OpenAI Warns Its New Models Pose High Security Risk
The company behind ChatGPT has begun working with a team of cybersecurity defenders to counter security risks posed by the capabilities of its upcoming models.
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Rate Cut Weakens Dollar, Likely Adding to Consumer Inflation
The rate cuts so vociferously demanded by Trump since his election will make imports costlier and add to the consumer's perception of runaway prices.
Wall Street Rallies Modestly on Fed's Quarter Point Rate Cut
An interest rate cut that had already been partially baked into stocks has sparked a modest confirmation rise in the stock indexes.
Alibaba, ByeDance Eager for H200 Chips
Nvidia has begun turning out a small quantity of H200 chips even as it has allocated most of its resources to producing the current generation ...
SpaceX 2026 IPO to Raise $25 Billion for $1 Trillion Valuation
Taking a second company public would put pressure on Elon Musk to commit to only one.
Nvidia H200 AI Chips Impact Chinese University Recruitment of Top Talent
China's top students seek out universities with the largest number of Nvidia H200 chips in order to receive training using fastest AI models.
S. Korea's Hanwha, US Vatn to Build Navy Underwater Drones
The submarine drones are conceived as a way to counter China's massive build up of naval vessels.
Amazon Announces $35 Billion Investment in India
The investment includes expansion of operations and strengthening of its AI capabilities.
Nvidia Develops Location Verification Tech for AI Chips
The technology could be activated by the chip's buyer to verify the location at which a chip is being used to address US smuggling concerns.
US Tariffs Drive Vietnam to Deepen Ties with China
Chinese firms are becoming aggressive in investing in Vietnam and sending record shipments of components in defiance of US efforts to induce Vietnam to decouple ...
China Factory Deflation Deepens While Consumer Inflation Highest in 21 Months
High food prices raised China's consumer inflation to a 21-month high but factory deflation deepened on weak domestic demand.
Samsung SDI Inks $1.36 Billion LFP Battery Deal with US Firm
The deal was made with an undisclosed energy infrastructure firm to provide LFP (Lithium Iron Phostate) batteries for energy storage on reduced demand for EVs.
US Military to Develop Small-Scale Refineries for Critical Minerals
Minerals like tungsten, boron, antimony trisulfide and rare earths are essential to make bullets, armor and other weaponry.
China Sovereign Wealth Fund Rose 30.4% in 2024
The net profit on China's $1.57 trillion in national investments assets totaled $140.64 billion.
Leading Chip Equipment Maker ASML Sales Linked to Chinese Military
The Dutch company that makes the world's most advanced EUV lithography machines have sold parts to a subsidiary of state-owned China Electronics Technology group.
Global Airlines to Enjoy Record Profits in 2026
Despite plane delivery issues by Airbus and Boeing, European airlines are expected to overtake the US in airline profitability.
Beijing to Limit Use of Nvidia H200 Chips
China's response to US restrictions on exports of the most advanced AI chips to China has been to aggressive support the buildout of an AI ...
Solar Panel Installations Jumped 49% in Q3 Despite Hurdles
Over 30 GWs of generation capacity were installed, accounting for 58% of all new electricity-generating capacity.
US Set to Allow Nvidia H200 GPU Sales to China
The H200 is six times more powerful than the H20 GPU legally exportable to China under current export regulations.
Declining Consumer Sentiment Increases Rate-Cut Bet
A survey of US consumers found sentiment on their current finances "deteriorating notably" but improvement in their perception of the job market.
China Trade Surplus Passes $1 Trillion for First Time on Non-US Surge
Trump's tariffs cut exports to US by a third but exports of EVs, electronics and chips to Southeast Asia and the EU surged past previous ...
IBM to Buy Cloud Infrastructure Firm Confluent as AI Demand Heats Up
The $11 deal is part of CEO Arvind Krishna's focus on M&As to speed up growth of IBM's cloud and software business.
China Invested $80 Billion in Overseas Cleantech to Stoke Demand
An oversupply of solar panels and batteries provided motivation for China to invest in green factories in countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and ...
Tata Lands Intel as Customer for India's First Chip Plant
Tata Electronics plans to build a $14 billion semiconductor fabrication plant in Gujarat state and a chip assembly and testing facility in Assam state.
Japan Pullout from Vietnam Nuclear Project Adds Strain
Relations between the two nations were already strained by a ban against motorbikes in central Hanoi hurting market-dominant Honda.
