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Baidu’s Kunlunxin targets Hong Kong IPO as China’s AI chip wave hits top gear
Baidu’s AI chip unit Kunlunxin has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO, aiming to unlock value in China’s fast‑growing AI hardware race. The deal lands amid a flood of Chinese AI and chip listings and deepening US‑China tech tensions over advanced processors.
U.S. greenlights TSMC chip tool imports to China as tech war enters a new phase
The U.S. has granted Taiwan’s TSMC an annual license to import American chipmaking tools into its Nanjing fab in China, replacing expiring waivers and aligning with similar approvals for Samsung and SK hynix, as Washington balances security and supply chain stability.
SoftBank has finished putting money into OpenAI now
SoftBank has fully funded a roughly $41 billion investment in OpenAI, giving the Japanese group about 11% of the ChatGPT maker and deepening Masayoshi Son’s all‑in push on AI infrastructure, data centers, and next‑generation models at valuations that now approach $500 billion for OpenAI.
Castrol India open offer: Stonepeak, CPPIB deal reshapes BP unit
Stonepeak and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board plan to buy up to 26% of Castrol India at a premium, following a US$10.1 billion deal to acquire control of Castrol from BP. The move could shift ownership dynamics and growth plans for the Indian lubricants leader.
US NHTSA Investigates Tesla Model 3 Door Safety Flaw
U.S. auto safety regulators have opened a defect probe into about 179,000 2022 Tesla Model 3 sedans after a petition claimed their emergency door releases are difficult to locate and use during power failures, raising fresh questions over the brand’s minimalist door design and real‑world crash safety.
TikTok’s U.S. Lifeline: Inside The New Joint Venture Deal
TikTok has agreed to a new U.S. joint venture that moves control of data, algorithms and moderation to an Oracle‑backed investor group, aiming to end years of ban threats from Washington. ByteDance keeps a smaller stake while U.S. partners front security and oversight.
Truecaller brings AI voicemail to India, takes on old-school voicemail
Truecaller has rolled out a free voicemail service for Android users in India, bringing AI-powered transcription, device-side storage, and built-in spam filtering to everyday phone calls. The move aims to replace old-school operator voicemail with a smarter, app-first experience that works in 12 Indian languages and helps users ignore nuisance and scam calls without missing important messages.
Tata and Intel strike big India chip alliance to build new AI compute hub
Tata and Intel have signed a strategic alliance to build a silicon and compute ecosystem in India, covering fabs, advanced packaging and AI PCs. The tie‑up positions Dholera and Guwahati as key hubs for Intel products and next‑gen AI compute across PCs, data centres and automotive.
IBM $11B Confluent bet to wire real-time data for enterprise generative AI
IBM is set to acquire data‑streaming specialist Confluent in an 11 billion dollar deal to build a smart data platform for enterprise generative AI. The move aims to link real‑time data, hybrid cloud, and AI agents so large companies can run faster, smarter applications with cleaner, connected data.
Cloudflare firewall glitch knocks major sites offline, services now restored
Cloudflare has restored services after a brief dashboard and firewall outage that disrupted Coinbase, Claude AI, LinkedIn, Zoom, and key trading apps. The failure, linked to a firewall rules change rather than an attack, again exposes how a few infrastructure players can shake global markets and everyday internet use.
YouTube agrees to follow Australia’s under‑16 social media ban
YouTube has dropped its fight with Canberra and will now follow Australia’s world‑first ban on social media accounts for under‑16s, logging out teen users and closing young creators’ channels ahead of the 10 December 2025 start date.