DeepSeek pushes out updated AI model it says is faster, leanerThe firm unveiled the V4.1-Flash-1017 late Saturday afternoon with a series of posts on X saying the update had “stronger benchmark perform...
17 Oct, 2026, 09.53 PM IST
SoftBank junk bond sale raises stakes for CEO Son's all-in AI betSoftBank's promise to pay its highest-ever yields in a record $11 billion junk-bond offering highlights the pressure on CEO Masayoshi Son t...
14 Oct, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Nvidia’s share of China AI chip market falls to 34% as Huawei gains groundNvidia's share of China's AI chip market dropped to 34% in the first half of 2026 due to US export restrictions. Domestic competitors like ...
13 Oct, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
Nvidia's China AI-chip share falls as Huawei closes gap, report findsNvidia's share of China's market for data-centre AI chips fell to 34% in the first half of 2026, as US export controls restricted supplies ...
13 Oct, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
SoftBank invested $20 million in Alibaba in 2000. 14 years later, that tiny stake was worth more than $50 billion after its blockbuster IPOIn 2000, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son invested $20 million in Alibaba, the Chinese online marketplace founded by Jack Ma. The company had littl...
12 Oct, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
Moonshot execs in talks to settle dispute with shareholder ahead of planned IPO, people sayMoonshot, a Chinese AI startup, is currently in discussions with Recurrent.ai amidst a backdrop of legal challenges concerning alleged misc...
12 Oct, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
Webull’s 29% stock plunge follows a deeper question: how much of its U.S. brokerage depends on China-linked people, technology and infrastructureWhat sent Webull stock down? Webull stock fell as much as 29% after a House report said the brokerage’s China connections pose a national s...
07 Oct, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
Global Market: Hong Kong stocks fall as oil rises, tech and biotech shares dragHong Kong stocks fell as rising oil prices, weak economic data and selling in major technology and biotechnology shares weighed on sentimen...
07 Oct, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
Global Market: Hong Kong stocks rise as pharma, tech shares lead gainsHong Kong stocks gained on Tuesday, led by pharmaceutical and technology shares, with the Hang Seng rising 0.78% and Hang Seng Tech Index a...
06 Oct, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Trump has just fired the starting gun on a new Cold War with ChinaThe US-China AI race is increasingly taking on the character of a Cold War-style strategic contest, with artificial intelligence becoming l...
04 Oct, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
In 2005, Yahoo invested $1 billion in Alibaba. 10 years later, its stake was worth more than $30 billion after the Chinese giant went publicYahoo’s Alibaba investment changed the company’s financial story. In 2005, Yahoo paid $1 billion for a 40% stake in the Chinese e-commerce ...
03 Oct, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
Lessons from Chinese AI Firms on Owning Customers’ HabitsAs U.S. AI firms compete in an escalating race for superior models, bigger benchmarks, and more advanced features, Chinese companies are pu...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Beijing widens travel curbs to kin of top chip, AI talentGovernment agencies have recently begun to share the wider restrictions with affected people, which include prominent startup founders as w...
29 Sep, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
ETMarkets NRI Talk | AI’s 30x sales premium: Apurva Sheth on OpenAI, Anthropic and the valuation debateOpenAI and Anthropic are reportedly commanding valuations that translate into roughly 30-38 times price-to-sales, compared with around 3.7 ...
28 Sep, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
China chipmaker CanSemi seeks to raise up to $918.5 million in Shenzhen listingChinese chipmaker CanSemi Technology is seeking to raise 6.16 billion yuan ($918.5 million) in a Shenzhen listing after pricing its shares ...
23 Sep, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Could a US-China 'hot line' be set up for AI risks?With unchecked development of artificial intelligence sparking deep fear even among leaders in the sector, the United States is looking at ...
23 Sep, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Global Market: China stocks climb on AI boost, US-China talks in focusMainland China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday, driven by strong gains in artificial intelligence shares following agreements between ...
22 Sep, 2026, 10.59 AM IST