China's November Crude Oil Imports Highest in 27 Months
The 50.89 million metric tons was up 5.24% over October and 3.2% over last year.
China's Rare-Earth Exports Jumped in November
Through the end of November rare-earth exports jumped 11.6% over last year to 58,193.1 metric tons.
China November Exports Rise on Surge to Non-US Nations
Exports jumped 5.9% on year, reversing a 1.1% contraction in October.
Japan Q3 GDP Revised Down to Negative 2.3%
The contraction represents a downward revision from an initial figure of 1.8%, and came despite a slight increase in consumer spending, suggesting industrial contraction.
India Expects 7% Growth for 2025 on Strong Fundamentals
The world's 5th largest economy saw growth accelerate last month on strong consumer spending and front-loading of exports ahead of tariffs.
SpaceX Seeks to Double Valuation to $800 Billion
Elon Musk has begun talks with investors for a secondary share sale that would put the rocket-launch company's implied valuation above OpenAI to become the ...
SoftBank's Arm to Set Up Chip-Design School in S. Korea
A deal between SoftBank and S. Korea provides for a school to train about 1,400 high-level chip design specialists to help the nation achieve its ...
Lisa Su Says AMD Ready to Pay 15% Tax on Exports to China
The legally questionable tax Trump imposed on shipments of AI chips to China would allow Nvidia and AMD to continue selling dumbed-down chips to China.
US Consumer Sentiment Improves Slightly in Early December
Worries about jobs and high prices persist to keep the overall mood somber despite a modest improvement from late November.
New York Times Sues Perplexity for Copyright Infringement
The AI startup's use of NY Times content and displaying its logo alongside "hallucinations" is the basis for the copyright infringement action.
China Exports Rebounded in November
The tariff truce with the US prompted a 3.8% increase in outbound shipments following a 1.1% contraction in October.
China Home Prices to Continue Slide into 2026
China's home prices fell 3.7% in 2025 and will fall 2.6% more next year due to an aging population, job uncertainty and high unsold inventory, ...
Estée Lauder Grows Market with New Brands, Younger Global Shoppers
The middle class growing around the world has been targeted with increased customization of products.
Dollar General Raises Profit Forecast
The bargain retail chain is seeing a big increase in the number of shoppers seeking goods priced under $1
Weekly Jobless Claims Lowest in 3 Years Says Government
The new Labor Department data showing a fall to 191,000 sharply contradicts an earlier report from ADP.
Meta Plans Big Cut to Metaverse Budget
After sinking $60 billion into Metaverse Meta plans to cut 30% from its budget as Zuckerberg makes an epic pivot to AI and the Superintelligence ...
Amazon Previews Custom AI-Created Fragrances
AWS Cloud Computing convention attendees lined up to have custom fragrances made by Amazon's Nova generative AI software only to be mostly disappointed by the ...
EU Mulls Removing Tariffs on Volkswagen EVs Made in China
The EU balances controlling EV imports from China against the needs of European carmakers looking for ways to compete.
Taiwan's No. 2 Chipmaker to Manufacture in US
UMC partners with Minnesota's Polar to fabricate 8-inch chips for autos, aerospace and defense, data centers and consumer electronics.
High-End Swiss Watches See Jump in US Demand
Watches of Switzerland reports a 15% jump in US sales for the first half of 2025 and expects demand to continue rising next year.
China's Nvidia-Like GPU-Maker Soars 400% on Trading Debut
AI GPU-maker Moore-Threads Technology is expected to become a mainstay for the Chinese AI industry with a strong showing in Friday's market debut on the ...
OpenAI Buys Startup Neptune for AI Training Tool
The Microsoft-backed company is beefing up its AI capabilities in preparation for a 2026 IPO that may value it at $1 trillion.
China's Hikvision Sues Challenging FCC Rules
The suit seeks to overturn new rules imposing restrictions on use of telecom gear made by Chinese companies like Huawei, ZTE and China mobile.
AI Demand Prompts Micron to Abandon Consumer Memory
The lure of virtually unlimited and lucrative demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) admi the AI boom drives Micron to abandon the consumer memory sector.
Foxconn, Luxshare to Use Vietnam for Millions More Game Consoles
Up to 4.8 million Microsoft Xbox game consoles and a similar number of other game devices will be added to Vietnam's factory output in 2026.
