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When IBM PCs set the standard for personal computing and Madonna topped the charts, Japan led the semiconductor industry. But that 1980s dominance faded as the fabless design and foundry model evolved. Now for the comeback: Japan is using demand for sovereign chip production to re-invent its chip industry. Leading…

The boss of Europe’s largest quantum computing firm says it is determined to make the engineering breakthroughs that superconducting quantum computers need to become capable of running the world-changing applications expected of them. This is despite US Advanced Defense Research Agency’s (Darpa’s) warning that the current architecture will fail to…

Photo: Anadolu/Jakub Porzycki From Péter Magyar’s announcements on today’s international press conference to the reactions of the world leaders on Orbán’s historic defeat, from the strengthening forint to Elon Musk’s reaction on Magyar’s victory – these were our main stories today. Today’s top Hungary news: International press conference of elected-premier…

HONG KONG, Apr 13, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - On April 13, Victory Giant Technology launched its Hong Kong IPO, with joint sponsors including JPMorgan Chase, CITIC Securities International, and GF Securities. As a leading supplier of advanced printed circuit boards (PCBs) products for AI and high-performance computing (HPC), the…

South Africa-founded startup Refiant AI has raised $5 million in seed funding to develop technology aimed at reducing the energy and computing costs of artificial intelligence systems. The round was led by California-based climate technology investor VoLo Earth Ventures, the company said, without disclosing its valuation. Founded in 2025 by…

Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussions. Election victor Péter Magyar, a former Orbán loyalist who campaigned against corruption and…

April 12, 2026, 3:08 PM EDT / Updated April 12, 2026, 10:54 PM EDT BUDAPEST, Hungary — Viktor Orbán conceded defeat Sunday after 16 years in power, as Peter Magyar’s center-right Tisza Party was projected to win Hungary’s parliamentary election. With almost all of the ballots tallied, Tisza is projected to win 138…

Quantum computing, though somewhat overshadowed by AI of late, may be nearing its own day in the sun. Just a few years ago, many researchers agreed that quantum computers would not become genuinely useful for decades. That timeline is steadily shrinking, raising the possibility of real-world applications — like quantum…

Artificial intelligence has emerged as the most transformative technology shift since the birth of cloud computing. The organisations are witnessing the movement of AI from isolated experiments to integrated, intelligent, and secure workflows that operate across the entire enterprise, from the device level to the cloud.  With edge becoming a vital…

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