Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in May 2026 that artificial intelligence is “rapidly integrating with advanced manufacturing,” urging wider use of AI and intelligent robots across the entire industrial process...
Moonshot AI, the Chinese developer of the Kimi chatbot, is reportedly dismantling its Cayman Islands–based offshore holding and VIE structure to improve its chances of securing regulatory approval for a Hong...
Omega’s Constellation Observatory is the first two‑hand watch ever to earn Master Chronometer certification, made possible by a new acoustic testing system developed at Omega’s Laboratoire de Précision that...
A 2026 industry white paper says China’s BeiDou satellite navigation ecosystem now holds about 58% of the positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) market in Belt and Road Initiative countries, with services...
Alibaba unveiled the flagship Qwen3.7‑Max model at the 2026 Alibaba Cloud Summit, designed for “agentic AI” with strong coding, reasoning, and long‑horizon autonomous task capabilities—including a reported 3...
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast warned that allowing U.S. companies to sell advanced AI chips and technology to China could undermine America’s military advantage—arguing these systems sh...
Nio is resisting China’s EV price war and emphasizing profitability despite rising production costs, while Li Auto cut the presale price of its L9 SUV to 509,800 yuan—prompting a roughly 14% drop in its Hong...
The 2026 French Open runs May 24–June 7 in Paris, with qualifying May 18–22 and a record prize fund of about €61.7 million; Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka lead the seedings, while Carlos Alcaraz withdrew...
Putin’s May 2026 visit to Beijing highlighted a deepening Russia–China partnership built on expanding trade, energy cooperation—especially discussions around the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline—and a joint c...
Chile’s copper commission Cochilco now expects copper to average $5.55 per pound in 2026—up from earlier forecasts—because demand from electrification, EVs, and AI infrastructure is rising while supply growt...
GHO Capital and CBC Group are merging to create a healthcare focused investment manager with more than $21 billion in assets and 200+ professionals across 13 offices, combining Western private‑equity experti...
Finnish startup Qutwo reached a €325M valuation only months after launching in 2026 by raising a €25M angel round, securing more than €20M in early enterprise contracts, and pitching its software platform as...