The business of ‘Knowing You’: AI companions fuel the emotion economy
Artificial intelligence is learning to ‘understand’ people to create a new wave of AI companionship that’s quietly reshaping how people connect with technology and themselves By Lee Shih Ta…
Zhipu in race to become first to list among new generation of Chinese ‘AI tigers’
The company, which focuses on large language models for enterprise clients, has raised 2 billion yuan this year, from mostly government sources Key Takeaways: Zhipu AI is aiming to become…
CHINA BULLETIN: Consumers Say ‘No’ to Chinese Goods
In this week’s issue exports and factory prices sag, Huawei takes a new blow and Sequoia splits. On a scale of 1 to 100, we give the week a 60 for offshore-listed China stocks.
MiniMax scores big new funds, but likely to need more in expensive AI race
The AI company is reportedly close to securing $250 million in new cash, attracting investors with its deep talent pool and growing stable of products Key Takeaways: AI company MiniMax…