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Asian trading is mixed as worries about AI-related issues grow

Asians trading is mixed as worries about the future of artificial intelligence grew after Alphabet’s stock drop dragged on U.S. markets

Hong Kong's housing minister resigns after fire investigation finds inadequate oversight

Hong Kong leader John Lee apologized Thursday and said his housing secretary resigned after an investigation into the city’s deadliest fire in decades found inadequate regulatory oversight

Asian shares and U.S. futures are mixed after Google parent Alphabet's earnings disappoint

Asian shares and U.S. futures are mixed, weighed down by some big technology stocks after Google parent Alphabet’s earnings were below expectations

China takes Mbappé's apology 'seriously' after backlash over his ‘Chinese dictator’ comments

China has acknowledged soccer star Kylian Mbappé's apology for comments seen as disrespectful to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms makes blockbuster stock market debut

This is now India's second-largest company by market capitalisation, valued at about $131.5bn

Asian stocks rise after a rally on Wall Street, while oil prices edge higher

Asian stocks are mostly higher as AI-related stocks boost benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul ahead of quarterly earnings

Asian stocks advance following a rally on Wall Street and oil prices fall

Asian stocks are mostly higher, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul lifted by buying of AI-related stocks

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming reclaims top spot in China’s rich list, thanks to his firm's AI push

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has reclaimed the top spot on a list of China’s richest people, driven by his company’s push into artificial intelligence

US futures and Asian stocks advance following a rally on Wall Street

Asian stocks are mostly higher, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul lifted by buying of AI-related stocks

'Exploding portable battery' burns passenger after overheating mid-flight

Passenger suffers burn after power bank overheats on flight from China

A woman was burned on her left thumb from the ‘exploding portable battery’

Shares fall in Asia after a decline on Wall Street, and oil prices fall more than 1%

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after a retreat on Wall Street, while oil prices have fallen more than 1%

As the US and China form AI blocs, countries are increasingly torn between them

With the two leading AI powers, the United States and China, forming their own AI blocs, other countries are maneuvering to harness the strengths of both groupings without alienating either and risking losing out

Asian shares slip as sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide and oil prices jump

Asian shares are mostly lower after the latest shudder for artificial-intelligence stocks weighed on markets around the world, giving the benchmark S&P 500 its worst day since July