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$21 billion fortune! Warren Buffett made highest wealth among world's billionaires this year
Global markets in 2025 have faced economic and geopolitical turmoil, yet Warren Buffett's net worth surged by $21 billion. Fueled by Berkshire Hathaway's stock rally and strong earnings, his investment strategy, holding record cash reserves, underscores a cautious but profitable approach.
Big tech stocks at cheapest in months
The price that investors are paying for anticipated earnings from the Magnificent Seven companies hit the lowest level since September this week as the broader S&P 500 dropped 10% from its recent peak.
News Corp sued by Brave Software, a Google search engine rival
In a Wednesday night complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Brave said News Corp sent a cease-and-desist letter threatening litigation and demanding compensation for the alleged misappropriation of copyrighted articles by "scraping" its websites and indexing their content.
Motive to hire hundreds as AI unicorns follow Big Tech to India
Motive Technologies Inc. plans to double its India headcount, hiring over 300 AI, product, and engineering staff in Bangalore over two years. Valued at $2.85 billion, it joins other AI startups expanding in India, leveraging its talent pool. Prominent corporations like Meta and Microsoft are already leading this trend in the world’s most populous nation.
A new AI weather model is already changing how energy is traded
These advancements are crucial for managing market volatility and making informed weather-related decisions.
How DeepSeek shook America's tech giants in weeks — what others couldn't do in decades
Chinese technology companies, driven by advancements from the AI firm DeepSeek, are outperforming their US counterparts. Investment in China's '7 Titans' has surged, while the US 'Magnificent Seven' stocks have declined. Government support and AI innovation further strengthen China's tech sector.
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Fear of becoming obsolete: How to hedge against AI stealing your job
Knowledge workers including administrators, financial analysts, and software developers should prepare for significant changes due to AI advancements. Embracing AI to become more productive and having a backup plan is essential. AI could transform or replace many high-paying jobs, making career adaptability crucial for future job security.
Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Friday
Indian markets closed higher on Thursday as financial and energy stocks surged. The BSE Sensex rose 609.86 points to 74,340.09, while Nifty 50 gained 207.40 points to 22,544.70. RBI’s $21 billion liquidity infusion and lower crude prices boosted investor sentiment.
Elon Musk loses $90 billion: How China's DeepSeek torpedo hit where it hurts most
Elon Musk's fortune, tied to SpaceX and Tesla, has taken an $81 billion hit in 2025 due to innovations from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek. Despite the setback, Musk remains the world’s richest individual with a net worth of $351 billion. The tech industry's top billionaires have faced significant losses, highlighting the volatile race for AI dominance.
All the ways China could respond to Trump’s ramped up trade war
President Trump has ramped up actions in the US-China trade war, with potential new tariffs. China, though muted in response, has ways to retaliate, including weakening the yuan, restricting exports of key inputs, or targeting US companies. A sell-off of US Treasuries by China poses significant global financial risks.
Meta in talks to raise $35 billion for data-center financing led by Apollo
Alternative asset managers have teamed up with technology giants before, but the potential deal with Meta stands out. Databricks Inc. previously secured more than $5 billion of financing from lenders including Blackstone Inc., Apollo and Blue Owl Capital Inc., while Apollo last year led an $11 billion investment in a joint venture with Intel Corp.
Nasdaq, S&P 500 fall as AI caution weighs on tech, Nvidia results in focus
The Nasdaq Composite dropped over 1% on Monday, led by declines in big tech stocks as investors remain cautious ahead of Nvidia’s earnings report. Market concerns include future demand for AI technology and Microsoft’s potential data center overcapacity. Apple and Berkshire Hathaway shares, however, experienced gains.
Quantum computing stocks rise as Microsoft's new chip heats up debate over technology
Microsoft unveiled its Majorana 1 chip on Wednesday and said it is less prone to errors than rivals, while providing evidence in a scientific paper set to be published in academic journal Nature.
Asian stocks drop after Fed Minutes show caution
Stocks in Japan and Australia dropped while equity index futures for Hong Kong also drifted lower. Contracts for US stocks also slipped in early Asian trading after the S&P 500 climbed 0.2% on Wednesday to set a new high, with defensive sectors outperforming in a sign of investor caution.
Stock Market Today: Dow Jones tumbles 400 points as US inflation surges to 3%, S&P 500 and Nasdaq also slide amid Fed rate cut concerns
Stock Market Today saw a sharp decline as the Dow Jones plummeted 400 points following a rise in US Inflation to 3% YoY. The latest CPI data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics dampened investor hopes for Federal Reserve rate cuts. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also opened lower, reflecting market uncertainty. Key stocks like Microsoft, Amazon, and Nike took a hit, while Apple and JPMorgan managed gains. With inflation higher than expected, the Fed’s stance on interest rates remains firm, adding to market volatility. Investors are closely watching for future economic cues.
