(Reuters) -British AI group Nscale said on Wednesday it signed a deal with Microsoft to deliver a total of about 200,000 Nvidia AI chips. The Financial Times newspaper reported that Nscale's deal with Microsoft was worth up to $14 billion. (Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru)
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BEIJING (Reuters) -A subsidiary of SiCarrier, a Chinese chip equipment maker with close links to Huawei, unveiled two domestically developed software products for semiconductor designs, the latest move by China to reduce reliance on foreign technologies. Yunqifang, a subsidiary of Shenzhen-based SiCarrier, released two electronic design engineering (EDA) software products with fully independent intellectual property rights, Chinese state-backed media the Paper reported. EDA software is crucial for designing blueprints of sophisticated semiconductors. Earlier this year, the U.S. had temporarily imposed restrictions on exports to China for chip design software developers in response to China's export suspension of rare earths and related magnets. Analysts had warned that long-term U.S. restrictions on EDA software could severely hinder China's chip design industry, which remains behind the U.S. in this area of development. Long-term restrictions on Chinese access to EDA software would have significantly hampered China's chip design industry, as it lags behind the U.S. in EDA software development. The announcement comes after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new export controls on "any and all critical software" by November 1, along with additional levies of 100% on China's U.S.-bound exports, nine days before existing tariff relief is set to expire. Founded in 2021 and owned by the Shenzhen city government, SiCarrier has gained prominence in China's semiconductor sector as its ambitious plans and planned product range come to light amid Beijing's push for self-sufficiency in critical technologies. (Reporting by Che Pan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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-Capita has been fined 14 million pounds ($18.7 million) for failing to protect personal data during a 2023 cyber attack, the British outsourcing firm said on Wednesday, as part of a settlement with the UK's privacy watchdog. The settlement underscores rising regulatory pressure on UK firms hit by cyber attacks, amid heightened scrutiny following high-profile breaches at Marks & Spencer, Co-op and luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover. "With so many cyber attacks in the headlines, our message is clear: every organisation, no matter how large, must take proactive steps to keep people's data secure," said John Edwards, UK Information Commissioner. The Information Commissioner's Office said Capita failed to implement adequate measures to prevent privilege escalation and unauthorised lateral movement through its network, and did not respond effectively to security alerts. Capita, which provides business support services to government and corporate clients, disclosed in 2023 that the breach compromised some data on its servers and estimated a financial impact of up to 20 million pounds. The company now expects to record a free cash outflow of 59 million-79 million pounds for 2025, up from previous estimates of 45 million-65 million pounds. All other annual and mid-term targets remain unchanged. "Highly significant" cyber incidents have doubled in Britain year-on-year, the head of National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Tuesday. ($1 = 0.7493 pounds) (Reporting by Yamini Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy)
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BEIJING (Reuters) -A subsidiary of SiCarrier, a Chinese chip equipment maker with close links to Huawei, unveiled two domestically developed software products for semiconductor designs, the latest move by China to reduce reliance on foreign technologies. Yunqifang, a subsidiary of Shenzhen-based SiCarrier, released two electronic design engineering (EDA) software products with fully independent intellectual property rights, Chinese state-backed media the Paper reported. EDA software is crucial for designing blueprints of sophisticated semiconductors. Earlier this year, the U.S. had temporarily imposed restrictions on exports to China for chip design software developers in response to China's export suspension of rare earths and related magnets. Analysts had warned that long-term U.S. restrictions on EDA software could severely hinder China's chip design industry, which remains behind the U.S. in this area of development. Long-term restrictions on Chinese access to EDA software would have significantly hampered China's chip design industry, as it lags behind the U.S. in EDA software development. The announcement comes after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new export controls on "any and all critical software" by November 1, along with additional levies of 100% on China's U.S.