Asia’s artificial-intelligence boom is no longer confined to the usual suspects—chipmakers, data-centre operators and the handful of technology platforms that have dominated market narratives for the past year. Instead, it has started to behave like a broader macro force: lifting…
Neil Rimer has a blunt way of describing what’s happening as AI moves from demos to deployments: the wealth being created in Silicon Valley won’t stay put. In a conversation that frames AI less as a job-displacement story and more…
Vertu has never been shy about pricing. For years, the company’s pitch has been simple: you’re not buying a phone so much as you’re buying a lifestyle object—materials, craftsmanship, and a certain kind of discretion. But this time, Vertu is…
Databricks has crossed another valuation milestone, reportedly reaching $188 billion, a figure that underscores how thoroughly the company has repositioned itself in the AI era. For years, Databricks was primarily associated with data engineering and analytics—an enterprise platform that helped…
Zoom is facing a fresh wave of privacy anxiety after new reports circulated about a so-called “Don’t record me” hack—an issue that, at first glance, sounds like a familiar story about meeting controls. But the deeper concern isn’t simply whether…
US chip stocks have just logged their worst week in more than a year, a sharp reminder that the market’s most crowded trades can reverse with startling speed. For much of the rally, semiconductors were treated less like cyclical industrial…
Apple has briefly reclaimed the title of the world’s most valuable company, leapfrogging Nvidia at a moment when markets are still digesting the latest wave of AI-related selling pressure. The move is notable not just because it changes the ranking…
Agility Robotics is expanding its footprint in the Bay Area with the opening of a new training center for its Digit robots in Fremont, California. The move is being framed as a practical step toward scaling what has always been…
India’s smartphone market has been slowing for months, but the latest twist is making the story feel less like a simple demand cycle and more like a supply-chain and product-planning stress test. Behind the headlines about softer sales and cautious…
TikTok is beginning to test a new way for creators to protect their likeness from AI-generated impersonation. The company’s latest effort, first spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, centers on an opt-in tool that scans for AI likenesses and…
Meta is reportedly in discussions with Anthropic over a potentially massive data centre arrangement that could be worth as much as $10bn, according to a report from the Financial Times. The talks, if they progress, would underline a shift that…
Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI landed with the kind of timing that makes even seasoned observers pause. Filed last Friday, the complaint doesn’t read like a narrow dispute over a single product feature or a single employee’s conduct. Instead,…