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[ad_1] Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Corp., speaks during a news conference in Taipei on May 21, 2025. I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty ImagesReplacing Nvidia is a tall order. While Chinese competitors are years behind the company’s cutting-edge technology, many analysts and insiders warn they are catching up, thanks to U.S. export restrictions.U.S. chip restrictions on the sale of advanced semiconductor technology, especially those used in artificial intelligence, have been rolled out over several years, with the initial aim of curbing China’s military advancement and protecting US dominance in the AI industry.However, according to Nvidia CEO Jensen…

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[ad_1] Romain Costaseca | Afp | Getty ImagesBitcoin continued its rally on Thursday, hitting a brand new record high above $111,000.Bitcoin hit $111,886.41 in early trading hours in London, according to Coin Metrics, before paring some of those gains to trade at around $111,012.00 at 07:03 a.m. London.Bitcoin’s move has been “driven by a mix of positive momentum, growing optimism around U.S. crypto regulation, and continued interest from institutional buyers,” James Butterfill,  head of research for crypto-focused asset manager CoinShares, told CNBC by email.The price rise in world’s largest cryptocurrency is taking place despite a drop in U.S. stock markets on Wednesday.Bitcoin has typically correlated…

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[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin tours an exhibition at the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia, April 30, 2025.Alexander Kazakov | Via ReutersRussia has shown little appetite for peace negotiations with Ukraine, despite Moscow making a show of what war experts described as “performative ceasefires,” and a number of attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump to persuade Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk to Kyiv.In fact, Moscow is widely believed to be planning a new summer offensive in Ukraine to consolidate territorial gains in the southern and eastern parts of the country, that…

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