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- AI chip designer Biren’s shares surge 76% on debut in Hong Kong
Biren’s strong start will likely augur well for two other AI-related stocks—MiniMax and Zhipu—that are set to list in HK next week.
- BYD posts slowest annual sales growth in 5 years, but China’s EV giant is still set to outsell Tesla for the first time
BYD sold 4.6 million vehicles last year, compared to 4.3 million in 2024. Monthly sales for December dropped by 18.3% year-on-year.
- Behind glam luxury brands Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo lurks a troubled holding company losing millions
Capri CEO John Idol’s fashion powerhouse of Michael Kors, Versace and Jimmy Choo was supposed to rival LVMH. Seven years in, the company lost $1 billion in 2025 and revenues are in tatters
- Could 2026 be the year of the 4-day workweek? Here’s what top business leaders have predicted about the shift
Business titans from Elon Musk to Bill Gates made bold predictions that the workweek will soon be reduced to four days—or shorter.
- Getting AI To Confess Has Vital Uses Such As When LLMs Generate Ruinous Mental Health Advice
Should we force AI to give confessions, especially when dispensing mental health advice? Some say yes, others insist no. I examine the matter. An AI Insider scoop.
Technology
- Marvel rings in new year with Wonder Man trailer
"Acting is the sum of everything you've experienced. The joy. Sadness. Loss, Heartbreak."
- Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
Double-detonating "superkilonova," Roman liquid gypsum burials, biomechanics of kangaroo posture, and more.
- “Streaming stops feeling infinite”: What subscribers can expect in 2026
Streaming may get a little worse before it gets better.
- Film Technica: Our top picks for the best films of 2025
Streamers made a strong showing this year, as did horror. Big tentpoles, superhero sagas mostly fell flat.
- Here we go again: Retiring coal plant forced to stay open by Trump Admin
This time, a Colorado plant scheduled to shut down will be kept on standby.
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