Chinese equity markets rose and fell in waves in recent months as Beijing announced, then failed to deliver, “bold” stimulus programs to revive the dormant domestic economy.
Category: TRENDS IN AI – Oct 7 2025
OPENAI GETS ITS DESIRED $500-BILLION MARKET VALUATION
A private sale of shares has given OpenAI the $500-billion market valuation it set its sights on weeks ago. Until now, the company has been valued at $300 billion.
DEEPSEEK REVEALS ANOTHER AI THAT’S CHEAPER TO OPERATE
Chinese research firm DeepSeek has released a new AI model that it says can be operated more cheaply than the large language models common in the West.
WALMART AND ITS WORKFORCE BRACE FOR AN AI TRANSFORMATION
“Maybe there’s a job in the world that AI won’t change,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon told a September workforce conference, “but I haven’t thought of it.”
GET TO WORK, AI!
After an MIT study found that half of corporations that try AI abandon it and only 5 percent have seen AI’s contribution to the bottom line, two developers are touting research that highlights AI’s potential in the workplace.
WILL AI EVER BE ABLE TO PAY BACK ITS MASSIVE INVESTMENT?
“The artificial intelligence boom has ushered in one of the costliest building sprees in world history,” The Wall Street Journal wrote in a 27 September analysis.





