Can hyperscalers justify their huge AI capex?
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China’s Baidu adds OpenClaw AI into search app for 700 million users
Chinese tech company Baidu, best known for its search engine, also operates cloud, mapping and other internet-based services.…
Zhipu leads rally in Chinese AI stocks, surging 30%, as a wave of new releases hits market
Information on Zhipu’s AI service on the web, dubbed Z.ai, arranged on a computer in Shanghai, Jan. 7,…
Taiwan pushes back against Washington’s 40% chip supply relocation goal
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s logo is seen in the background beside a printed circuit board. Sopa Images |…
Space data center cooling problem still needs solution
Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor said two years would be an “aggressive” timeframe for space data centers and…
China tech stocks enters bear market as tax, AI fears take hold
UBTech humanoid robot is on display during the 27th China Beijing International High-tech Expo at China National Convention…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquiring AI startup xAI ahead of potential IPO
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) weather satellite Geostationary Operational Environmental…
‘Are you dead?’ app and ‘crying horse’ plushie are a hit
While Americans worry about inflation and affordability, the Chinese are fretting about deflation and a down economy. To…
China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips: Reuters
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada,…
SK Hynix doubles 2025 profit as AI memory shortages drive earnings beat
Signage at the SK Hynix Inc. booth at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China, on…
Micron to invest $24 billion in Singapore plant as AI boom strains global memory supply
A general view of Micron Technology’s building in Singapore, June 23, 2020. Micron Gcm Studio | Reuters Micron…
AI wasn’t the biggest engine of U.S. economic growth in 2025
Meta’s 5-gigawatt “Hyperion” data center under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, on January 9, 2026. Meta The popular…