-bound exports, nine days before existing tariff relief is set to expire. Founded in 2021 and owned by the Shenzhen city government, SiCarrier has gained prominence in China's semiconductor sector as its ambitious plans and planned product range come to light amid Beijing's push for self-sufficiency in critical technologies. (Reporting by Che Pan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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BEIJING (Reuters) -A subsidiary of SiCarrier, a Chinese chip equipment maker with close links to Huawei, unveiled two domestically developed software products for semiconductor designs, the latest move by China to reduce reliance on foreign technologies. Yunqifang, a subsidiary of Shenzhen-based SiCarrier, released two electronic design engineering (EDA) software products with fully independent intellectual property rights, Chinese state-backed media the Paper reported. EDA software is crucial for designing blueprints of sophisticated semiconductors. Earlier this year, the U.S. had temporarily imposed restrictions on exports to China for chip design software developers in response to China's export suspension of rare earths and related magnets. Analysts had warned that long-term U.S. restrictions on EDA software could severely hinder China's chip design industry, which remains behind the U.S. in this area of development. Long-term restrictions on Chinese access to EDA software would have significantly hampered China's chip design industry, as it lags behind the U.S. in EDA software development. The announcement comes after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new export controls on "any and all critical software" by November 1, along with additional levies of 100% on China's U.S.-bound exports, nine days before existing tariff relief is set to expire. Founded in 2021 and owned by the Shenzhen city government, SiCarrier has gained prominence in China's semiconductor sector as its ambitious plans and planned product range come to light amid Beijing's push for self-sufficiency in critical technologies. (Reporting by Che Pan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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By Che Pan and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -Apple's shipments in China grew 0.6% from a year earlier to 10.8 million units in the third quarter amid sluggish demand in China's smartphone market, according to data issued by research firm IDC on Wednesday. Apple, which had the second-highest tally of shipments during the period, held a 15.8% market share in the third quarter. China's total smartphone shipments in the third quarter fell 0.6% from a year earlier to 68.4 million units. In the second quarter, the decline was more pronounced at 4%. "Apple’s value-for-money base model iPhone 17 successfully captured (value-seeking customers), helping it to achieve slight growth and a higher ranking than the previous quarter," said Will Wong, a senior smartphone analyst at IDC. Apple was the only brand among China's top three vendors to achieve a growth in shipments during the period, IDC's data showed. Huawei's shipments eased 1% to 10.4 million units, putting it in third place, while Xiaomi's shipments dropped 1.7% to 10 million units, putting it in the fourth position. Chart-topper Vivo's shipments fell 7.8% from a year earlier to 11.8 million units. IDC said China's smartphone market is expected to improve early in the fourth quarter thanks to some flagship product launches that started last month. (Reporting by Che Pan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Himani Sarkar, Muralikumar Anantharaman and Thomas Derpinghaus.)
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By Che Pan and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -Apple's shipments in China grew 0.6% from a year earlier to 10.8 million units in the third quarter amid sluggish demand in China's smartphone market, according to data issued by research firm IDC on Wednesday. Apple, which had the second-highest tally of shipments during the period, held a 15.8% market share in the third quarter. China's total smartphone shipments in the third quarter fell 0.6% from a year earlier to 68.4 million units. In the second quarter, the decline was more pronounced at 4%. "Apple’s value-for-money base model iPhone 17 successfully captured (value-seeking customers), helping it to achieve slight growth and a higher ranking than the previous quarter," said Will Wong, a senior smartphone analyst at IDC. Apple was the only brand among China's top three vendors to achieve a growth in shipments during the period, IDC's data showed. Huawei's shipments eased 1% to 10.4 million units, putting it in third place, while Xiaomi's shipments dropped 1.7% to 10 million units, putting it in the fourth position. Chart-topper Vivo's shipments fell 7.8% from a year earlier to 11.8 million units. IDC said China's smartphone market is expected to improve early in the fourth quarter thanks to some flagship product launches that started last month. (Reporting by Che Pan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Himani Sarkar, Muralikumar Anantharaman and Thomas Derpinghaus.)
