China’s server, chipmakers enter ‘super cycle’ as AI computing capacity mushrooms

China’s server, chipmakers enter ‘super cycle’ as AI computing capacity mushrooms

China’s domestic server and chipmakers are entering a “super cycle” as the country’s local governments spend lavishly on computing infrastructure to support artificial intelligence development. The AI Computing Power Concept Index, compiled by Chinese financial data provider Wind and comprising 54 component stocks, hit a record high on Monday, with an increase of 166 per…

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Hong Kong rat catchers get AI boost as live trappings of rodents surge 40%

Hong Kong rat catchers get AI boost as live trappings of rodents surge 40%

Hong Kong rat catchers have reported a 40 per cent year-on-year surge in the number of live rodents trapped, with about 89,600 captured in 2024, helped by AI-powered surveillance technology. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department introduced thermal imaging cameras equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) to track rodent activity last year, replacing traditional trapping methods…

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Technology that Oracle founder Larry Ellison called "complete gibberish" is what has made him the second richest man on Earth, beating Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg

Technology that Oracle founder Larry Ellison called “complete gibberish” is what has made him the second richest man on Earth, beating Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg

Oracle founder Larry Ellison, who once mocked cloud computing as “complete gibberish,” is now the second-richest person on Earth, overtaking Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg. With a net worth of $288 billion, he is behind Elon Musk who has a net worth of $3379 billion, as per Bloomberg Billioniare Index. The reason: Oracle’s…

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Why Analysts Say NVIDIA Remains the Best AI Play

Why Analysts Say NVIDIA Remains the Best AI Play

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the Must-Watch AI Stocks for Investors. On August 19, TD Cowen analyst Joshua Buchalter raised the price target on the stock to $235.00 (from $175.00) while maintaining a Buy rating. According to the analysts, Nvidia shares trade at a discount to Broadcom even though they have a “cleaner set-up. They…

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Tesla upgrades EV voice assistant system with AI from DeepSeek and ByteDance

Tesla upgrades EV voice assistant system with AI from DeepSeek and ByteDance

DeepSeek’s namesake chatbot would be used for “AI interaction”, which enables a Tesla EV’s driver to have casual conversations with the system, while also getting the latest news and weather information, according to the updated terms of use posted this month on the US carmaker’s mainland website. ByteDance’s Doubao large language model (LLM) would facilitate…

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