OpenAI Warns Its New Models Pose High Security Risk
The company behind ChatGPT has begun working with a team of cybersecurity defenders to counter security risks posed by the capabilities of its upcoming models.
Rate Cut Weakens Dollar, Likely Adding to Consumer Inflation
The rate cuts so vociferously demanded by Trump since his election will make imports costlier and add to the consumer's perception of runaway prices.
Wall Street Rallies Modestly on Fed's Quarter Point Rate Cut
An interest rate cut that had already been partially baked into stocks has sparked a modest confirmation rise in the stock indexes.
Alibaba, ByeDance Eager for H200 Chips
Nvidia has begun turning out a small quantity of H200 chips even as it has allocated most of its resources to producing the current generation ...
SpaceX 2026 IPO to Raise $25 Billion for $1 Trillion Valuation
Taking a second company public would put pressure on Elon Musk to commit to only one.
Nvidia H200 AI Chips Impact Chinese University Recruitment of Top Talent
China's top students seek out universities with the largest number of Nvidia H200 chips in order to receive training using fastest AI models.
S. Korea's Hanwha, US Vatn to Build Navy Underwater Drones
The submarine drones are conceived as a way to counter China's massive build up of naval vessels.
Amazon Announces $35 Billion Investment in India
The investment includes expansion of operations and strengthening of its AI capabilities.
Nvidia Develops Location Verification Tech for AI Chips
The technology could be activated by the chip's buyer to verify the location at which a chip is being used to address US smuggling concerns.
US Tariffs Drive Vietnam to Deepen Ties with China
Chinese firms are becoming aggressive in investing in Vietnam and sending record shipments of components in defiance of US efforts to induce Vietnam to decouple ...
China Factory Deflation Deepens While Consumer Inflation Highest in 21 Months
High food prices raised China's consumer inflation to a 21-month high but factory deflation deepened on weak domestic demand.
Samsung SDI Inks $1.36 Billion LFP Battery Deal with US Firm
The deal was made with an undisclosed energy infrastructure firm to provide LFP (Lithium Iron Phostate) batteries for energy storage on reduced demand for EVs.
US Military to Develop Small-Scale Refineries for Critical Minerals
Minerals like tungsten, boron, antimony trisulfide and rare earths are essential to make bullets, armor and other weaponry.
China Sovereign Wealth Fund Rose 30.4% in 2024
The net profit on China's $1.57 trillion in national investments assets totaled $140.64 billion.
Leading Chip Equipment Maker ASML Sales Linked to Chinese Military
The Dutch company that makes the world's most advanced EUV lithography machines have sold parts to a subsidiary of state-owned China Electronics Technology group.
Global Airlines to Enjoy Record Profits in 2026
Despite plane delivery issues by Airbus and Boeing, European airlines are expected to overtake the US in airline profitability.
Beijing to Limit Use of Nvidia H200 Chips
China's response to US restrictions on exports of the most advanced AI chips to China has been to aggressive support the buildout of an AI ...
Solar Panel Installations Jumped 49% in Q3 Despite Hurdles
Over 30 GWs of generation capacity were installed, accounting for 58% of all new electricity-generating capacity.
US Set to Allow Nvidia H200 GPU Sales to China
The H200 is six times more powerful than the H20 GPU legally exportable to China under current export regulations.
Declining Consumer Sentiment Increases Rate-Cut Bet
A survey of US consumers found sentiment on their current finances "deteriorating notably" but improvement in their perception of the job market.
China Trade Surplus Passes $1 Trillion for First Time on Non-US Surge
Trump's tariffs cut exports to US by a third but exports of EVs, electronics and chips to Southeast Asia and the EU surged past previous ...
IBM to Buy Cloud Infrastructure Firm Confluent as AI Demand Heats Up
The $11 deal is part of CEO Arvind Krishna's focus on M&As to speed up growth of IBM's cloud and software business.
China Invested $80 Billion in Overseas Cleantech to Stoke Demand
An oversupply of solar panels and batteries provided motivation for China to invest in green factories in countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and ...
Tata Lands Intel as Customer for India's First Chip Plant
Tata Electronics plans to build a $14 billion semiconductor fabrication plant in Gujarat state and a chip assembly and testing facility in Assam state.
Japan Pullout from Vietnam Nuclear Project Adds Strain
Relations between the two nations were already strained by a ban against motorbikes in central Hanoi hurting market-dominant Honda.
