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Asia AI Reporter for Bloomberg @business @technology @BW Tips - SRai33@bloomberg.net

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India's first AI unicorn Fractal files for $560 million IPO, could get valued at over $3.5 billion

Fractal builds AI products and services for global customers including Citigroup, Nestle, Philips @bloomberg.com

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13.08.2025 05:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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India's first AI unicorn Fractal files for $560 million IPO, could get valued at over $3.5 billion

Fractal builds AI products and services for global customers including Citigroup, Nestle, Philips @bloomberg.com

Gift link (free to read until Aug 20)

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#AI

13.08.2025 05:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zetrix Unveils an AI Chatbot for Muslims With DeepSeek Knowhow A Malaysian company has designed an AI large language model for Muslims based on open-source AI knowhow from China’s DeepSeek, one of the latest efforts to target a market of some 2 billion people.

DeepSeek's knowhow fuels AI model called NurAI for the Muslim world
To build its AI system, Zetrix relied on DeepSeek's approaches like Mixture of Experts & Multi-head Latent Attention, popularized by DeepSeek V3 model.

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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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12.08.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zetrix Unveils an AI Chatbot for Muslims With DeepSeek Knowhow A Malaysian company has designed an AI large language model for Muslims based on open-source AI knowhow from China’s DeepSeek, one of the latest efforts to target a market of some 2 billion people.

DeepSeek's knowhow fuels AI model called NurAI for the Muslim world
To build its AI system, Zetrix relied on DeepSeek's approaches like Mixture of Experts & Multi-head Latent Attention, popularized by DeepSeek V3 model.

Gift link: free to read till Aug 19
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#AI

12.08.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who's winning the AI war - US or China?

Here's how the technology, the state, the strategy and the money stack up as the two economic superpowers vie for AI domination via @bloomberg.com

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11.08.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who's winning the AI war - US or China?

Here's how the technology, the state, the strategy and the money stack up as the two economic superpowers vie for AI domination via @bloomberg.com

Gift link (free to read until Aug 18)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#AI

11.08.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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China Vies to Unseat US in Fight for $4.8 Trillion AI Market

China is proposing a World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO), convening countries to set new rules for the AI age

My story from Shanghai with our China team

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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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31.07.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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China Vies to Unseat US in Fight for $4.8 Trillion AI Market

China is proposing a World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO), convening countries to set new rules for the AI age

My story from Shanghai with our China team

Gift link (free to read until Aug 7)

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#AI

31.07.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Shanghai, the march of China's humanoid robots.

Hundreds of rock guitar strumming, mahjong playing, popcorn & soda dispensing humanoids ruled at China's largest AI show, WAIC 2025 Shanghai.

tinyurl.com/4j2uuaej

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28.07.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Shanghai, the march of China's humanoid robots.

Hundreds of rock guitar strumming, mahjong playing, popcorn & soda dispensing humanoids ruled at China's largest AI show, WAIC 2025 Shanghai.

tinyurl.com/4j2uuaej

#AI

28.07.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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China robot maker Unitree unveils AI-powered humanoid at starting price of ~$6,000, breaking the price barrier. The R1 has 26 joints, weighs 25 kg, & has multi-modal voice + image recognition AI capabilities
@bloomberg.com

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26.07.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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I'm reporting from neon-lit Shanghai:
China's most influential AI event WAIC 2025 takes off in this mega city, months after country's "DeepSeek moment", with Premier Li Qiang, AI giants, upstarts, Beijing officials.
Event comes at critical juncture of US-China AI rivalry
tinyurl.com/2waxyanr
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25.07.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm reporting from neon-lit Shanghai:
China's most influential AI event WAIC 2025 takes off in this mega city, months after country's "DeepSeek moment", with Premier Li Qiang, AI giants, upstarts, Beijing officials.
Event comes at critical juncture of US-China AI rivalry
tinyurl.com/2waxyanr
#AI

25.07.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Please share widely!
I’ll be in Shanghai & Beijing next week thru Aug 7, diving deep into the AI scene.
In Shanghai, mainly at World AI Conference, then Beijing.
Wd love to connect with AI people. If you know someone doing exciting AI work - or if that’s you - let’s talk!
SRai33@bloomberg.net

