ICBC and HSBC Drive $30 Billion ByteDance Funding

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ByteDance Ltd., the developer of TikTok, has secured a $29.6 billion loan from over two dozen lenders, including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. and HSBC Holdings Plc, marking one of Asia’s largest dollar-denominated transactions this year. The three-year Read More …

Anthropic Woos Major Banks for Billion-Dollar IPO

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While Wall Street vies for positions in the artificial intelligence firm’s market launch, Anthropic PBC is reportedly planning to have Citigroup Inc. as one of the banks engaged in its initial public offering. Sources said the bank will team up Read More …

Google to Shift Pixel Production Out of China by 2027

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A source has revealed that beginning in 2019, Google will no longer manufacture its Pixel smartphones, smartwatches, and wireless earbuds in China. This move comes as tech companies are being pushed to diversify their supply chains by ongoing tensions between Read More …

AI Boom Faces Rising Risks as Wall Street Pours In Billions

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Artificial intelligence represents a transformative technology that is currently reshaping the dynamics of daily life and labour across the globe. Yet AI can also precipitate a market meltdown, a recession – or both. Timing is paramount. Capital is flooding into Read More …

Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs in a year, citing AI workforce changes

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Oracle Corp. has decreased its workforce by 21,000 employees over the last year, a figure that surpasses earlier estimates, encompassing individuals whose positions were rendered obsolete due to the implementation of artificial intelligence. “The adoption and deployment of AI technologies Read More …