DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng Shipped V4 on Schedule — Then Quietly Shelved R2 Over a Failed Chip Bet
DeepSeek's reclusive founder released the V4 model on schedule in April 2026, but reportedly held back its more ambitious R2…
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ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming Just Gave Up Majority Control of TikTok in the US — and Became Asia’s Second-Richest Person Anyway
The reclusive ByteDance founder closed a deal handing 80% ownership of TikTok's US operations to American investors in January 2026…
Baidu’s Robin Li Is Betting Robotaxis Can Go Global Before Anyone Else’s — London Testing Just Began
Baidu co-founder Robin Li's autonomous ride-hailing arm, Apollo Go, began real robotaxi testing in London with Uber and Lyft in…
Tencent’s Pony Ma Is Doubling Down on AI Spending — and Betting Yuanbao Can Out-Social ChatGPT
Tencent founder Pony Ma is pushing the company to more than double its AI spending in 2026, releasing a new…
Jack Ma’s ‘Hard Tech’ Comeback Bet Just Paid Off 20-Fold on China’s Biggest IPO of 2026
A chip investment Jack Ma championed after his 2025 return to public life turned a $1.1 billion Alibaba stake into…
Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia Raised $190 Million for a New AI Security Startup — While His Old Team Tracks Attackers Abusing AI
The cybersecurity veteran who sold Mandiant to Google for $5.4 billion has launched a new AI-native security startup, as his…
Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong Wants to Build the ‘Everything Exchange’ — and Says AI Agents Will Need Crypto to Function
Coinbase's CEO is pushing a regulatory bill toward the finish line while betting that AI agents, not speculation, will be…
insitro’s Daphne Koller Is Betting AI Can Finally Fix Drug Discovery’s Biggest Bottleneck
The Coursera co-founder and former Stanford professor just expanded her AI drug discovery company with a new acquisition — while…
Google Cloud’s Thomas Kurian Says Customers Are Spending 50% More Than They Committed To
Google Cloud's CEO says existing customers are overshooting their committed spend as AI workloads drive the unit's revenue up 82%…
Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon Says 2026 Is the Year AI Agents Replace the Smartphone
Qualcomm's CEO says the company is developing more than 40 AI gadget designs — from smart jewelry to camera earbuds…