Major US banks reported higher third-quarter profits even as the global economy faced mounting risks from energy prices, inflation and borrowing costs. In its World Economic Outlook released on October 13, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected global growth of 3.1% in 2026 and 3.4% in 2027. Investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is supporting economic activity, but the benefits remain concentrated in particular countries and industries. The contrast highlights how fi

The European Union is negotiating to reduce imports of Chinese-made vehicles while simultaneously seeking China's cooperation in easing rare earth export procedures. Europe wants to protect its automotive industry from the growing market share of Chinese manufacturers, yet it remains heavily dependent on Chinese supply chains for critical materials used in vehicle production. The contradiction illustrates a central challenge in European industrial policy: China is both a major competitor in

Financial markets are facing a more demanding task in assessing the growth prospects and valuations of artificial intelligence companies. OpenAI's annualized revenue was reported to be approaching $50 billion, approximately $20 billion below an earlier $70 billion figure. Meanwhile, Australian AI data center company Firmus, backed by NVIDIA, withdrew plans for a $5 billion initial public offering. The developments, reported on October 8 and 9, highlight two distinct challenges for investors:

NVIDIA is expanding the boundaries of AI infrastructure with a new security architecture designed to monitor and control the actions of AI agents across both software and hardware. As the industry assessed the technology on October 3, a new security challenge was coming into focus: AI safety is no l

The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Vancouver hosted the 2026 Korean National Day Reception on October 1 at 6 p.m. local time in the Grand Ballroom of The Westin Bayshore. Consul General Kwangsuk Lee delivered welcoming remarks to Korean and Canadian guests gathered ahead of Korea’s Na

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The metrics used to assess the artificial intelligence rivalry between the United States and China are changing. The Sept. 24 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping produced no clear breakthrough on AI. A U.S. proposal for mutual notification of major AI incident

Allegations that Chinese AI companies engaged in industrial-scale distillation of advanced U.S. AI models have entered a new phase. The first concrete regulatory move has come not from additional U.S. sanctions, but from China. Chinese internet regulators are reportedly investigating DeepSeek and Mo

The artificial intelligence rivalry between the United States and China is expanding beyond models and advanced semiconductors into safety rules, data centers and capital markets. Washington has proposed a mechanism for the two countries to notify each other of major AI incidents, while OpenAI has c

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Warnings about the speed of artificial intelligence development are spreading across Silicon Valley, but market competition continues to push the industry in the opposite direction. Anthropic, which has called for a global effort to moderate the development of advanced AI, is considering another mod

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Launching the SeriesGovernments and companies worldwide are investing heavily in graphics processing units, data centers and large language models. Yet advanced computing infrastructure cannot deliver industrial results when corporate and public-sector data remains fragmented, its quality cannot be

While Washington has spent years restricting China’s access to advanced GPUs, U.S. authorities now say another route has allowed Chinese AI developers to tap capabilities embedded in American frontier models. The route runs through APIs, cloud platforms and third-party networks rather than shipments

Selena Singleton, U.S. Head of Business Development and Partnerships at Singapore-headquartered online brokerage Longbridge, says investment platforms must help Gen Z investors understand their portfolios as a whole. As younger investors move across stocks, exchange-traded funds, options and digital

OpenAI is facing two demands for traceability at the same time. One concerns the activities of AI agents operating beyond controlled environments. The other concerns the information AI systems use and whether they have the rights to use it.The so-called “wiki incident” involving a German collaborati

The numbers that define the AI investment race are changing. GPU shipments and Big Tech capital expenditure alone no longer capture the scale or structure of capital flowing into the sector. AI companies are borrowing from banks, data center developers are raising money against long-term compute con

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