China's November Crude Oil Imports Highest in 27 Months
The 50.89 million metric tons was up 5.24% over October and 3.2% over last year.
China's Rare-Earth Exports Jumped in November
Through the end of November rare-earth exports jumped 11.6% over last year to 58,193.1 metric tons.
China November Exports Rise on Surge to Non-US Nations
Exports jumped 5.9% on year, reversing a 1.1% contraction in October.
Japan Q3 GDP Revised Down to Negative 2.3%
The contraction represents a downward revision from an initial figure of 1.8%, and came despite a slight increase in consumer spending, suggesting industrial contraction.
India Expects 7% Growth for 2025 on Strong Fundamentals
The world's 5th largest economy saw growth accelerate last month on strong consumer spending and front-loading of exports ahead of tariffs.
SpaceX Seeks to Double Valuation to $800 Billion
Elon Musk has begun talks with investors for a secondary share sale that would put the rocket-launch company's implied valuation above OpenAI to become the ...
SoftBank's Arm to Set Up Chip-Design School in S. Korea
A deal between SoftBank and S. Korea provides for a school to train about 1,400 high-level chip design specialists to help the nation achieve its ...
Lisa Su Says AMD Ready to Pay 15% Tax on Exports to China
The legally questionable tax Trump imposed on shipments of AI chips to China would allow Nvidia and AMD to continue selling dumbed-down chips to China.
US Consumer Sentiment Improves Slightly in Early December
Worries about jobs and high prices persist to keep the overall mood somber despite a modest improvement from late November.
New York Times Sues Perplexity for Copyright Infringement
The AI startup's use of NY Times content and displaying its logo alongside "hallucinations" is the basis for the copyright infringement action.
China Exports Rebounded in November
The tariff truce with the US prompted a 3.8% increase in outbound shipments following a 1.1% contraction in October.
China Home Prices to Continue Slide into 2026
China's home prices fell 3.7% in 2025 and will fall 2.6% more next year due to an aging population, job uncertainty and high unsold inventory, ...
Estée Lauder Grows Market with New Brands, Younger Global Shoppers
The middle class growing around the world has been targeted with increased customization of products.
Dollar General Raises Profit Forecast
The bargain retail chain is seeing a big increase in the number of shoppers seeking goods priced under $1
Weekly Jobless Claims Lowest in 3 Years Says Government
The new Labor Department data showing a fall to 191,000 sharply contradicts an earlier report from ADP.
Meta Plans Big Cut to Metaverse Budget
After sinking $60 billion into Metaverse Meta plans to cut 30% from its budget as Zuckerberg makes an epic pivot to AI and the Superintelligence ...
Amazon Previews Custom AI-Created Fragrances
AWS Cloud Computing convention attendees lined up to have custom fragrances made by Amazon's Nova generative AI software only to be mostly disappointed by the ...
EU Mulls Removing Tariffs on Volkswagen EVs Made in China
The EU balances controlling EV imports from China against the needs of European carmakers looking for ways to compete.
Taiwan's No. 2 Chipmaker to Manufacture in US
UMC partners with Minnesota's Polar to fabricate 8-inch chips for autos, aerospace and defense, data centers and consumer electronics.
High-End Swiss Watches See Jump in US Demand
Watches of Switzerland reports a 15% jump in US sales for the first half of 2025 and expects demand to continue rising next year.
China's Nvidia-Like GPU-Maker Soars 400% on Trading Debut
AI GPU-maker Moore-Threads Technology is expected to become a mainstay for the Chinese AI industry with a strong showing in Friday's market debut on the ...
OpenAI Buys Startup Neptune for AI Training Tool
The Microsoft-backed company is beefing up its AI capabilities in preparation for a 2026 IPO that may value it at $1 trillion.
China's Hikvision Sues Challenging FCC Rules
The suit seeks to overturn new rules imposing restrictions on use of telecom gear made by Chinese companies like Huawei, ZTE and China mobile.
AI Demand Prompts Micron to Abandon Consumer Memory
The lure of virtually unlimited and lucrative demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) admi the AI boom drives Micron to abandon the consumer memory sector.
Foxconn, Luxshare to Use Vietnam for Millions More Game Consoles
Up to 4.8 million Microsoft Xbox game consoles and a similar number of other game devices will be added to Vietnam's factory output in 2026.
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