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AI Stock Frenzy Cools as SoftBank’s $2B Intel Bet Meets Palantir Plunge and Nvidia Slide

AI Stock Frenzy Cools as SoftBank’s $2B Intel Bet Meets Palantir Plunge and Nvidia Slide

SoftBank will invest $2 billion in Intel at $23 per share, taking a stake just under 2%. Intel shares jumped 7% on the news, while Nvidia fell 3.5% ahead of its Aug. 27 results. Palantir dropped over 9% on Aug. 19, extending a five-day slide. OpenAI’s private-market value reportedly hit $500 billion, with employees possibly selling up to $6 billion in shares.
20 August 2025
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AI Supremacy, Space Odyssey & Tech Shakeups: The Biggest Tech News of July 2025

AI Supremacy, Space Odyssey & Tech Shakeups: The Biggest Tech News of July 2025

Nvidia became the first company to hit a $4 trillion market cap in July 2025. Google DeepMind licensed Windsurf technology for $2.4 billion after OpenAI’s $3 billion bid failed. Moonshot AI released Kimi K2, a 1-trillion-parameter open-source model rivaling top closed models. Baidu open-sourced ERNIE 4.5, claiming performance on par with Western leaders at half the size.
15 July 2025
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China’s July 2025 Tech Shockwave: AI Supercomputers, Chip Wars & EV Showdowns

China’s July 2025 Tech Shockwave: AI Supercomputers, Chip Wars & EV Showdowns

Moonshot AI released its open-source "Kimi K2" large language model in July 2025, claiming performance on par with top U.S. models. Beijing filings showed 39 new data centers in Xinjiang and Qinghai set to deploy over 115,000 Nvidia H100/H200 GPUs. Moore Threads and MetaX filed for IPOs on Shanghai's STAR Market, seeking ¥12 billion. China completed the BeiDou-3 satellite constellation and began launching the "Three-Body" AI satellite network.
13 July 2025
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Global AI Language Technology & NLP Update (June–July 2025)

Global AI Language Technology & NLP Update (June–July 2025)

Baidu open-sourced Ernie 4.5 under Apache 2.0, releasing 10 variants up to 424B parameters and claiming its 300B model beats rivals at half the size. Apple announced Live Translation for real-time on-device translation using its language model. MIT researchers identified the root of position bias in transformers and proposed fixes. Google launched Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite with up to 1M-token context and open-sourced Gemini CLI.
9 July 2025
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The Chatbot Revolution Nobody Saw Coming: How AI Assistants Took Over the World

The Chatbot Revolution Nobody Saw Coming: How AI Assistants Took Over the World

GPT-3 launched in 2020 with 175 billion parameters, followed by ChatGPT’s release in November 2022, which reached 100 million users in two months. Google’s Bard became Gemini in 2024, introducing multimodal input and real-time data. Microsoft invested $10 billion in OpenAI, rolling out Bing Chat and Copilot products. The EU AI Act neared enforcement for 2026, while U.S. and global adoption of generative AI surged in 2024–25.
8 July 2025
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Global Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) Developments – June & July 2025

Global Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) Developments – June & July 2025

Waymo applied in June 2025 for a permit to test autonomous cars with safety drivers in New York City, aiming for the city’s first AV pilot. Tesla planned limited robotaxi trials with 10 vehicles, its first public autonomous ride-hailing test. Ford CEO Jim Farley endorsed LiDAR for safer self-driving at the Aspen Ideas Festival on June 27.
5 July 2025
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Quantum Computing Trends 2025: Major Breakthroughs, Key Players, and Global Insights

Quantum Computing Trends 2025: Major Breakthroughs, Key Players, and Global Insights

Researchers in 2025 unveiled the first topological quantum processor, an 8-qubit device using Majorana particles. D-Wave’s quantum annealer solved a magnetic simulation in minutes, far outpacing classical supercomputers. Google launched a 105-qubit superconducting chip with advanced error correction, while IBM surpassed 1,000 qubits with its Condor processor. The UN declared 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
27 June 2025
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AI Trends 2025: Emerging Technologies, Market Insights, and Industry Outlook (Updated: June 27th, 2025)

AI Trends 2025: Emerging Technologies, Market Insights, and Industry Outlook (Updated: June 27th, 2025)

OpenAI’s ChatGPT now draws over 5 billion monthly visits, ranking among the world’s top websites as of May 2025. U.S. venture funding for AI reached $109 billion in 2024, far outpacing China and the UK. The EU passed the AI Act in late 2024, banning certain AI systems and mandating new transparency rules. The global AI market is valued at $750 billion in 2025, with rapid growth forecast through 2034.
27 June 2025
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100 AI Titans Shaping the Future: The Global AI Power List 2025

100 AI Titans Shaping the Future: The Global AI Power List 2025

OpenAI’s ChatGPT launch in late 2022 accelerated mainstream generative AI use. NVIDIA leads in AI hardware with GPUs powering training and robotics. Microsoft partners with OpenAI to deliver GPT-based tools via Azure. Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Baidu, Tesla, and Google DeepMind drive advances in cloud, autonomous vehicles, and foundational AI models.
22 June 2025
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Internet Access in China

Internet Access in China

China had 1.09 billion internet users by end-2023, with over 99% on mobile. State-owned ISPs—China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Mobile—control regional access and backbone networks. All international traffic passes through three government-run gateways, slowing foreign site access. The Great Firewall blocks major foreign platforms and censors content; VPN use is tightly restricted.
10 February 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Presidential Pardon After Conviction
    June 8, 2026, 2:13 PM EDT. Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency firm FTX, has formally applied for a presidential pardon. This move comes more than two years after his conviction related to the multi-billion dollar collapse of his crypto empire. The pardon request highlights ongoing legal and financial reverberations in the crypto sector.

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ASML Sets New European Valuation Record; Broadcom Shows Risks in AI

ASML Sets New European Valuation Record; Broadcom Shows Risks in AI

8 June 2026
ASML’s market value soared to a European record of $691.8 billion as analysts raised estimates for its EUV machine output, driving U.S. shares up 7.1% after JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley hiked price targets, with investors betting on ASML’s control of critical chipmaking tools amid surging AI demand and factory expansions planned for 2026.
Meta $145 Billion AI Push Faces Snag With Wall Street

Meta $145 Billion AI Push Faces Snag With Wall Street

8 June 2026
Meta shares fell 0.8% to $587.97 Monday after reports the company may sell tens of billions in new stock to fund AI infrastructure, raising investor concerns about dilution as capital spending soars and AI financing shifts from earnings to equity markets; Meta has not hired banks and may still consider other financing options.
Palantir’s $200 Target Meets Doubts on AI Growth

Palantir’s $200 Target Meets Doubts on AI Growth

8 June 2026
Palantir shares steadied at $135.73 after a volatile week, as investors weighed 85% Q1 revenue growth and a raised 2026 forecast against a steep 96x forward earnings valuation, with analysts warning that any slowdown in U.S. commercial or government revenue, or a shift in AI sentiment, could sharply impact the stock’s high multiple.
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