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Wang Sicong Moves Into Restaurants and Beauty as Investment Vehicle Grapples with Asset Auctions
Wang Sicong has registered a new Beijing catering-management company and made several small lifestyle investments as his flagship investment vehicle, Pusi, faces asset auctions and enforcement actions. The moves reflect a strategic shift toward consumer services amid funding stress in China’s entertainment and content sectors and signal a low-cost testing approach rather than a major new expansion.
Adani Pledges $100bn for Renewable‑Powered AI Data Centres — A Bet on India’s Green Cloud Future
Adani Group announced a $100 billion investment through 2035 to build AI‑optimised data centres powered by renewable energy, one of India’s largest private digital‑infrastructure pledges. The plan aims to meet surging demand for AI compute while reducing carbon intensity, but realization will depend on financing, grid upgrades, storage and supply‑chain partnerships.
Meta Commits Over $10 Billion to a 1‑GW Data Centre in Indiana, Betting on an AI‑Heavy Future
Meta will build a 1 GW data‑centre campus in Lebanon, Indiana, with more than $10 billion invested in the facility and nearby community, creating roughly 4,000 construction jobs and 300 permanent roles. The scale of the project signals a strategic push for large‑scale AI and content infrastructure but raises questions about power supply, local benefits and long‑term demand for such massive compute sites.
Beneath the Congratulations: Trump’s Frustration over Slow $550bn Japan-to-US Investment and the High-Stakes Bargain Ahead of a March Summit
President Trump publicly congratulated Japan’s newly strengthened LDP government while privately pressing Tokyo over slow progress on a $550 billion investment package pledged to the United States. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s March visit will bring proposals such as joint rare-earth development and the first tranche of investments, but deep mutual distrust and high American demands risk turning the bargain into a geopolitical lever rather than a simple economic pact.
Chinese Cathode-Materials Maker Mengguli Plans ¥9.29bn Build-Out as Battery Supply Chain Heats Up
Mengguli has unveiled plans to invest ¥9.29 billion in a lithium‑ion cathode materials project, signalling an aggressive bet on continued EV and energy‑storage growth. The expansion highlights both the strategic importance of cathode production in the battery supply chain and the risks of rapid capacity growth amid governance and raw‑material uncertainties.
Huang Dials Down $100bn OpenAI Talk — Nvidia Says Any Funding Will Be Evaluated 'Round by Round'
Jensen Huang said Nvidia never committed to a $100 billion investment in OpenAI and will evaluate any funding opportunity incrementally. The clarification reduces short‑term market uncertainty and signals Nvidia’s preference to remain a broadly neutral supplier rather than take on outsized financial exposure to a single AI lab.
Pony Ma’s RMB1bn AI Counterattack: Tencent Bets ‘Yuanbao’ and Red‑Envelope Growth to Reclaim Social Ground
Tencent has launched a concentrated RMB1 billion push to embed AI into social products, notably upgrading its Yuanbao offering to group chat and using culturally resonant red‑envelope incentives to drive adoption. The plan leverages Tencent’s social graph and payments infrastructure but must navigate regulatory scrutiny and fierce competition from Chinese AI rivals.
China’s Provincial Scorecard 2025: Tibet’s Surge, Coastal Giants Slow and the Interior’s Investment Gamble
China’s 2025 provincial GDP results reveal a polarized regional economy: Tibet topped growth through heavy investment and a low base, a set of provinces consolidated high growth and scale, while several established and resource-heavy regions lagged. The figures highlight rising concentration among top provinces, persistent dependence on investment in parts of the interior, and continuing structural challenges in the northeast and energy provinces.
Xibei’s Founder Abandons Personal Branding as Chain Braces for Heavy Losses and Store Closures
Xibei founder Jia Guolong said he will stop cultivating a personal brand and return to frontline operations as the group forecasts more than RMB 600 million in losses and prepares to close about 30% of its stores. New investors have increased the company's registered capital modestly, signalling both concern and continued faith in the chain’s underlying assets.