STORY: Artificial intelligence continues to boost earnings at chipmakers.TSMC reported Thursday third-quarter revenue beat forecasts and rose 30% on the year.The world's largest contract chipmaker saw demand for its products leap on surging interest in AI.Revenue for July to September came in at just over $32 billion.TSMC will report full third-quarter earnings on October 16.The Taiwanese giant is also due to provide an updated outlook for the current quarter and full year.The company's customers include Nvidia and Apple.It has been a major winner from advances in AI.Demand has more than offset the fall off of pandemic-led demand for chips used in consumer electronics like tablets.TSMC's Taipei-listed shares have risen more than third so far this year...

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