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Chinese automaker Leapmotor plans European expansion

Chinese car manufacturer Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co. aims to grow its footprint in Europe and introduce a new hybrid vehicle to the European market in the early part of 2027, according to company President Michael Wu in an interview with Bloomberg. Wu states that these plans are separate from...

Dyson nearly quadrupled dividend payments to the founder's family for 2025

James Dyson’s British vacuum cleaner firm, Dyson Holdings, has almost increased its yearly dividend payouts to Weybourne Holdings—his family's holding company based in Singapore—by four times. Payouts for 2025 reached £750 million ($995 million), an increase from £200 million in 2024, which was the...

AI Adoption Pushes Australian Banks Into Regulatory Scrutiny

Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into Australia's banking system, and regulators are now shifting their attention from experimentation to the consequences of putting automated systems in front of customers. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has begun a review of how banks...

Adobe forecasts record US online sales for November–December

Adobe Inc. expects that US internet sales throughout the winter holiday period (November 1 to December 31) will reach an all-time high this year. Adobe anticipates that sales for this period will hit $275.1 billion, marking a 6.7% rise from the prior year. The company expects that Cyber Monday...

Anthropic seeks to secure 50.1% of voting rights for founders

US-based AI firm Anthropic is seeking shareholder approval for a revised voting rights structure, reports The Information, referencing sources. The suggested corporate structure would provide CEO Dario Amodei and six co-founders with 50.1% of the voting power; this setup would persist as long as...

McDonald's to allocate $8.5 billion to support franchisees through 2036

McDonald’s Corp., based in the U.S., intends to offer around $8.5 billion in assistance to its franchisees until 2036, as stated in a company press release. Out of this total, $5 billion will be allocated until 2030. These actions are components of the "Accelerating the Arches" (or "NEXT")...

Alibaba Builds Full AI Stack to Support Its Next Model Leap

Alibaba's latest artificial intelligence strategy signals a shift from competing primarily through individual models to building an integrated technology system capable of supporting increasingly demanding AI applications. The company plans to develop future models with between 5 trillion and 10...

Paramount settles States' antitrust claims regarding Warner Bros. deal

Paramount has finalized a deal with several U.S. states to resolve antitrust allegations related to the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), according to CBS News. The agreement entails further investment from Paramount in U.S. film production and a pledge to release a minimum...

SEC authorizes trading of tokenized shares in the US

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the trading of tokenized shares in the country—a decision that The Wall Street Journal indicates may generate considerable interest. The regulator has excluded "tokenized securities venues" (TSVs) from being classified as an exchange...

Revolut reports no direct demands from hackers following data breach

A company spokesperson informed Reuters that Revolut has not received any direct communications or requests from the individuals or groups asserting responsibility for the data breach. Revolut had earlier acknowledged a data breach impacting certain customers, caused by deceptive requests that...