Baidu plans Hong Kong IPO of AI chip unit Kunlunxin in spin-off move

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A general view of the Baidu logo is seen at the Shanghai New Expo Center during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025 in Shanghai, China, on July 28, 2025. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Baidu has announced plans to spin off its artificial intelligence chip subsidiary, Kunlunxin, and list it […]


DraftKings signs with Disney unit, replacing Penn

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The ESPN Bet logo on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.  Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney’s ESPN is swapping out its sports betting partner. In separate releases Thursday, the company said it was terminating its agreement with Penn Entertainment years earlier than planned and had signed […]


Kering to sell beauty unit to L’Oreal for $4.66 billion

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Gucci owner Kering has agreed to sell its beauty business to L’Oreal for $4.66 billion, the company said on Sunday, as new CEO Luca de Meo moves to tackle the luxury group’s high debt and refocus on its core fashion business. Under the deal, French beauty giant L’Oreal will acquire Kering’s fragrance line Creed, as well as rights to […]


Alibaba shares jump 19% on cloud unit growth, report of new AI chip

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Signage at the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alibaba‘s Hong Kong listed shares surged more than 19% on Monday as the Chinese tech giant’s cloud computing unit drove strong quarterly results, while details emerged over its new AI chip development. […]


TikTok’s U.S. unit could be worth as much as $50 billion in a sale

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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Business moguls such as Elon Musk should be prepared to spend tens of billions of dollars for TikTok’s U.S. operations should parent company ByteDance decide to sell.  TikTok is staring at a potential ban in the U.S. if the Supreme Court decides to uphold a national security law […]


Microsoft pauses hiring in U.S. consulting unit, memo says

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Executive Chair and CEO of Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella speaks during the “Microsoft Build: AI Day” event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana | Reuters Microsoft plans to pause hiring in part of its consulting business in the U.S., according to an internal memo, as the company continues seeking ways to […]


Alibaba (BABA) cloud unit slashes prices on AI models by up to 85%

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The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2023. Aly Song | Reuters Alibaba is cutting prices on its large language models by up to 85%, the Chinese tech giant announced Tuesday. The Hangzhou-based e-commerce firm’s cloud computing division, Alibaba Cloud, said in a WeChat post that it’s offering the price cuts on its […]


Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding round

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A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar taxi drives along a street on March 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Waymo has closed a $5.6 billion funding round to expand its robotaxi service in and beyond Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix, where it operates today. The autonomous vehicle venture is owned […]