Three Chinese technology companies, led by AI firm Zhipu AI, started trading higher in Hong Kong on Thursday. The debuts are seen as a test for the city’s IPO market, which is hoping for a busier year. The listings are part of a state-backed push to develop domestic alternatives to U.S. tech.
According to a Financial Times report cited by Reuters, Chinese hackers accessed emails used by staffers on key House committees. The campaign, known as Salt Typhoon, is seen as a major cybersecurity threat aiming to disrupt US infrastructure.
In a new podcast, Replit’s CEO argues that most AI output is generic “slop.” He says the fix is for platforms to build “taste” into their agents and for companies to embrace “vibe coding” to empower non-developers.
Utah is testing an AI system that can approve prescription refills without a physician’s immediate review. The program uses clinician-defined rules to automate decisions for stable patients, logging every action for audit. This reflects a growing trend of AI moving from experimental to operational r
The CFO of shale giant EOG Resources says oversupply and the potential for increased Venezuelan production are pushing oil prices down. This trend is expected to last for several more quarters, even as the LNG boom faces a similar oversupply risk.
In a rare public statement, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale told Inc. his mission was to “save Western Civilization.” His venture firm, 8VC, now invests in defense contractors like Anduril. The comments highlight Silicon Valley’s rightward shift.
Anthem, BioWare’s online loot shooter, will become completely unplayable when EA shuts off its servers on January 12. A writer who picked it up for $2 found a flawed but fun game with a core of excellent mech combat that deserved better than a digital death.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has raised a massive $20 billion in a Series E round. The funding news arrives amid international investigations into its Grok chatbot for easily creating harmful deepfake imagery.
McKinsey’s CEO detailed a radical workforce shift driven by AI, with 25% growth in client-facing roles and 25% cuts in non-client roles. The firm now has 40,000 employees and 25,000 AI agents, expecting those numbers to equalize by year’s end. This signals a new paradigm for how large companies oper
Vitrealab has closed an $11 million Series A to industrialize its Quantum Light Chip for AR glasses. The tech promises smaller, brighter, more efficient displays. But the AR hardware graveyard is full of good ideas.
