🧨Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Meet Trump at White House, Then Heads to China Amid Escalating Tech Tensions Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to visit the White House on July 10 for a high-level meeting with U.S. President Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. Huang

🚀Musk Unleashes Grok 4, Claims It’s the World’s Most Powerful AI Model Elon Musk’s AI venture xAI has officially launched Grok 4, a new flagship model that Musk boldly declares as “the most powerful AI model on Earth.” The announcement was made on July 10 via ZAKER Tech. 📸

Nomura Warns: China’s Growth to Slow Sharply in H2 as Export Momentum Fades, Property Crisis Deepens 📉 asianfin.com/articles/152063 China’s economy may face a sharp deceleration to 4% growth in the second half of 2025, down from 5.1% in H1, Nomura Securities warned Wednesday,

Insta360 and DJI Locked in Showdown Over Panoramic Camera Market — Who Will Blink First? 🔁📸 asianfin.com/articles/152053 The battle between Insta360 and DJI is intensifying as both firms double down on the booming panoramic and action camera segments. What began as niche

Jensen Huang Meets Trump Ahead of China Trip as Nvidia Hits $4 Trillion Milestone 🚀🇺🇸🇨🇳 asianfin.com/articles/152054 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday at the White House, just as the chipmaker’s stock closed above a $4 trillion valuation for

Trump Sparks Vietnam Backlash After Hiking Tariff Rate, Breaking Trade Talks Consensus 🇺🇸🇻🇳 asianfin.com/articles/152046 A trade deal President Donald Trump touted as a “major breakthrough” with Vietnam is now under fire after insiders revealed the final tariff rate nearly doubled

AgiBot Shuts Down Hong Kong IPO Rumors After $290M STAR Market Deal Sparks “Backdoor Listing” Buzz 🤖💰 asianfin.com/articles/152040 AI robotics upstart AgiBot is making waves in China’s capital markets with a high-profile acquisition—but the company is pushing back hard on rumors

Kimi K2 Bursts Onto Global AI Stage: Moonshot’s Open-Source Challenger Takes Aim at GPT-4, Claude — at a Fraction of the Price 💻🔥 Chinese AI upstart Moonshot, backed by Alibaba, has officially entered the global AI heavyweight ring with the launch of Kimi K2 — a powerful,

OpenAI’s Jason Wei Warns: “AI Won’t Replace the Hard Jobs — Just the Measurable Ones” 🤖💼 asianfin.com/articles/152196 At this year’s GenAI Week 2025 in Santa Clara, Jason Wei, a core research scientist at OpenAI, didn’t announce a new model. He dropped a reality check. Instead of

Singapore Is Becoming China’s AI Launchpad to the World 🌏🤖 asianfin.com/articles/152191 A packed AI salon at Google Singapore. Mandarin chatter echoing through breakout rooms. Overflow livestreams. For Chinese AI founders, this isn't Silicon Valley—it’s Singapore, and it’s fast

Wahaha Heiress Faces $2B Inheritance Showdown from Alleged Half-Siblings 💥💰 asianfin.com/articles/152192 Kelly Zong, the only publicly known daughter of Wahaha founder Zong Qinghou, is at the center of a $2 billion inheritance battle that could reshape one of China’s most iconic

China’s Humanoid Robot Boom Explodes 🚀 as Tesla’s Optimus Stalls asianfin.com/articles/152188 While Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus faces delays and stalled procurement, China is in full sprint toward a robotic future—one IPO, megadeal, and product launch at a time. Elon Musk once

🚄 China Unveils 600 km/h Superconducting Maglev Train, Slashing Beijing–Shanghai Travel to 2.5 Hours asianfin.com/articles/152187 China just pulled off another high-speed first: a superconducting maglev train that hits 600 km/h, unveiled this week in Beijing. If commercialized, it

⚡ China’s Energy Storage Industry Eyes Global Expansion as PV Sector Gets Squeezed by Trump’s “Big & Beautiful” Act asianfin.com/articles/152064 China’s energy storage sector is rising just as its photovoltaic (PV) peers run into fresh headwinds in the U.S. The divergence? Policy

🇮🇳 U.S.–India Near Interim Trade Deal to Keep Tariffs Below 20% — as Trump Targets 30+ Nations asianfin.com/articles/152182 India may secure a rare trade win under Trump. A draft interim deal would set U.S. tariffs on Indian goods below 20%—better than peers like Vietnam (26%) and

🇪🇺 EU Drops Digital Tax Plan to Woo Trump for Tariff Truce 🤝 asianfin.com/articles/152181 The EU is walking back its controversial digital tax to unlock a better trade deal with the U.S.—just as Trump threatens blanket 20% tariffs on global partners. 📉 What’s Dropped: Brussels

🇨🇦 Canada Delays Tariff Retaliation as Trump Floats Exemptions from 35% Duties 🔁 asianfin.com/articles/152180 Trade tensions between Ottawa and Washington ease slightly as both sides agree to extend negotiations to August 1, delaying Canada’s planned tariff hike on U.S. steel &

🔥Jensen Huang Visits China for the 3rd Time in 2025, Shares Friendly Photo with Lei Jun NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has made his third visit to China this year, arriving in Beijing last weekend to attend the 3rd China Chain Expo. This frequency puts him on par with Apple’s Tim Cook

🧭 Trump Threatens 100% “Secondary” Tariffs on Russia if No Ukraine Ceasefire In a major shift this Monday, former President Donald Trump announced that if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to a ceasefire or peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days, the U.S. will

🚨BREAKING: NVIDIA CEO Confirms H20 Chip Sales to China Will Begin Immediately In a major development, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced that the U.S. government has officially approved export licenses for the company’s H20 AI chips to China, clearing the way for immediate