Report - page 9

News

RockFi Raises $19 Million

The fintech company RockFi, which is based in Paris and operates in the area of wealth management, announced that it raised new financing for $19 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Monzo Debuts New Tool

Fintech industry player Monzo, which is based in the United Kingdom, announced the launch of a new tool that consumers can use to share expenses with friends and family.

Finance & Economics

Genetic Testing Company 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy

Gene testing company 23andMe announced last Sunday, March 23, that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Society & Lifestyle

Tesla Enters Dining Business

Tesla is entering the market in the dining business, preparing to open a drive-in restaurant in Los Angeles.

Finance & Economics

China Urges Global Business to Resist Protectionism

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said at a gathering of global executives that began in Beijing that the Asian country is ready for possible unexpected shocks and called on the meeting participants to resist protectionism and defend globalization.

Finance & Economics

China’s Bond Yields Increase

Economists cited by the media argue that the latest rise in Chinese government bond yields should not be characterized as a sign of reflation, as ongoing deflationary pressures are expected to be a contributing factor to interest rates remaining low.

News

China’s Open-Source Embrace Changes Wisdom Around AI

Currently, Chinese technology companies are actively paying attention to open-source artificial intelligence models in the practical plane, launching such digital products at a high-intensity pace, while watchers and insiders claim that the implementation of the appropriate approach contributes to boosting AI adoption and scaling some other innovative functional solutions of the advanced category in the […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

DoorDash Launches Flexible Payment Options

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) options from Klarna will be available for DoorDash orders soon.

News

Meituan Joins China AI Model Race

Meituan for the first time unveiled plans to develop its own artificial intelligence model after the company reported a 20% increase in its quarterly revenue.

Science & Technology

Nvidia to Open Quantum Computing Lab

Last Thursday, March 20, Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang announced that the company would open a quantum computing research laboratory in Boston, where the firm plans to collaborate with scientists from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

News

China’s Property Market Reportedly Approaches to Stabilizing

This week, UBS analysts expressed the hope that the Chinese real estate market, which in recent years has been in the condition of what can be called a deep and, in a sense, fundamental downturn, is gradually approaching a kind of stabilization point.

News

Chip Companies Demonstrate Interest in Germany

Companies operating in the chip manufacturing industry are asking to triple the amount of subsidies provided under Germany’s latest funding program, which is one of the top priorities for the government of this country.

News

Japan and China to Hold Their First Economic Dialogue in Six Years

China and Japan on Saturday, March 22, will hold the first economic dialogue in the last six years aimed at reducing tensions.

News

Austan Goolsbee Sees Transitory Inflation From One-Time Tariffs

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee stated that the inflationary impact of tariffs could be transitory if they were limited in scope.

News

Perplexity AI Reportedly Plans to Raise Up to $1 Billion

The media, citing an anonymous insider, published information according to which Perplexity AI, a startup building search engine powered by artificial intelligence, is currently in talks to double its valuation to $18 billion as part of a new funding round.

News

China’s Central Bank Keeps Interest Rates Steady

The People’s Bank of China on Thursday, March 20, decided to keep its key lending rates unchanged, as the Asian country is currently trying to support economic growth and stabilize the yuan amid the observed process of intensification of trade frictions.