Top news of the week: 03.03.2023.
China’s ChatGPT ambitions must overcome US trade restrictions on advanced AI chips, experts say
US restrictions on the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China could hamper domestic efforts to build a ChatGPT rival, experts say.
Hong Kong makes move to become a crypto hub (and more)
Hong Kong is getting serious about crypto; China's tech giants are banned from offering ChatGPT; Singapore inks marquee payment deal with India; and much much more
Sequoia heats up early-stage startup investments in India and Southeast Asia
Portfolio startups of Surge, Sequoia's early-stage focused investments effort, have collectively raised over $2 billion in follow-on funding.
Chinese bank says missing chairman is cooperating with Chinese authorities in an investigation
China Renaissance Holdings said in an exchange filing on Sunday that its missing chairman and star dealmaker Bao Fan was currently cooperating with relevant Chinese authorities conducting ...
As tensions build, Silicon Valley’s Chinese affiliates invest in sensitive space tech
As tensions build, the Chinese subsidiaries of U.S. venture capital firms invest in technology that could be sensitive to national security.
Why China keeps building coal power plants
China is racing to shore up its supply of home-grown electricity, but that doesn’t necessarily put its climate goals at risk.
EV SPACs struggle, Mercedes shows its OS hand and Cruise passes the 1 million-mile mark
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to transportation. This week, we look at struggling EV SPACs and Mercedes' tech day.