The $840 billion startup’s ⁠wildly successful ​partnership with Microsoft ​contains a prenuptial agreement triggered when artificial ​general intelligence ​is achieved. Snag is, ‌the ⁠definition and ...

Exports jumped 21% in 2026 after a record year, but ​the gains are not ​showing up in jobs and wage ⁠growth. Policies that ...

Alibaba and ‌Tencent shares are down while $40 bln upstart Minimax briefly surpassed Baidu's market value. One reason ​is the incumbents' core businesses ​are vulnerable to a consumer spending slump.

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America’s $260 bln Lam Research is among ‌suitors circling BE Semiconductor Industries. The $16 bln Dutch chip group is pricey, but there’s strategic appeal in securing ​its advanced packaging knowhow ...

A ‌top bank regulator has proposed rules which would bar retailers like Walmart and Amazon ​from offering rewards on dollar‑pegged ​tokens. Without incentives to encourage consumers ⁠to ditch other ...

Saudi, the UAE and Qatar may feel anger at the US president for Iran counter-strikes. ​Gulf states will struggle to ​reverse ...

Record ​trade and foreign ⁠investment yielded just ​0.8% economic growth ​last year, as decades of stagnant productivity ​take their ​toll. With pressure growing ahead ‌of ⁠negotiations with Uncle Sam ...

Countries across energy-hungry Asia are rationing supplies or ‌exports of fossil fuels in response to the Gulf conflict. Faster electrification, like in China, would have reduced the ​energy and food ...

Peak XV-backed Sarvam, last valued at $200 mln, ​is leading the country's ​local AI drive. The ⁠startup shows Indic language ​models can be frugally built ​but will struggle against OpenAI and peers.