Category Archives: Business

Trump Is Betting Big on Intel. Will the Chips Fall His Way?

The Trump administration is aiming to take an equity stake in Intel, according to US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick. Experts say the unconventional deal could backfire.

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Africa Is Buying a Record Number of Chinese Solar Panels

Energy-starved countries on the continent have reluctantly turned to coal and gas for decades. Cheap Chinese solar panels are now finally changing the calculus.

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Why Did a $10 Billion Startup Let Me Vibe-Code for Them—and Why Did I Love It?

I spent two days at Notion and saw an industry in upheaval. I also shipped some actual code.

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Do Large Language Models Dream of AI Agents?

For AI models, knowing what to remember might be as important as knowing what to forget. Welcome to the era of “sleeptime compute.”

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Chinese ‘Virtual Human’ Salespeople Are Outperforming Their Real Human Counterparts

Built using AI technology from Baidu and DeepSeek, the virtual livestreamers sell everything from wet wipes to printers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom

“It’s getting out of hand,” one seller says. “They realize the US market is a gold mine.”

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AI Isn’t Coming for Hollywood. It Has Already Arrived

An early winner in the generative AI wars was near collapse—then bet everything on a star-studded comeback. Can Stability AI beat the competition?

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OpenAI Is Poised to Become the Most Valuable Startup Ever. Should It Be?

The AI startup is chasing a $500 billion valuation, with backers betting it can become the next Apple or Google. There are reasons for skepticism.

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The Global Car Reckoning Is Here. Far Too Many Auto Companies Don’t Have a Plan

How are the CEOs of Ford, BYD, Lamborghini, Polestar, and more planning to survive the hellscape that is the current automotive world? We asked them.

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Labubus Are on Track to Be a Billion-Dollar Business This year

Pop Mart, the Chinese company behind the Labubu franchise, has sold $670 million worth of related products so far this year—more than iconic US toy lines Barbie and Hot Wheels.

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