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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Sees 1 Billion Humanoid Robots by 2040 — and a $34 Trillion AI Economy
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son laid out an audacious forecast at the company’s annual investor day: 1 billion AI-powered...
DeepSeek Targets $7.4 Billion Funding Round As Valuation Nears $74 Billion Ahead of Shanghai IPO
China's AI powerhouse DeepSeek is in talks for a new 50 billion yuan raise, following a similar-sized round last month, ...
Global data centre investment surges $235bn, outpacing oil, renewables and property — UNCTAD
New UNCTAD data shows foreign investment announcements for data centres jumped by $235 billion between 2024 and 2025, dw...
Hong Kong Bets on AI Leadership and Tourism Revival to Reinforce Global Standing
President Xi Jinping’s call to make AI a driver of shared prosperity coincides with Hong Kong’s push to dominate the AI ...
Bernstein: AI Compute Is Becoming a Commodity — GPU Futures Could Reshape Trillion-Dollar AI Capex
Bernstein argues AI compute is commoditizing like electricity, with GPU futures on the horizon. Major deals (Meta-Anthro...
Eggers’ Blunt Critique at OpenAI HQ Signals Deep Tensions Over AI’s Role in Education
Author Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT is 'silencing an entire generation' by undermining student writing, es...
Global Facebook and Instagram Outage Exposes Meta’s Operational Risk and Opens Door for Rivals
A widespread instability hit Meta’s Facebook and Instagram globally on Sunday, sparking user complaints and internationa...