Chips, China, and a Lot of Money: The Factors Driving the DeepSeek AI Turmoil
Why is DeepSeek causing global technology shockwaves?
Matt Sheehan: DeepSeek is a Chinese AI startup that recently released a series of very impressive generative AI models. One of those models, DeepSeek R1, is a “reasoning model” that takes its time to think through an extended chain of logic before it gives an answer....
China VC funding fell 12.6% to $23.3B in Jan-Aug 24
A total of 1,761 venture capital (VC) funding deals of worth $23.3 billion were announced in China during January to August 2024. This represents a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 18.5% in terms of deal volume and 12.6% YoY decline in terms of total funding value, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
An analysis of...
China Stocks Ended Mixed on Lack of Positive Catalysts
Market analysis on behalf of Milad Azar Market Analyst at XTB MENA
Chinese stocks experienced a mixed...
China VC Funding Up 28.2% in Q1 2024 Despite Global Downturn
China, the most prolific Asia-Pacific market, witnessed year-on-year (YoY) improvement in venture capital (VC)...
China to Restrict Graphite Product Exports
China decided to implement strict controls on graphite product exports Friday, citing national security and protecting national interest as...
China to account for more than quarter of caustic soda capacity additions in Asia by 2026
China will register the highest caustic soda capacity additions...
China continues to lead global e-commerce market with over $2 trillion sales in 2022
China’s e-commerce market, the world’s largest, is expected to register a...
China economic growth rate to 4.5% in 2022
Despite China’s strong rebound in core macroeconomic fundamentals in the first two months of 2022, a surge...
China zero-COVID policy to weigh on global supply chains
The continued outbreak of new variants of COVID-19 has forced the Chinese authorities to instate strict...
Venture capital investors pour in $6.5bn funding in China startups during January 2022
China continues to be the most favorite destination for venture capital (VC)...