16.07.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Please share widely!
I’ll be in Shanghai & Beijing next week thru Aug 7, diving deep into the AI scene.
In Shanghai, mainly at World AI Conference, then Beijing.
Wd love to connect with AI people. If you know someone doing exciting AI work - or if that’s you - let’s talk!
SRai33@bloomberg.net

16.07.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manus, the AI agent startup, is shifting from China: laying off employees and shrinking operations in Beijing & Wuhan, while ramping up hiring in Singapore and elsewhere

My story with China colleagues (free to read until Jul 17)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#AI

10.07.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Manus, the AI agent startup, is shifting from China: laying off employees and shrinking operations in Beijing & Wuhan, while ramping up hiring in Singapore and elsewhere

My story with China colleagues (free to read until Jul 17)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#AI

10.07.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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An influential AI voice questions Zuckerberg's Superintelligence group hiring-spending spree
Helen Toner, former OpenAI board member -
Q: Can this turn around Meta’s fortunes, turn it into a real AI juggernaut?
A: It’ll be difficult, lot of organizational politics at play
tinyurl.com/4wenvj55
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03.07.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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An influential AI voice questions Zuckerberg's Superintelligence group hiring-spending spree
Helen Toner, former OpenAI board member -
Q: Can this turn around Meta’s fortunes, turn it into a real AI juggernaut?
A: It’ll be difficult, lot of organizational politics at play
tinyurl.com/4wenvj55
#AI

03.07.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fist-pumping humanoid robots tottered along in a robot soccer game, sometimes colliding, sometimes falling on each other.

Yet, the weekend game at a Beijing industrial zone was a breakthrough for humanoid robots and the artificial intelligence powering them
@bloomberg.com
tinyurl.com/2tatu5mb

#AI

30.06.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fist-pumping humanoid robots tottered along in a robot soccer game, sometimes colliding, sometimes falling on each other.

Yet, the weekend game at a Beijing industrial zone was a breakthrough for humanoid robots and the artificial intelligence powering them
@bloomberg.com
tinyurl.com/2tatu5mb

#AI

30.06.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Homegrown AI in unlikely places!

A tiny startup called Egune builds indigenous AI model in and for Mongolia, in a bid to escape US-China AI dominance

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18.06.2025 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Homegrown AI in unlikely places!

A tiny startup called Egune builds indigenous AI model in and for Mongolia, in a bid to escape US-China AI dominance

Gift link 🎁 (free to read until Jun 25)

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

#AI

18.06.2025 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Homegrown AI in unlikely places!

A tiny startup called Egune builds indigenous AI model in and for Mongolia, in a bid to escape US-China AI dominance
tinyurl.com/rkbpmr7m
#AI

18.06.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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AI Upstart Manus Starts Text-to-Video Service to Take On OpenAI Manus unveiled a text-to-video generation feature, entering a competitive segment populated by rivals from OpenAI to China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd.

Manus AI agent adds video-making capabilities, taking head on the likes of OpenAI's Sora.
China-origin Manus is offering text-to-video service to paid users but says will roll out to all users soon.
via @bloomberg.com
tinyurl.com/mun688y7
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04.06.2025 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Am doing this Bloomberg Live Q&A tomorrow on China's Humanoids makers
Details in the link:
www.bloomberg.com/sessions/202...
via @bloomberg.com

#AI #Robotics #humanoid

03.06.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Am doing this Bloomberg Live Q&A tomorrow on China's Humanoids makers
Details in the link:
www.bloomberg.com/sessions/202...
via @bloomberg.com

#AI #Robotics #humanoid

03.06.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why the rise of China's humanoid AI robots boom is worrying Elon Musk!

My article on China's robotics startups and tech giants racing to dominate the global AI robot race

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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

#AI #Robotics #humanoids

31.05.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5
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Why the rise of China's humanoid AI robots boom is worrying Elon Musk!

My article on China's robotics startups and tech giants racing to dominate the global AI robot race

Please share -- Gift link (valid for 7 days)
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

#AI #Robotics #humanoids

31.05.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5
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My take from Singapore:
In the US-China race to dominate the world with their own AI technologies, Singapore's Sea-Lion AI model stands out in its effort to build small, custom, culturally-aligned systems that can be adapted by businesses in 11 countries in Southeast Asia
tinyurl.com/24c78fuf
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28.05.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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