China's AI push is about spreading economic gains, not enriching tech giants, a finance CEO says

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Workers at the AIpai video generation platform at their office in Beijing on October 15, 2025
A new Brookings study warns that AI could raise wages now — only to crush them later as machines take over.

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The US has an Arctic warfare problem: not enough of the right kinds of weapons and tools

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
A fighter jet takes off from a snowy landscape with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
The US military's renewed focus on the Arctic is exposing the types of weapons it needs for the region.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Paczkowski

This is what BlackRock's Larry Fink said about the AI bubble debate in Davos

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BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink.
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said the long-term impact of AI will depend on how widely the technology spreads beyond the largest firms.

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Russia's new Geran-5 turbojet drone looks like Iran's Karrar UAV and is souped up with American parts, Ukraine says

Tech Insider : Business
A 3D sketch of the Geran-5 can be seen on a plain background.
GUR has uploaded a model of the Geran-5 and its foreign parts. The drone's warhead is shown mounted near the aircraft's nose.

Screenshot via the Ukrainian government "War & Sanctions" website

A Harvard MBA grad knew the immigrant dream wasn't for her. She moved back to China to start a search fund.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Sports
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Sally Tian spent years moving between cultures. In 2025, she decided to move back to China to start a search fund.

Sally Tian.

China’s big people shortage just got bigger, and the risks are growing too

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Women push baby strollers as they walk along a street in Beijing.

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China-focused hedge funds surged in 2025. Here's who won big.

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Xi Jinping sits at a microphone in front of a red backdrop
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his ruling party have pushed to stimulate China's economy.

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I'm 32 and have lived abroad for nearly a decade. Now, I'm weighing life in China against returning to the US.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy
Man in a red shirt stading in a tea garden in Yunnan
Dylan Rothenberg's decision to spend his junior year abroad in Beijing paved his career path.

Provided by Dylan Rothenberg

A viral app that helps people check if their friends are alive sparks discussions about loneliness in China

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Style
a young man sitting beside a bed
A viral app in China that checks if users are alive is sparking frank conversations about loneliness and isolation.

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A billionaire's life is on the auction block. The fire sale includes a Gilded Age mansion and a 15-room NYC penthouse.

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Miles Guo in his NYC apartment in 2017
Miles Guo in his NYC apartment in 2017

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