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Alibaba Stock Jumps 12% as Investors Bet on T-Head Chip Demand and AI Revenue

The e-commerce giant's strongest single-day rally this year reflects growing confidence in its semiconductor business and artificial intelligence monetization strategy

By Wei Zhang·Jul 9, 2026·4 min read
Policy

OpenAI Clears White House Review, Launches GPT-5.6 After Nine-Day Hold

The company sent engineers to Washington for direct consultations as the Commerce Department tested Sol, Luna, and Terra under a voluntary p

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 4m
Startups

Why Mainland Tech Firms Are Choosing Hong Kong for More Than Money

Recent IPOs reveal how Chinese startups leverage the city's global networks, partnerships, and product refinement opportunities alongside it

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Products

Google Launches Video Remix for Paid Subscribers, Bringing Gemini Omni Into Consumer Editing

The new feature lets users apply AI-driven transformations to personal videos in Google Photos, marking the first consumer rollout of the Om

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
AI

OpenAI Ships GPT-Live-1, a Voice Model That Knows When to Stay Quiet

The new conversational AI waits through pauses, interrupts less often, and routes queries to GPT-5.5 when deeper reasoning is needed.

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Policy

John Deere Agrees to Open Repair Access After FTC Enforcement

A decade-long settlement forces the agricultural giant to share tools and software with independent mechanics, testing whether consent decre

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Products

Meta Prototypes Ambient-Recording Glasses With Metadata-Only AI

The experimental wearable would capture images and audio continuously, but users wouldn't see the raw files - only what the AI infers from t

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
Startups

Obsidian Shifts Gears to Fallout After Microsoft Cancels Avowed Sequel

The studio behind The Outer Worlds will lead a new entry in the post-apocalyptic franchise as Xbox's restructuring cuts 3,200 jobs and kills

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
AI

OpenAI Bets Voice Will Replace Screens for Complex Work

New full-duplex models promise uninterrupted conversations and hands-free computing, but localization gaps show the challenge of building tr

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Products

PC Shipments Drop as Memory Shortage Pushes Prices Higher

Vendors maintain revenue growth by passing chip costs to consumers, while Apple's MacBook Neo defies broader market contraction

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
AI

Amazon Bets on Multi-Step AI as Alexa+ Costs Mount

Internal documents reveal Moonraker project aims to make Alexa fully agentic while GPU expenses push past $100 million this year

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
AI

OpenAI Replaces Turn-Based Voice with Duplex Architecture in GPT-Live

The new models can listen and speak simultaneously, interrupt gracefully, and delegate reasoning tasks in the background.

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Products

Samsung's Foldable Lineup Widens as Z Fold 8 Renders Surface Two Weeks Ahead of Unpacked

Leaked imagery reveals a short, wide foldable alongside iterative updates to the Z Flip 8 and new wearables, while a global RAM shortage may

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Policy

Apple's Gatekeeper Fight in Brussels Ends With a Thud

The EU's top court just upheld the Digital Markets Act designation, forcing Cupertino to keep its five app stores open to rival services acr

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
Startups

Blue Origin Pursues Record Capital Round After New Glenn Explosion

Jeff Bezos's rocket maker seeks $10 billion from institutional backers months after a test failure grounded its flagship vehicle, signaling

Marcus Halloran ·   · 5m
AI

Memory's Moment: Seoul's Chip Hub Gamble Tests AI Demand Against Market Cycles

Samsung and SK Hynix are betting billions on a new semiconductor complex, but the industry's boom-and-bust rhythm raises hard questions abou

Hana Park ·   · 7m
Policy

Apple Tests Chinese DRAM Amid Pentagon Blacklist and Supply Constraints

The iPhone maker is evaluating memory chips from CXMT for China-market devices while navigating Washington's export-control maze and an indu

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Startups

Blue Origin Opens the Door to Outside Capital After Two Decades

Jeff Bezos's space venture is raising $10 billion in its first external funding round, signaling a strategic shift as it scales lunar lander

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Startups

Momenta's Hong Kong Debut Exposes Investor Caution on Autonomous Driving Economics

The Toyota-backed self-driving startup raised $750 million but closed flat, highlighting the gap between technical promise and profitability

Wei Zhang ·   · 4m
Policy

Washington Eyes Corporate AI Supply Chains as DeepSeek Adoption Accelerates

American firms are embracing lower-cost Chinese models while regulators weigh intervention, exposing a widening rift in global AI governance

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
AI

Temasek Plans to Multiply AI Portfolio by 2.5x as Regional Tech Spending Accelerates

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund is doubling down on data infrastructure and chip investments amid questions about valuation froth in the s

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
Startups

Paris Startup Bets on Multi-Chip Inference to Break AI Hardware Lock-In

ZML launches free inference server that promises peak performance across Nvidia, AMD, Google, Apple, and Intel silicon, challenging the econ

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 6m
Policy

Beijing's Open-Weight Dilemma: Security Fears Collide With AI Ambition

As Chinese labs close the gap on frontier models, policymakers confront a paradox built into their own technology strategy.

Wei Zhang ·   · 6m
Products

Meta Locks Down Camera Access After LED Tampering on Smart Glasses

The company will disable recording entirely if users modify or block the privacy indicator light, while threatening legal action against bus

Marcus Halloran ·   · 4m
Products

Samsung Teases Third Foldable Format at July Event

The Korean giant's cryptic invite signals a wider book-style device, putting it on collision course with Huawei and Apple's rumored foldable

Hana Park ·   · 5m