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Tesla’s Optimus faces stiff humanoid competition at Beijing robot conference
Tesla displays Optimus next to two of its vehicles at the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn BEIJING — While Chinese companies last week showed off humanlike robots playing the zither or grabbing sodas, Tesla displayed its Optimus humanoid inside a clear box, motionless next to its cars. Elon […]
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Alibaba, JD.com results underscore the slowdown in Chinese consumer demand
A person seen walking next to the Alibaba’s corporate logo, in front of its office building at Chaoyang Technology Park in Beijing, China. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com‘s quarterly results from Thursday underscored the slowdown in China’s consumer market, with retailers struggling to attract value-conscious […]
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Tencent-backed Airwallex nears $500 million annualized sales, aims to get IPO-ready by 2026
Airwallex, which was most recently valued at $5.5 billion and is backed by Tencent, has been tipped as one of many prominent fintech IPO candidates. Jose Sarmento | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tencent-backed payments startup Airwallex is nearing an annual revenue run rate of $500 million and will look to get ready for an initial […]
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Chinese tech giant Tencent’s quarterly profit jumps 82% as key gaming unit accelerates
Tencent showed off its tech at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 8, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tencent beat second-quarter top and bottom line estimates as growth in its key gaming division accelerated. Here’s how Tencent did in the June quarter against LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: 161.12 billion Chinese […]
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Europe’s AI-powered Google Translate rival DeepL launches traditional Chinese language in Asia push
DeepL CEO Jaroslaw “Jarek” Kutylowski. DeepL German artificial intelligence translation startup DeepL on Wednesday launched traditional Chinese as a language option as it looks to expand its presence in Asia. DeepL, one of Europe’s high-profile AI companies valued at $2 billion, sells translation software aimed at businesses rather than everyday consumers. Traditional Chinese is a […]
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Avoid the ‘Magnificent 7’ and buy these lesser-known stocks instead, wealth manager says
The so-called “Magnificent Seven” were among the hottest stocks last year, but one wealth manager says they are “wildly overvalued” and has his sights elsewhere. “There is a possibility that the Magnificent Seven will continue to grow and generate positive returns for investors in the next decade, but I don’t think that’s the case with […]
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Here’s why China was largely unaffected by Friday’s IT outage
BEIJING — While businesses in the U.S. and Europe woke up Friday to a global IT outage that disrupted airports and hotels, China went into its weekend largely unaffected. The issue traced back to a software update by Texas-based cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, which generates more than half its revenue from the United States. The company’s […]
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Forget the Magnificent 7: UBS just refreshed its ‘Super 8’ list of global stock picks
The so-called “Magnificent Seven” were last year’s hot stocks, with investors piling into Alphabet , Amazon , Apple , Meta Platforms , Microsoft , Nvidia and Tesla . But for those looking for alternatives, UBS has refreshed its list of “highest conviction and most investable” tech stocks in Asia. The bank says these stocks are […]
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