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Stock market turmoil sheds stark light on the opaque AI economy

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The Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT surged four hundred sixty-six percent on its Shanghai stock market debut, reaching three point three trillion yuan—roughly three hundred sixty-five billion pounds, The Guardian reports. The move marks a notable Chinese challenge to the semiconductor dominance traditionally held by Western chipmakers.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/02/stock-...

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