Japan’s chip-related stocks fall as DeepSeek gained momentum, raising concerns about a challenge to America’s global leadership in artificial intelligence.

Global equities retreated as Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek threatened to disrupt US firms’ artificial intelligence dominance.

“While it remains to be seen if DeepSeek will prove to be a viable, cheaper alternative in the long term, initial worries are centered on whether U.S. tech giants’ pricing power is being threatened,” said Jun Rong Yeap, a market strategist at IG Asi

As you can see in this example, business chats on Instagram will now include a “Business Chat” label in the top title bar, while there’s also a new “Business chats and Your privacy” shortcut link. Which, when tapped, will display the second explainer screen above.

Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs are just around the corner, with the first releases — the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 — dropping on January 30th. The RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 will follow that with their own releases in February, but some are already getting a sneak peek at the GPUs’ software benefits through DLSS 4.

Trump said he'd 'rather not' impose tariffs on China — a softening in stance that eased some fears over the potential for a trade war.

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed plans to build a massive artificial intelligence data center, but Nvidia dipped slightly. Read more here.

Astra Nova is an artificial general intelligence (AGI)-driven gaming ecosystem designed to adapt and grow alongside its players. As a member of the NVIDIA Inception program, the company integrates AI-powered storytelling, Web3 technology, and community-focused design to create engaging and dynamic gaming experiences.

After Donald Trump announced the $500 billion Stargate project, we examine the U.S.-listed beneficiaries which are least expensive to own.

Global stocks steadied on Thursday as a recent rally fuelled by Donald Trump’s spending plans for artificial intelligence infrastructure fizzled and as caution set in over what the new US president’s next moves on trade might be. Outperforming its neighbours, the Iseq index advanced by 1.5 per cent, led higher by home builders, banks and airlines.

Britain’s factories suffered the deepest slump in orders since the first Covid lockdown and are braced for worse to come as demand from customers in the UK and overseas withers.

Primark owner Associated British Foods PLC (LSE:LON: ABF) says the clothing retail chain is now targeting "low-single digit" sales growth in 2025, down from the "mid-single digit" it had indicated at its final results in November.