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    The Financial Times reports that AI hyperscalers — the largest cloud and AI infrastructure providers such as Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Meta — are transforming debt markets. Their enormous spending on data centres and computing power is driving new borrowing at historic scale, changing how credit is priced and who dominates corporate bond issuance.

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    Alibaba Launches Qwen Intelligence Agentic AI Platform For Smartphones●Alibaba Launches Qwen Intelligence As A Full-Stack Agentic AI Platform For Smartphones✉newsTechnologyGadgets23 h ago

    Alibaba has launched Qwen Intelligence as a full-stack agentic AI platform designed for smartphones. The platform is positioned to let phone makers run AI agents that can handle tasks on a user's behalf, extending Alibaba's Qwen model family beyond cloud services and into on-device mobile experiences. Coverage so far frames it as Alibaba's push to compete in the fast-moving smartphone AI space, where Google, Apple and Chinese rivals are also racing to embed assistants.

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    Google Cloud Opens AI Startup Corridor Linking Southeast Asia to Silicon Valley▼Google Cloud Launches AI Startup Innovation Corridor from Southeast Asia to Silicon Valley✉newsBusinessStartups23 h ago

    Google Cloud has launched an AI Startup Innovation Corridor designed to connect startups in Southeast Asia with resources and networks extending to Silicon Valley. The initiative aims to help early-stage AI companies in the region access mentorship, cloud infrastructure and investor connections. Coverage so far is limited to regional tech outlets, with details on participants and funding yet to be announced.

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    Google plans to test its AI chips aboard satellites in orbit under a project called Suncatcher, according to a report in The Daily Star. The initiative suggests the company is exploring whether space-based hardware could help run artificial intelligence workloads. Details on timing, partners and the scale of the orbital tests have not yet been made clear.

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    Microsoft unveils new Surface hardware and custom AI chips▼Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Advances Azure Disclosure, Fresh Surface Hardware And Custom AI Chips✉newsTechnologySemiconductors1 d ago

    Microsoft announced expanded Azure transparency reporting, new Surface devices and its own custom AI chips, strengthening its cloud and hardware lineup. The company is positioning the chips to reduce reliance on outside suppliers and to lower costs for AI workloads running across its data centres. Coverage focuses on how the moves fit Microsoft's broader push into artificial intelligence infrastructure alongside rivals such as Amazon, Google and Nvidia.

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