Beginning in late 2020, Beijing’s regulatory onslaught on the Chinese IT industry cost the nation’s largest corporations more than $1 trillion in revenue. There are currently indications that the central government is changing its posture toward internet behemoths like Alibaba,… Read More ›
Entrepreneurship
Hopes Are Raised By Alibaba’s Split That China’s Regulatory Winter Is Coming To An End
The announcement of big revamping plans by Alibaba Group has been interpreted as a hint that Beijing’s regulatory crackdown on corporations is coming to an end, driving its shares higher and bolstering investor confidence in the future of Chinese digital… Read More ›
Jack Ma, The Founder Of Alibaba, Returned To China After Months Away, A Sign That Beijing May Be Warming To Technology
After spending months overseas, Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been spotted in China, possibly indicating that Beijing is warming up to technology titans once more following an almost 18-month crackdown on the industry. According to a WeChat post from the… Read More ›
China’s Baidu Reveals Additional Features For Its AI-Driven Chatbot Ernie
On Monday, the Chinese search engine Baidu posted recorded videos of Ernie, an AI-powered chatbot, summarizing financial statistics and creating PowerPoint presentations, among other business-focused functions. Images posted by a Baidu representative in a media-focused group on WeChat, China’s most… Read More ›
Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing Giant Nvidia Believes Cryptocurrencies Do Not Benefit Society
Even if the US chipmaker Nvidia’s potent processors are sold in vast amounts to the industry, the corporation has claimed that cryptocurrencies do not “deliver anything good for society.” Other applications of computing power, such the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT,… Read More ›
Five Takeaways From Congressional Examination Of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew
Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, was grilled by a US congressional investigators for four and a half hours on Thursday. Other people can run marathons faster than that, as one legislator noted. Chew will undoubtedly feel it after a… Read More ›
Despite British Consumers Being Short On Cash, Retail Sales See A Rebound
Cash-strapped In contrast to eating out and ordering takeout last month, British consumers purchased at sales and grocery stores, which unexpectedly increased retail sales, according to government figures released on Friday. According to the Office for National Statistics, British retail… Read More ›
Though TikTok Seeks To Distance Itself From China, Beijing Keeps Interfering
The government’s relationship with the social media behemoth, which is making a concerted effort to separate itself from Beijing authorities, is made plain by China’s declaration that it would “seriously oppose” a forced sale of TikTok. The Chinese rule on… Read More ›
Following Regulator Claims, Co-Founder Of Ethereum Insists That Ether Is Not A Security And Compares It To Oil
Joseph Lubin, the co-founder of Ethereum, blasted regulators for comparing the ether cryptocurrency to a security, claiming that it is more comparable to a commodity like oil. At Paris Blockchain Week on Thursday, Lubin stated he was “quite certain” ether… Read More ›
Troubled Chinese Real Estate Firm Evergrande Places Plans For Debt Restructuring
Evergrande, a troubled Chinese real estate behemoth, has unveiled plans to restructure $20 billion in offshore debt, which might serve as a template for other suffering developers. According to the company, the actions will aid in “efforts to resume operations… Read More ›