode, Katey speaks with Taipei correspondent Lauly Li about the AI-fueled memory chip shortage and how it is helping China's CXMT break into the global PC supply chain.
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Check out this episode's featured story below:
HP, Asus and Acer begin using CXMT chips amid memory shortage
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