We recently published a list of 10 Trending AI Stocks on Latest News and Ratings. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) stands against other trending AI stocks on latest news and ratings.
Latest reports suggest that the United Kingdom is launching a Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR) to strengthen national security and cyber defense in response to evolving threats in the AI arms race. Backed by an initial £8.22 million in government funding, LASR will unite industry, academia, and government experts to explore the impact of AI on security. This initiative complements the UK’s broader cybersecurity strategy, including the upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill and the designation of data centers as critical infrastructure.
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The laboratory will adopt a catalytic model to attract further investment and collaboration. The announcement follows heightened global concerns about state actors leveraging AI for malicious purposes, such as North Korea’s use of AI for cyberattacks. Additionally, the UK government has also unveiled a £1 million incident response initiative to bolster allied cyber defense capabilities, highlighting AI’s dual potential as both a security risk and a tool for good.
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A close-up of a complex network of integrated circuits used in logic semiconductors.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM)
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) makes and sells integrated circuits and semiconductors. Latest reports, published by news platform Business Insider, claim that chip experts believe that some US businesses are likely to continue depending on TSM chips made in Taiwan for the foreseeable future, even as the company builds factories in Arizona. Chris Miller, a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, recently told the news platform that companies that prefer to use the most cutting-edge technology — like Nvidia, Apple, Qualcomm, and AMD — will likely continue to source chips from Taiwan for many years in the future.
Overall, TSM ranks 6th on our list of trending AI stocks on latest news and ratings. While we acknowledge the potential of TSM as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than TSM but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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