Baidu is widening access to its Hong Kong-listed shares among mainland Chinese investors just as its business is becoming increasingly centered on artificial intelligence. Effective September 7, the company’s Class A ordinary shares became eligible for both the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programs, giving eligible mainland investors direct access through…
Telecom messaging is moving beyond the familiar model of sending notifications, alerts and marketing campaigns. At the Asia Innovation Summit 2026 in Singapore, more than 50 industry leaders from over 30 companies examined how AI, cloud infrastructure, Network APIs and digital identity are changing the role of communications in business. Hosted by Globe Teleservices on…
AI conferences have traditionally put the audience in the role of observer. AICON 2026 is taking a different approach. Returning to Singapore on October 8 and 9, the second edition of the human-first AI festival is shifting from presentations and product showcases toward hands-on participation, with visitors expected to build, create and experiment with AI…
Eightco Holdings is turning its corporate treasury into something closer to a technology-sector portfolio, combining exposure to artificial intelligence, digital identity, cryptocurrencies and the creator economy. The Nasdaq-listed company says its holdings were worth roughly $380 million as of September 2, 2026, including an indirect $90 million investment in OpenAI, $18 million in Beast Industries,…
Stablecoins were designed to keep crypto markets liquid and predictable. But for traders, institutions and market makers, large stablecoin balances can also represent a persistent capital-efficiency problem: money sitting in an account is available for trading, but typically earns little or nothing. KuCoin is attempting to address that gap with KCUSD, a new Earn product…
The infrastructure race behind generative AI is increasingly moving into specialized industries, and digital media is becoming one of the more demanding use cases. Vobile has signed strategic cooperation and commercial agreements with Unified National Networks (UNN) in Brunei Darussalam, securing 25MW of initial capacity and another 25MW reserved for expansion at UNN’s new AI-capable…
AI-powered document software is moving beyond the ability to summarize a PDF or answer questions about its contents. Wondershare is positioning PDFelement V13 around what comes next: using AI to help people turn documents and information into completed work. The new release introduces Spaces, a knowledge workspace for research and learning, alongside an expanded Agreement…
For companies trying to understand how they appear in AI-generated answers, one of the biggest problems is consistency. Ask an AI assistant the same shopping question more than once and the recommendations can change, making it difficult to determine whether a marketing or content change actually improved visibility. Metrisque is taking a different approach, launching…
AI assistants are becoming increasingly capable of performing work, but their usefulness inside enterprises often depends on whether they can access the systems where that work actually happens. Process Street is addressing that gap with a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants and other compatible applications interact with workflows, tasks, users…