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VIDEO SHOWS: MUSLIM FEMALE SOCCER PLAYER IN HIJAB TRAINING AND PLAYING / SOUNDBITES ON CHALLENGES OF PLAYING IN RELIGIOUS DRESS / MOSQUE SCENES / TEAM PLAYING AT A YOUTH TOURNAMENT. SHOWS: ILORIN, NIGERIA (AUGUST 30, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF MARYAM MUHAMMED WEARING HER HIJAB 2. VARIOUS OF MUHAMMED LACING HER BOOTS 3. DRONE VIEW OF SCHOOL SOCCER PITCH (MUTE) 4. VARIOUS OF MUHAMMED PLAYING SOCCER WITH TEAM 5. MUHAMMED WALKING OUT OF THE SOCCER PITCH 6. VARIOUS OF MUHAMMED WASHING HER SOCCER BOOTS AT HOME 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOCCER PLAYER, MARYAM MUHAMMED, SAYING: ‘’Some members of the community…they will just see me and say unfortunate fellow, where are you going to, you are supposed to be helping them at home with house chores or go to where you will be learning some handwork, so where are you going to, what are you doing there, you have nothing to do there, at the end of the day nothing will happen, you will just come back. They will just be telling me that I will not be able to achieve anything from that thing that I am doing which I believe I will achieve something big,’’ 8. VARIOUS OF MUHAMMED AND HER TEAMMATES JOGGING 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOCCER PLAYER, MARYAM MUHAMMED, SAYING: ‘’Sometimes it will feel like I want to open the hijab but I don’t need to because I must not expose my hair I have to cover my hair all the time as a good Muslim, and leggings as well…it is not convenient to wear leggings because of that same heat.’’ ILORIN, NIGERIA (SEPTEMBER 26, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 9. DRONE VIEW SHOWING THE MOSQUE AND ACTIVITIES AROUND (MUTE) 10. NAME ON MOSQUE BUILDING READING (English): ‘’SHEIKH SULU GAMBARI GATE’’ 11. WOMEN PRAYING 12. WOMEN IN HIJAB CHATTING AFTER PRAYERS 13. ROAD / CARS AND PEOPLE PASSING 14. GIRLS IN HIJAB ILORIN, NIGERIA (AUGUST 30, 2025 (REUTERS – Access all) 15. VARIOUS OF MUHAMMED’S MOTHER LOOKING AT HER MEDAL 16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARYAM MUHAMMED’S MOTHER, KEHINDE MUHAMMED, SAYING: ‘’So many people discouraged me that how can you leave a daughter, a small girl like this, but to me I do respect my children’s decision to whatever they want to do, all I need to do is to support them and keep on praying for them.’’ 17. VARIOUS OF MUHAMMED’S TEAMMATES MASSAGING HER FOOT 18. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARYAM MUHAMMED’S MOTHER, KEHINDE MUHAMMED, SAYING: ‘’I still make sure that any type of colour of their jersey, I will make the hijab for her because I don’t like her to expose her body as a lady. Sometimes I do counsel her that this is the normal way she is supposed to be dressed as a Muslim.’’ 19. DRONE MOVING THROUGH THE GOAL POST TO GIRLS TRAINING (MUTE) 20. VARIOUS OF GIRLS TRAINING 21. COACH MUYHIDEEN ABDULWAHAB WALKING ACROSS THE FIELD WITH CONE 22. (SOUNDBITE) (English) COACH, MODEL QUEENS FOOTBALL ACADEMY, MUYHIDEEN ABDULWAHAB, SAYING: ‘’The use of hijab is being approved, the use of the long inner trousers so that the various parts of their bodies will not show, despite the fact that we provide them with evidence, we still have some that it is a no for them.’’ 23. VARIOUS OF BASHIRAT OMOTOSHO HELPING HER MOTHER TO FRY AND SELL YEASTED DOUGH SNACKS LOCALLY CALLED PUFF-PUFF 24. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOCCER PLAYER, BASHIRAT OMOTOSHO, SAYING: ‘’Sometimes my teammates will have to go for a road walk, they will meet me here, but I don’t have a choice, I cannot leave my mother alone because this is where I am getting my money…everything, so sometimes training will be in the morning and I will not be able to go.’’ 25. VARIOUS OF BASHIRAT’S MOTHER SCOOPING DOUGH INTO POT OF HOT OIL 26. (SOUNDBITE) (Yoruba) BASHIRAT’S MOTHER, TITILAYO OMOTOSHO, SAYING: "Seeing other Muslim girls succeed, like Asisat, encouraged us to let her play," ILORIN, NIGERIA (AUGUST 29, 2025 (REUTERS – Access all) 27. VARIOUS OF MUHAMMED AND TEAM PLAYING FINALS AT A YOUTH TOURNAMENT 28. VARIOUS OF SPECTATORS 29. VARIOUS OF MUHAMMED AND TEAM POSING FOR PHOTOS ILORIN, NIGERIA (AUGUST 30, 2025 (REUTERS – Access all) 30. