Alibaba proposes a raise of HK$80 billion, approximately US$10.2 billion, entirely dedicated to its artificial intelligence capabilities. Behind this record operation lies a new phase in the global rivalry for cloud and digital infrastructure.
On August 21, 2026, Focus Features releases Hot Spot in North American theaters. Agnieszka Smoczyńska's thriller turns anxiety about artificial intelligence into an object of cinema, brand and market strategy.
LVMH and Kering results show a more fragile luxury market increasingly pulled by the United States, jewellery and fortunes created by artificial intelligence.
With the Pixel 11, Google bets on Gemini, a new Tensor G6 processor, and increasingly automated photography. But the rising prices also reveal the cost of the new global smartphone battle.
Gemini has just surpassed one billion monthly users. Behind this spectacular milestone, Google is transforming its vast ecosystem into a weapon in the global AI battle.
With its AI Persona label set for September, Spotify is trying to separate real artists from synthetic identities without closing the door on AI music creation.
The $9.1 billion deal between Riot Platforms and Anthropic confirms the conversion of Bitcoin miners into AI infrastructure suppliers.
With TensorWave as the first major tenant at Project Matador, Fermi validates a blunt AI thesis: the scarce asset is no longer only the chip, but electricity.
Africa Tech Festival 2026 will put Cape Town at the center of Africa's digital battle: AI, data centres, cybersecurity, startups, cloud, fintech and telecoms.
Entertainment Week Africa 2026 is turning Lagos into a continental platform for music, film, fashion, AI, animation and African creative capital.
Google Cloud is turning its Africa bet into an infrastructure strategy: an Eastern Cape hub, an applied AI lab in Accra, creative training and startup acceleration.
Thomson Reuters raised its 2026 outlook after solid growth. Behind the numbers, CoCounsel shows how AI is becoming core infrastructure for legal, tax and regulated professionals.
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