Alibaba becomes China’s new AI darling with $87 billion rally
Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares have jumped 46% since reaching a 2025 low on January 13, adding nearly $87 billion to its market value and outpacing the Hang Seng Tech Index's 25% gain. The rally is driven by optimism over Alibaba's AI services and platform development, following the release of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's technologies, which shook Wall Street.
Google AI chief says DeepSeek’s cost claims are ‘exaggerated’
The executive also shot down the idea that DeepSeek’s emergence upends the economics of AI development. “We don’t see any new silver bullet technologies,” Hassabis said on Monday, in Paris, at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit. “DeepSeek is not an outlier on the efficiency curve.”
Elon Musk says he doesn’t want to buy TikTok’s US business
He made the comments — his first on the topic of him buying TikTok — at a conference in Germany hosted by Mathias Doepfner, the billionaire chief executive of German media conglomerate AxelSpringer, last month.
Amazon, echoing Microsoft, says it can’t keep up with AI demand
Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy, determined for Amazon to become an AI supermarket, is spending big to retain the company’s edge in cloud-computing services. Still, he warned growth would be “lumpy” and hinted Amazon could face capacity issues related to delays in getting hardware and not having sufficient electricity.
The DeepSeek AI revolution has a security problem
DeepSeek has shown that AI can be developed on a shoestring budget, but their models have significant security vulnerabilities. Recent testing reveals that these cheaper AI models are more susceptible to manipulation compared to their pricier counterparts, posing risks for businesses considering their use.
Zoho embraces AI era post-DeepSeek with new agentic technology
Zoho, on Tuesday, unveiled its agentic AI capabilities across its platform, allowing enterprises to access, create, and deploy intelligent, autonomous digital agents. In the coming weeks, Zoho and ManageEngine will preview pre-built, task-specific agents throughout Zoho’s product suite. "We want the LLMs today for a chain of thought reasoning and not memorising our data...We also need output engineering," said Sridhar Vembu, chief scientist and cofounder of Zoho Corp.
Xi’s careful reply to Trump tariffs shows China has more to lose
In the latest US-China trade tensions, Xi Jinping adopts a cautious approach, imposing $14 billion tariffs and other measures in response to Trump's 10% tariffs on Chinese goods. China's restrained retaliation highlights its economic vulnerability and focus on domestic stimulus. Future negotiations will probe concessions China might make, including oil purchases and currency stability.
Microsoft probing if DeepSeek-linked group improperly obtained OpenAI data
Microsoft’s security researchers in the fall observed individuals they believe may be linked to DeepSeek exfiltrating a large amount of data using the OpenAI application programming interface, or API, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is confidential. Software developers can pay for a license to use the API to integrate OpenAI’s proprietary artificial intelligence models into their own applications.
Asian stocks stall after Fed meeting, tech earnings
Shares in Japan opened slightly lower, weighing down a gauge of Asian equities despite a small gain for shares in Australia. Many of the region’s equity markets including China, South Korea and Taiwan remained closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.
DeepSeek’s AI model just upended the white-hot US power market
DeepSeek's new AI model, which significantly reduces energy consumption, has disrupted the US power market's expectations for AI-related growth. This development led to a sharp decline in power stocks, questioning long-term electricity demand projections and the sustainability of current data center growth rates.
Nvidia and other tech stocks stabilise a day after sharp drops
Nvidia rose 2.3%, recovering some of its nearly 17% plunge the day before, its worst since the 2020 Covid crash. Broadcom, was up 3.3% in early trading following a 17.4% decline a day earlier. Software maker Oracle, which fell 13.8% on Monday, rose 2.5% before markets opened Tuesday.
AI-fueled stock rally dealt $1 trillion blow by Chinese upstart
DeepSeek, a Chinese startup, unveiled an AI platform that competes with top US models at lower costs, causing a major selloff in US tech stocks. The Nasdaq 100 index dropped significantly, raising questions about future AI investments and the dominance of US firms in the AI sector.
Asian stocks drop after AI jitters hit US equities
A selloff was triggered after a cheap AI model from Chinese startup DeepSeek climbed to the top of Apple’s appstore, sparking concerns that valuations of the technology may be tough to justify. Japanese stocks fell, with chip-related shares extending Monday’s declines. That was after the S&P 500 dropped 1.5% and the Nasdaq 100 sank 3%. Nvidia Corp., the poster child of the AI boom, suffered the biggest market-cap loss for a single stock in market history.
World’s richest people lose $108 billion after DeepSeek selloff
The world’s top 500 wealthiest individuals faced a combined loss of $108 billion due to a tech-led selloff initiated by Chinese AI developer DeepSeek. Nvidia's Jensen Huang lost $20.1 billion. The surge in DeepSeek's affordable AI model challenged Silicon Valley's high capital spending narrative, leading to significant financial losses for tech-sector billionaires.
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