Geely has unveiled an EV charging system that it says can take compatible cars from 10% to 70% battery in four minutes and 30 seconds. The headline number depends on more than a powerful charger: it …
Anthropic and OpenAI have released lower-cost AI models, escalating a contest that is increasingly about making powerful systems affordable enough for everyday business use. Anthropic says its new …
OpenAI is urging the United States to organize international safety standards for the most capable AI systems, arguing that national rules alone will not keep pace as machines take on more of the …
Alibaba is moving more of the physical machinery behind AI services closer to customers outside China. Over the next 12 months, it plans its first cloud regions in Turkey, Finland, and the …
Microsoft pledged roughly $2 billion in additional spending in the Middle East, while Reuters reported that it is preparing a broader Gulf investment plan worth more than $10 billion with a focus on …
Saudi Aramco is planning to reorganize its business around a dedicated gas division, Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. The proposed unit would provide a clearer home for …
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5.5, a new AI model aimed at software development and complex office work. The company says it matches the performance of its more powerful Fable 5.1 model on most …
Apple is building early prototypes of a screenless health and fitness band modeled on the simpler wrist trackers sold by Whoop, according to Bloomberg. Rather than acting like a tiny phone, the …
Alibaba has unveiled the Zhenwu V900, an in-house AI accelerator it says is China’s most powerful, and plans to begin mass production in the first quarter of 2027. These chips do the expensive work …
Paramount Skydance has settled the antitrust lawsuit brought by California and 11 other states over its planned $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. The step does not complete the deal, …
Qatar Investment Authority and J.P. Morgan Asset Management have signed a memorandum of understanding for a $20 billion investment partnership, rather than a single bet on one company or sector. The …
Mercedes-Benz plans to put Wayve’s AI Driver in at least one future model within two years under a production agreement with the British startup. The software is meant to help a car handle trips from …
Andreessen Horowitz, the venture-capital firm known as a16z, has launched the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a San Francisco program for young people leaving high school who want to build in AI and …
Saudi Arabia has begun restarting the East-West pipeline, the cross-country route that carries crude from its eastern oil fields to Yanbu on the Red Sea. The system was shut on September 13 after …
China’s internet regulator is investigating DeepSeek and Moonshot AI after Anthropic alleged that the two Chinese AI developers secretly sent some customer requests to its Claude model. The …
Microsoft is folding Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios into a single Xbox studio, bringing the two teams most closely associated with Forza under one roof. Turn 10 built the more simulation-minded …
Saudi Arabia’s SME authority, Monsha’at, has agreed with STC Bank to create a financing portfolio of up to 5 billion riyals, or $1.33 billion, for micro, small and medium-sized businesses. This is …
Qatar Investment Authority and JPMorgan Asset Management announced plans for a strategic partnership valued at $20 billion. QIA is Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, while JPMorgan Asset Management is …
Qatar has launched Doha Investment, a dedicated platform to manage the domestic holdings of its sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority. It begins with more than 40 companies—including …
U.S. and Chinese officials said New York talks made progress on trade and opened a path for continued discussion of artificial intelligence before President Donald Trump meets China’s Xi Jinping this …
