China is gaining ground in AI. The U.S. still has a major advantage
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SK Hynix, Samsung stocks: AI rally roars back
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images South Korea’s chip heavyweights SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics skyrocketed in…
FIFA plans for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run the World Cup
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup…
SK Hynix plunges as semiconductor selloff deepens; Samsung, Softbank
SK Hynix Inc. signage at the company’s office in Seongnam, South Korea, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. SeongJoon…
Nvidia reveals new AI model and expands Japan’s physical AI ecosystem
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nvidia unveiled a new AI model for robots and vision AI…
Tumbling AI stocks signal another day of turmoil for tech companies
The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025. Kazuhiro…
Asia tech stocks rebound after Wall Street chip shares recover
Images of mobile devices at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, on Tuesday,…
AI revolution is ‘50x bigger’ than dot-com boom: SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son
The AI revolution is 50 times bigger than the dot-com revolution in the 2000s, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son…
SoftBank posts $46 billion gain at Vision Fund driven by OpenAI bet
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event to pitch AI for businesses in…
Wall Street is getting bullish on neoclouds. These stocks hold more risk than other AI plays
There’s a lot of market buzz on the emerging crop of companies known as neoclouds, but these stocks…
Japan’s Sakura Internet jumps 20% as Microsoft plans $10 billion AI push with SoftBank
Microsoft’s Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (L) and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pose before their meeting…
DOE unveils 10-gigawatt Ohio data center, gas-powered energy plan
PIKETON, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced a public-private partnership to develop a…