Taiwan’s “Tiger economy” is back, propelled by chips and other AI-related exports to the US, capping a decade-long pivot away from the mainland market. Economic growth is on track to expand 11% for the full year, more than double the rate of China. For the first time in a quarter ...
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China’s AI giants target enterprise profitsChina’s AI giants target enterprise profits
China’s tech giants are deepening their push into enterprise AI to drive profits. For years, China’s AI race was dominated by a quest for market share, but Alibaba and Tencent are now also trying to grow by bundling their models into workplace tools, while ByteDance announced last week it was ...
The trade in Trump’s social-media previewsThe trade in Trump’s social-media previews
President Donald Trump has a social-media site. He says market-moving things on that site, which is now selling early access to those things for $100,000 a month. It’s a blatant bit of self-dealing, requiring none of the complicated flow charts that accompany most reporting about all the other ways the ...
AstraZeneca could be Britain’s next lossAstraZeneca could be Britain’s next loss
AstraZeneca’s deal talks with US-headquartered Bristol Myers Squibb, which Semafor confirms remain active, would strike another blow to the UK’s effort to keep hold of its corporate champions. A merger would tilt AstraZeneca’s revenues even further away from the UK and Europe and could portend a full relisting in New ...
Airtable sale punctures SaaS bubbleAirtable sale punctures SaaS bubble
This is what capitulation looks like: Airtable, a maker of workflow software, is being sold for just 10% of its peak valuation. It’s a sign that some companies hit hard by the SaaS selloff (or their venture-capital backers, as Airtable is still privately held) are bowing to reality and taking ...
Aramco profit rises 33% on higher oil pricesAramco profit rises 33% on higher oil prices
The News Saudi Aramco’s second-quarter profit increased 33% from a year earlier, as higher oil prices and strong refining margins helped offset lower export volumes. Thanks to decades of investment in energy infrastructure, the world’s biggest crude exporter has been able to keep oil flowing, despite disruptions to the Strait ...
Battleground Democrats try to stay above their party’s frayBattleground Democrats try to stay above their party’s fray
The News KALAMAZOO, Mich. — While some Democratic candidates tear each other apart over the future of their party, Sean McCann is part of a quieter group attempting to stay above the fray. It’s tempting to try to call these Democrats part of a new center-left, but their campaign strategies this ...
Michigan Senate and 10 other races to watchMichigan Senate and 10 other races to watch
The News What are the stakes of today’s election for America’s progressive movement? What do they mean for the Democratic Party? Let the Incredible Hulk explain. “This is what we started in 2016,” Mark Ruffalo said on a Sunday night call organized by supporters of the left-wing candidates in Michigan’s ...
White House silent on public release of its AI frameworkWhite House silent on public release of its AI framework
The White House is not commenting on whether it plans to publicly release the framework for voluntary reviews of advanced AI models that it plans to brief companies on later today. AI firms including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta have yet to see details of the framework ahead of today’s ...
China’s maritime playbook for AIChina’s maritime playbook for AI
Andy’s view The US lawyer Paul Reichler has made a career defending the underdog. When I first met him a decade ago, he was poring over antique navigation charts and hydrological surveys of the South China Sea, preparing to take on China in a case brought by the Philippines under ...