Travel just two hours west of Beijing by train, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by the rolling grasslands and ancient cinder cones of Inner Mongolia. This vast, arid land has long been China’s capital of sheep farming and coal mining, but over the last few years, it has become the hottest place in the country
The near-bottomless demand for unique AI training data from top labs and corporations is driving a massive boom for a cohort of data-labeling startups. One of these fast-growing businesses is Micro1, a four-year-old startup that expanded its gross annual run rate from $100 million to $500 million over the past eight months, according to a
Tomek Wrzesinski has spent more than 20 years selling supersized boats to the uberwealthy, and he’s found one nearly foolproof way to get a client to bite. It starts with sending a cryptic weekend text message: “Maybe I have something for you. I just need to check if it’s still available. It’s an off-market offer.”
As India’s quick-commerce platforms race to deliver everything from groceries to smartphones in minutes, electric mobility startup Yulu has seized the boom, raising $93 million in fresh funding. The Bengaluru‑based startup offers electric two‑wheelers on weekly subscription plans, so delivery drivers can jump straight into the gig economy without buying their own vehicles. With around
The AI boom is soaking up investor cash, staving off a recession, and showing signs of faltering, David Rosenberg says. AI is “sapping the momentum out of the rest of business capital spending,” the veteran economist said during the latest episode of the “Excess Returns” podcast. Rosenberg estimated that 50% of all corporate investment is
August 10, 2026 — 3:30pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Australia has a building plan for almost everything. We need 1.2 million new homes, new electricity transmission lines, rail and road upgrades, hospitals, schools, and the venues and transport needed
