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Up until the launch of DeepSeek last month, Ernie Bot was widely seen as the closest Chinese rival to ChatGPT
If their deal had succeeded, the two giants would have created the world's fourth-biggest auto group by vehicle sales
Apple chose Alibaba partly due to the e-commerce giant’s vast troves of personal data on users' shopping and payment habits, which could help train AI models
Automakers in Europe are facing tougher emissions rules this year, and face cumulative fines amounting to $15.6 billion if they fall short of targets
The Chinese EV giant's move to introduce self-driving to its cheapest EV models — priced as low as just $9,555 — far undercuts rivals such as Tesla
India is at risk of facing the worst impacts of Trump's reciprocal tariffs due to high import levies meant to protect domestic industries such as autos and pharmaceuticals
While China exports only tiny volumes of steel to the US, it is responsible for much of the world's excess steel capacity which eventually makes its way to American markets
The meme coin — $Trump — was launched with an opening sale price of just 18 cents and went on to hit a peak of $75 per token within two days
There has been no hint yet of any progress in talks between Beijing and Washington, with Trump saying last week he was in no hurry to speak to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
Chinese market analysts believe DeepSeek's launch is a 'watershed' moment that shows Beijing can hold its ground amid an intense tech war with rival US
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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