Reading Time : 2 minutesAlibaba’s new Qwen Consumer Business Group, led by Wu Jia, accelerates AI adoption through products like the Qwen app and Quark search. Launched in November 2025, it aims for an AI super app integrating with e-commerce. Emphasizing open-source, it competes with Baidu and Tencent, signaling a shift to seamless consumer AI experiences.
Reading Time : 2 minutesSilver has surged past sixty dollars an ounce for the first time, driven by a supply squeeze, strong industrial demand, and expectations of lower interest rates. Investors are turning to the metal both as a safe haven and as a play on technology growth, pushing prices far beyond this year’s earlier highs and reshaping the precious-metals landscape.
Reading Time : 2 minutesThe U.S. has decided to let Nvidia sell its H200 AI chips to selected customers in China, reopening part of a market that was blocked by earlier export controls. Washington will take a share of the revenue, while China gains access to hardware it struggled to replace. The move reshapes commercial, political, and technological dynamics across the Pacific.
Reading Time : 2 minutesAsian borrowers are increasingly turning to euro-denominated debt as funding costs improve and reliance on the U.S. dollar feels riskier. Companies and governments across the region issued record levels of euro bonds this year, reflecting both economic strategy and geopolitical caution. The shift marks a gradual move toward more balanced, multipolar financing options on global markets.
Reading Time : 3 minutesGlobal trade and capital flows soared before 2008, driven by liberalization and technology. Since then, geopolitical tensions, the financial crash, and the pandemic have triggered “slowbalisation”. Cross-border investment and trade are shrinking relative to GDP, marking a reversal of integration.
Reading Time : 2 minutesSaint Nicholas began as a discreet 4th-century bishop known for helping the poor, but his legacy travelled across Europe and eventually transformed into the figure we now call Santa Claus. His feast day on December 6 still brings simple, warm traditions in many countries. His story shows how quiet kindness can shape entire cultures.
Reading Time : 2 minutesRecent rumors suggest NVIDIA is stopping VRAM supplies to partners, forcing independent sourcing amid AI-driven DDR5 demand. This could lead to shortages, higher costs for AIBs, and price hikes for gamers, favoring enterprise over consumers. Unverified but critical, it highlights shifting priorities in tech.
Reading Time : 2 minutesPayPal’s stock dipped after its CFO warned that the company’s core checkout business may grow more slowly this holiday season. The comments raised concerns about weaker consumer spending, even though PayPal kept its overall forecast unchanged. Other services like Venmo and Buy Now Pay Later remain bright spots, but investors reacted to the softness in its main revenue driver.
Reading Time : 2 minutesSome experts now argue that AI will not trigger a wave of job losses but instead create a shortage of skilled workers. As automation expands, industries struggle to find people who can manage, supervise, and integrate advanced systems. Rather than eliminating humans, AI seems to be reshaping work toward higher-skill roles, leaving gaps companies can’t easily fill.
Reading Time : 2 minutesDubai’s WOOHOO restaurant debuts the world’s first AI chef, Chef Aiman, who designs innovative menus while human chefs cook and refine dishes. Fusing international flavors and futuristic design, the venue blends technology with gastronomy. Though AI lacks taste and intuition, the collaboration enhances creativity, sustainability, and dining experiences, showcasing a bold step in culinary innovation.
Reading Time : 2 minutesThe new $250 U.S. visa fee is stirring frustration among international travelers, sparking bold headlines that talk about “chaos” in American cities. The reality is less dramatic but still worrying, with tourism-dependent regions bracing for a slowdown. The fee is pushing many visitors to reconsider their plans, raising questions about how this policy will reshape the travel economy.
Reading Time : 3 minutesVietnam has signed more than forty million dollars’ worth of 5G contracts with Huawei and ZTE, signalling a shift toward Chinese suppliers after tensions with the United States. The deals mark a strategic recalibration that raises concerns among Western partners while Vietnam accelerates its nationwide 5G rollout and experiments with flexible, open-architecture networks.
Reading Time : 2 minutesJapan’s FAST project is moving fast, completing its conceptual design in just a year and uniting major companies and universities behind a compact tokamak aimed at 50 MW of fusion output. With strong private funding and engineering design underway, the team targets first plasma in 2035, placing Japan as a serious contender in the global fusion push.
Reading Time : 2 minutesHaving sold over one hundred million copies, Tomb Raider games place Lara Croft atop the list of best-selling video game heroines. That record reflects the success of the entire franchise rather than individual titles. Still, it underlines the cultural power of Lara as a video game icon spanning decades across games, films, and comics. She remains timeless worldwide today forever.
Reading Time : 2 minutesThe ECB is warning eurozone banks to brace for a wave of unusual and persistent risks driven by geopolitics, climate events, shifting trade dynamics and rapid technological change. While banks remain well-capitalized, vulnerabilities linked to dollar funding and market volatility could trigger pressure. The ECB urges stronger buffers and tighter risk controls to withstand potential shocks.
