Neil Shen, founding partner of HSG, has topped Forbes China’s list of the best venture capital investors for an eighth consecutive year. The list, modeled on the U.S. Midas List, highlights investors behind major Chinese tech exits like ByteDance and Shein.
A broad slump in emerging market assets is being tied to wobbling AI stocks and shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy. Key currencies like the Mexican peso and South African rand saw volatile swings following the US jobs report.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed lawsuits against five major TV manufacturers, accusing them of using “Automated Content Recognition” to spy on viewers. The suits allege the TVs capture screenshots every 500 milliseconds and sell the data without meaningful consent.
The City of Seattle has hired Lisa Qian as its first-ever AI Officer, a move to cement its status as an AI hub. Meanwhile, Microsoft is poaching top talent for its AI news products. It’s a busy week for tech exec shuffles in the Pacific Northwest.
LG has officially confirmed its first flagship Micro RGB TV is launching in 2026. This kicks off a new wave of “RGB” displays from major brands, but it’s not the same as microLED.
A major blackout hit Spain and Portugal in April 2025, exposing grid instability as renewables grow. The solution might be Virtual Synchronous Machines, a tech that makes inverters act like traditional power plants to keep the grid stable.
Sandia National Laboratories has deployed a new supercomputer called Spectra, powered by 128 accelerators from startup NextSilicon. The system, part of the Vanguard program, will be used by national labs to test advanced fluid dynamics and nuclear weapons simulations. It’s a direct challenge to Nvid
NASA is launching a pilot program to test SpaceX’s secure Starshield satellite network. The goal is to provide a redundant, encrypted communications link for its critical Deep Space Network sites.
To mark its centennial, the legendary Bell Labs research institution was honored with seven new IEEE Milestone awards. The event highlighted foundational tech like the charge-coupled device (CCD) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), reminding us why pure research matters.
The M5 chip in the latest iPad Pro is delivering a serious gaming performance leap. It’s now running demanding titles like *Where Winds Meet* at maximum “Ultra” settings and a locked 60FPS, outperforming even the best smartphones.
