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Alibaba Unveils Major AI Model Upgrade Ahead of DeepSeek Release - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/02/16 09:00:00

Alibaba Unveils Major AI Model Upgrade Ahead of DeepSeek Release - Bloomberg.com

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. unveiled a major upgrade of its flagship AI model, accelerating a race with a panoply of startups and sectoral leaders aiming to get in ahead of Chinese sensation DeepSeek’s next big platform.

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Fund Beating 99% of Peers Sees Few Software Firms Surviving AI - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/02/16 09:00:00

Fund Beating 99% of Peers Sees Few Software Firms Surviving AI - Bloomberg.com

Selling software stocks before the crowd paid off for Nick Evans, a Polar Capital fund manager. His warning to potential bargain hunters: most shares are still toxic and few firms will survive.

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Lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that AI chatbots give bad advice - NL Times
business 2026/02/16 08:14:43

Lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that AI chatbots give bad advice - NL Times

Dutch lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that they can’t rely on AI-generated legal advice because chatbots are often inaccurate, the Financieele Dagblad (FD) found when speaking to several lawfirms.

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Donald Trump Says He’ll Make TVA CEO’s Life ‘Miserable’ - mandatory.com
business 2026/02/16 06:56:38

Donald Trump Says He’ll Make TVA CEO’s Life ‘Miserable’ - mandatory.com

Donald Trump criticized the TVA CEO at a White House pro coal event, vowing to “make his life miserable," for a specific reason.

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Crypto market drowns in red as bitcoin falls to $68,000, XRP, ETH slide over 5% - CoinDesk
business 2026/02/16 06:49:44

Crypto market drowns in red as bitcoin falls to $68,000, XRP, ETH slide over 5% - CoinDesk

Traders are bracing for a heavy week of macroeconomic events, including Fed minutes and the core PCE inflation report.

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Japan’s Narrow Growth Tests Fiscal, Monetary Policy Paths - The Wall Street Journal
business 2026/02/16 06:14:00

Japan’s Narrow Growth Tests Fiscal, Monetary Policy Paths - The Wall Street Journal

Real gross domestic product expanded ​0.1% in the October-December period, compared with 0.​7% contraction in the prior quarter

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