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOCCER PLAYER, MARYAM MUHAMMED, SAYING: ‘’I really love this thing (soccer) and I have passion for it, and since my parents support me, I don’t have any…there is nothing stopping me, so I have to pursue my dreams because football is my dream’’ 31. VARIOUS OF MUHAMMED IN HER SITTING ROOM, WATCHING HER HERO – SPANISH SOCCER PLAYER SERGIO BUSQUETS ON A PHONE STORY: When Maryam Muhammed laces up her boots and heads to soccer training at a local school in Ilorin, central Nigeria, she has to overcome the sweltering heat made worse by her hijab and leggings as well as scorn from some in the local community. In central Nigeria's Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily life, a group of girls are challenging cultural norms by playing soccer. They've embraced the game's team spirit, competitive thrill, plus the highs and lows of winning and losing, all whilst trying to ignore the disapproval of those who consider it unsuitable for women who choose to dress modestly. Muhammed, 17, regularly hears taunts as she walks to her training sessions with the Model Queens Football Academy. "They tell me I won't achieve anything. But I believe I will achieve something big," she said. Despite the discomfort, it is important to her to cover up when she plays rather than wear shorts and a t-shirt. "Sometimes it feels like I want to open the hijab, but I must not expose my hair," she said. "I have to put it on as a good Muslim." Hijabs, which cover the head and neck, were barred by soccer's world governing body FIFA on safety grounds in 2007, a move which led to the Iranian women's team being banned from a qualifying match for the 2012 Olympics. The ban was relaxed in 2012, and the hijab fully permitted in 2014. Nouhaila Benzina of Morocco became the first player to wear a hijab at a senior women's tournament in 2023. Muhammed's mother, Kehinde Muhammed, has faced criticism for allowing her daughter to play. "So many people discouraged me," she said. "But I respect my children's decisions. I support her and keep praying for her." She sews hijabs to match team jerseys. "I counsel her that this is the normal way you're supposed to be dressed as a Muslim," she said. Model Queens coach Muyhideen Abdulwahab is trying to change perceptions. "We go out to meet parents, to tell them there are laws in place for modest dressing," he said. "Despite that, some still say no." Team member Bashirat Omotosho, 19, is passionate about the sport but cannot always attend training because she has to help her mother sell puff puff, a fried dough snack, at a roadside stall in order for the family to make enough money. Sometimes the team jog past the stall as part of their training, which is frustrating for her. "Training is often in the morning, but I have to be here," she said, handing snacks to customers. "I can't leave my mum – this is how I earn money." Her mother, Titilayo Omotosho, was initially hostile to the teenager's sporting ambition. "Why would a lady choose football?" she asked. But after her husband gave his blessing, the mother relented. "Seeing other Muslim girls succeed, like Asisat, encouraged us to let her play," she said, referring to Nigeria star Asisat Oshoala, the record six-time African Women's Footballer of the Year. Oshoala, who does not wear a hijab on the pitch, comes from Lagos, in southwest Nigeria, where Islam is less conservative. On August 29, Muhammed captained the Model Queens in a youth tournament final. They lost. At the whistle, she high-fived teammates and cheered as they received runners-up medals. Later, alone in her room, she broke down in tears over the defeat. But the support of he…
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By Alun John and Mateusz Rabiega LONDON (Reuters) -LVMH shares opened up 12% on Wednesday, a day after the luxury group reported better-than-expected sales in the third quarter, driven by improved demand in China and prompting a sector-wide rally. The world's largest luxury group's shares jumped 12% in morning trading to 597 euros per share. Peers Hermes, Kering, Richemont, Burberry and Moncler were up between 5% and 7%. The rise reported by LVMH on Tuesday represents the first quarter of growth this year for the company, a sector bellwether with operations spanning fashion, alcohol and retail. Analysts saw the results beat as a good sign for continued recovery, with Bernstein highlighting that sales exceeded expectations across all divisions. JPMorgan analysts said they believe the overall environment is positive enough to expect a generally better luxury reporting season. ($1 = 0.8602 euros) (Reporting by Alun John, Mateusz Rabiea, Mimosa Spencer; Editing by Amanda Cooper and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
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