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Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang. The company's valuation has passed $3.4 trillion. Reuters

Business InsightsIs Nvidia’s reign over AI chips at risk with focus on high-end GPUs?

Rivals such as Amazon and Microsoft are pouring billions into more affordable AI models to challenge Nvidia’s market dominance

BusinessJanuary 26, 2025

A Nike store at a shopping complex in Beijing, China. To sell its goods, Nike resorted to aggressive discounting, which hurt its image further. Reuters

Can Nike’s new chief executive restore the soul of ‘the swoosh’?

Elliott Hill has seen the highs and lows, and there is hope that under his leadership, Nike can regain its footing

EconomyOctober 23, 2024

US multinational technology and internet-related services company Google, like other such companies, is looking for ways to capitalise on generative AI, AFP

Google’s 'search' monopoly under threat with Gen AI advent

The once-untouchable search monopoly is being tested by the rise of artificial intelligence. Will it adapt or be eclipsed?

TechnologySeptember 04, 2024

Electric cars at BYD's factory in Rayong, Thailand. The car maker's shares surged after it unveiled plans to build a plant in Turkey. Reuters

Will EU tariffs on China EVs backfire on Europeans?

The move could lead electric car makers in the second-largest economy to set up factories near Europe, as BYD plans to do with its $1bn plant in Turkey

EconomyJuly 16, 2024