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China’s tech funding divide faces test as fears of an AI bubble rattle markets
Nov 9, 2026

China’s tech funding divide faces test as fears of an AI bubble rattle markets

For Jason Wang, a media operator based in Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan province, switching his long-held investment strategy of buying gold to tech-themed funds was a bittersweet decision. The 28-year-old retail investor, who has no idea about tech company fundamentals, started buying tech funds – focused on China’s semiconductors, robotics and similar sectors – at the end of last year amid a bull run that lasted until the middle of this year. Watching returns on his semiconductor funds...


Zoe Kleinman: Nvidia CEO's affair will cause ripples across US and beyond
Nov 9, 2026

Zoe Kleinman: Nvidia CEO's affair will cause ripples across US and beyond

Jensen Huang is being investigated by his own company over an extramarital affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy.


A surprise baby right whale spotted near Quebec is bringing 'a lot of hope' for the species
Nov 9, 2026

A surprise baby right whale spotted near Quebec is bringing 'a lot of hope' for the species

Scientists were shocked and delighted to discover a previously unaccounted for baby right whale swimming alongside its mama off the coast of Quebec.


Nov 9, 2026

Fervo now has $12B in orders for its geothermal power tech

Geothermal company Fervo is targeting natural gas as it brings down geothermal drilling costs at its 8.4 GW resource in Utah.


Nov 9, 2026

Jensen Huang pulls out of ElevenLabs Summit amid Nvidia controversy

The Nvidia CEO also pulled out of an Anthropic event earlier.


How Did Greek Fire Work? And 6 Other Lost Inventions.
Nov 9, 2026

How Did Greek Fire Work? And 6 Other Lost Inventions.

Even once-widespread innovations have been forgotten, leaving scholars puzzling over the details.


Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy
Nov 9, 2026

Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy

The share price dropped wiped hundreds of billions of dollars from the value of Nvidia.


Nov 9, 2026

YouTube streaming data returns to Billboard charts, ending major disagreement

YouTube will resume sharing streaming data with Billboard in 2027 after changes to the chart formula give more weight to free, ad-supported music streams.


Nov 9, 2026

Anthropic releases new Mythos and Fable models amid RSI concerns

Anthropic says the new models "show improvements in areas like coding, reasoning, and vision," as well as in communicating more clearly with users.


Nov 9, 2026

AI hardware startup Nominal triples valuation to $3B in 8 months

Nominal, a startup that offers an AI platform for hardware engineering and claims Anduril as a major customer, has raised another big round of financing that triples its valuation.


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