Chinese regulators begin testing GenAI models on socialist values

Chinese regulators begin testing GenAI models on socialist values

Digital code and Chinese flag representing cybersecurity in China. Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images AI companies in China are undergoing a government review of their large language models, aimed at ensuring they “embody core socialist values,” according to a report by the Financial Times. The review is being carried out by the Cyberspace Administration … Read more

The West must confront the ‘deadly quartet’ of global adversaries

The West must confront the ‘deadly quartet’ of global adversaries

NATO leaders attend the Allied and Partner Heads of State and Government Meeting as part of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Washington DC., United States on July 11, 2024. Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — Hot on the heels of last week’s NATO summit that highlighted the threat and “systemic challenges” … Read more

Goldman Sachs on what a second Trump presidency means for China

Goldman Sachs on what a second Trump presidency means for China

Chinese President Xi Jinping and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, China, in 2017. Artyom Ivanov | TASS | Getty Images BEIJING — If Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election, his plans for 60% tariffs on Chinese goods could be a “major downside growth risk” to China, according to Goldman Sachs. Chances of … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Rising geopolitical risk

CNBC Daily Open: Rising geopolitical risk

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on April 09, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more

Global chip stocks from Nvidia to ASML fall as geopolitics, Trump weigh

Global chip stocks from Nvidia to ASML fall as geopolitics, Trump weigh

President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco in November. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Global chip stocks fell sharply, with ASML, Nvidia and TSMC posting declines amid reports of tighter export restrictions from the U.S. … Read more

Trump says Taiwan should pay the U.S. for defense; shares of TSMC fall

Trump says Taiwan should pay the U.S. for defense; shares of TSMC fall

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is vying for another White House mandate, said he thinks Taiwan should pay the U.S. for defense, claiming that the country “doesn’t give … Read more

IMF raises India economic outlook, U.S. and global growth lackluster

IMF raises India economic outlook, U.S. and global growth lackluster

The IMF said it is optimistic on Chinese consumption returning in the next few years, but falling birth rates will still cause an economic down. Martin Puddy | Photodisc | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its economic forecast for India for 2024, while warning that growth will dip in the following year. … Read more

China’s rich shy away from flaunting wealth amid economic uncertainty

China’s rich shy away from flaunting wealth amid economic uncertainty

China’s rich are turning their backs on flaunting their wealth as the economy faces headwinds, putting the country’s luxury market under pressure. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images China’s rich are growing more cautious about flaunting their wealth as the economy faces headwinds, putting the country’s luxury market under pressure. There are emerging signs of … Read more

Foreign carmakers in China face ‘increasingly precarious’ situation

Foreign carmakers in China face ‘increasingly precarious’ situation

Newly produced electric vehicles are being seen at Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, on December 31, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — New tariffs on Chinese electric cars aren’t enough to help foreign automakers stay competitive, especially in the lucrative China market, according to consulting firm AlixPartners. China is the world’s … Read more

China’s leadership is meeting to address the economy. What’s at stake – National

China’s leadership is meeting to address the economy. What’s at stake – National

China’s ruling Communist Party started a four-day meeting Monday that is expected to lay out a strategy for self-sufficient economic growth in an era of heightened national security concerns and restrictions on access to American technology. While the meeting typically focuses on such long-term issues, business owners and investors will also be watching to see … Read more