AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

DeepSeek, an AI model, achieved a 73% portfolio return since its 2023 launch and a 35% year-to-date gain, according to research by Lorenzo Riera, an associate professor of finance at the University of Florida, reported on May 26 local time. Riera has been conducting research since 2023 to enable AI

DeepSeek achieved the highest stock trading returns among AI models in 2026, according to research by a US finance professor. Lorenzo Lira, associate professor of finance at the University of Florida, stated on May 26 that DeepSeek's portfolio rose 35% year-to-date in 2026, outperforming ChatGPT's 1

According to a study cited by Business Insider on July 26, DeepSeek has emerged as the top-performing AI model in stock trading this year, according to Lorenz Lira, associate professor of finance at the University of Florida. Since its 2023 launch, DeepSeek's portfolio has

According to reports monitored by Beating, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei most recently addressed the open-source controversy, stating the company does not support an outright ban on open-weight models. He acknowledged such models can lower costs, encourage competition, and enable in-house

Peter Dillard, Global Head of Investment Engineering at Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), stated on May 28 (local time) that artificial intelligence can help predict market volatility but cannot reduce volatility itself, during a webinar hosted by the World Economic Research Institute. The remarks ca

According to ChainCatcher, Web3 AI infrastructure project AI W3 completed approximately $5 million in Pre-TGE round funding on July 28. The round was led by Hundreds Capital, with participation from Kirin Capital and Crestwave Capital, while 0G Labs made a strategic investment. 0G Labs' strategic i

Beijing-based HiDream.ai, which develops visual multimodal foundation models for creative work, raised 1.5 billion yuan (US$222 million) in a series C round on July 27, according to the company statement. The round was co-led by the National Social Security Fund Sichuan Revitalization Sci-Tech

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated that any firm surrendering control of its AI data will not remain a firm. The remarks extend a July 12 blog post where Nadella described the reverse information paradox, arguing companies pay for intelligence twice: first with money, then with proprietary

According to BlockBeats, on July 28, Long Xin Semiconductors surged 466% on its A-share debut, becoming China's largest market-cap listed company and triggering concerns about accelerated domestic storage self-sufficiency. The sentiment simultaneously weighed on global semiconductor equities as

According to Bloomberg, Taiwan prosecutors detained a Nvidia employee and searched the company's office, marking the government's first legal action against the chipmaker. The move is part of an expanding investigation into alleged smuggling of AI accelerators to China. In May, Taiwan officials

According to its official announcement, Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model became available on the Cursor code editor on July 28. The newly released Kimi K3 narrowed the performance gap between open-source and closed-source models to 4 points across multiple benchmark tests, providing developers with a new

According to Bloomberg, HSBC plans to hire more than 100 AI specialists and establish a global AI center in Singapore later this year. The initiative will focus on agentic treasury solutions and AI-enabled digital payments, as the bank expands its use of artificial intelligence across treasury and p

According to a CNN interview, Satya Nadella warned enterprises against over-reliance on a single AI vendor, cautioning that excessive dependence risks losing competitive advantage. The Microsoft CEO recommended that companies build independent AI gateways to isolate business prompts, core data,

According to MarketWatch, AI-related hardware orders surged 17% year-over-year in June, the strongest pace since the late 1990s dot-com era, according to U.S. durable goods data released Monday (July 27). June computer and related product new orders rose 3.1% monthly. Economists expect enterprise

Hong Kong Telecom (HKT, stock code 06823) announced the launch of HKT.AI, a self-developed integrated AI platform designed to provide enterprises and individual customers access to multiple global AI resources through a single, user-friendly interface. The platform aims to accelerate AI adoption in

Hong Kong Telecom announced the launch of HKT.AI, a comprehensive all-in-one AI platform, effective today (July 28). The platform aggregates diverse AI resources from mainland China and globally, enabling enterprise and individual users to seamlessly access and switch between different specialized a

According to monitoring by Beating, Kimi K3 drew strong but mixed reviews from overseas developers following its full weight release. Praise focused on its interface generation, code architecture, and research capabilities, with

According to analysts at Futurum Group and other financial institutions, the 60-day correlation coefficient between South Korea's KOSPI index and the Nasdaq-100 index has recently risen to approximately 0.50, marking the highest level since 2021. This increased correlation reflects the growing

According to Wall Street Journal, after freezing hiring for roughly one year, major U.S. companies including railroad operator CSX and Alphabet are resuming recruitment to support growth and capture emerging technology opportunities. Over the past 18 months, large employers had reduced

According to a NielsenIQ survey commissioned by Alibaba Cloud, 95% of IT decision-makers across eight Asian markets plan to increase investment in AI products, with 99% calling AI a priority. Infrastructure-as-a-service spending is expected to see the strongest growth, with 69% of respondents