Tech & AI
The business of technology: the AI capital cycle, chips, platforms and the money behind them.
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How DeepSeek founder's quant empire is taking on China's choppy IPO boom
High-Flyer Quant, which bankrolled DeepSeek, has come to the fore, making a push into new listings as it chases returns in China's…
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Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short
In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Euro…
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Tesla recalls 3 million vehicles in China over doorhandle safety, driver monitoring
Tesla will voluntarily recall about 3 million of its vehicles in China to address doorhandle safety concerns and deficient driver …
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A dumpling shop becomes a poster child of AI adoption in China
Business owner quotes Deng Xiaoping as motivator: “Science and technology are a primary productive force.”
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Chinese carmakers now sell one EV abroad for every two at home
Dwindling sales at home are pushing the cars toward Brazil, Thailand, and the Gulf.
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China built robots that can do backflips – but can they make money?
Unitree’s IPO will gauge investors’ appetite for a technology that has yet to prove its commercial viability amid intensifying geo…
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Manus to return as independent company after China forced Meta to unwind $2 billion deal
Last December, Meta said it planned to acquire Manus for $2 billion, its latest effort to shore up its AI strategy.
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In China, people are renting out their faces to AI
New platforms are paying people to license their likeness for AI-generated dramas and ads, creating a new marketplace for biometri…
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China's AI labor squeeze drives tech firms to high schools
Facing a projected deficit of 5 million workers by 2030, Chinese technology and automotive companies are bypassing universities to…
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China's Zhongji Innolight sees shares surge after Hong Kong listing approval
The deal size will exceed Luxshare Precision's $3.1 billion IPO earlier this month, making it the largest listing in Hong Kong thi…
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China’s EV makers are taking over the European factories Ford and Nissan can’t fill
Car industry.