(Editor’s Note: This is the next installment of our series, “Tech Policy under Trump 2.0.” Read the first article in the series here). During a Dec. 18 press conference in Mar-a-Lago, President-elect Donald Trump took an unexpected tack, suggesting the United States and China could “work together to solve all of the world’s problems.” With…
China’s booming artificial intelligence (AI) industry has a plethora of job openings but not enough talent to fill them, according to a recent report from Maimai, a Chinese professional online network similar to LinkedIn. A quarter of openings among the top 20 “new economy” job types on Maimai this year through October were directly related…
File photo: The Nasdaq logo is displayed at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City. The Nasdaq Composite Index achieved a historic milestone on Wednesday, reaching 20,000 for the first time, driven by enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence and anticipated interest rate reductions that propelled technology stocks to remarkable heights. The technology-focused…
Nationalism has emerged as a potent force shaping global tech policy, nowhere more so than in the United States. With Donald Trump returning to the White House for a second term, his vision for America’s technological future is coming into sharper focus. At home, Trump promises a sweeping deregulatory agenda coupled with industrial policy aimed…
Yet another antitrust regulator has taken issue with Apple’s in-app payment system. As Reuters reported Monday (Nov. 25), Brazil’s Cade says Apple must do away with restrictions on payment methods for in-app purchases. The regulator will also proceed with an investigation into a complaint brought two years ago by Latin American eCommerce giant MercadoLibre, accusing Apple of imposing restrictions on the distribution of digital…
The Justice Department is looking to break up one of America’s most powerful companies following a court ruling in September that found Google violated antitrust law. Shares of Google-parent Alphabet plunged over 5% Thursday after prosecutors outlined proposed remedies that would significantly alter how the search giant conducts its business. In September, U.S. District Judge…
Google headquarters during Made By Google on August 13, 2024 in Mountain View, California. Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) In This Story Google parent company Alphabet’s (GOOGL-5.15%) shares fell over 5% during mid-day trading on Thursday amid pressure on Google to sell its Chrome web browser. AI can do the work of countless stock market…
In This Story After Morgan Stanley’s (MS-0.90%) bullish outlook, another financial giant has joined the optimistic chorus for the S&P 500 in 2025. What’s more, it expects the growth of the S&P 500 to occur without relying on the outperformance of the Magnificent Seven, marking a notable shift in market dynamics. How AI is revolutionizing…
Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings added more than 3,000 jobs in the third quarter, in a sign that the country’s most valuable technology company is on a new growth trajectory after the industry was beset by downsizing in recent years. The Shenzhen-based company had 108,823 employees by the end of September, up 3 per cent…
A Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chip designer, founded by a veteran of Nvidia’s mainland operations, has become a joint-stock company that paves the way for its initial public offering (IPO), even as the US continues to tighten tech restrictions. The capital base of Moore Threads Technology, a Beijing-based graphics processing unit (GPU) start-up, on October…