Chinese AI firms showcase resilience, innovations at AI event despite US sanctions

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese tech companies, from industry giants to ambitious startups, converged at the World AI Conference in Shanghai this week to showcase their latest innovations and express strong support for the country’s artificial intelligence sector even as it faces U.S. sanctions. More than 150 AI-related products and solutions are being exhibited at the…

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Volvo shifting EV production to Belgium to evade China tariffs, The Times reports

(Reuters) – Volvo cars has started to shift production of Chinese-made electric vehicles to Belgium in the expectation that the European Union will drive ahead with a crackdown on Beijing-subsidised imports, the Times reported on Saturday. Volvo, which is majority-owned by China’s Geely, was considering halting sales of Chinese-built EVs bound for Europe if tariffs…

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    Spirit Aero to be broken up as Boeing agrees to $4.7 billion stock deal

    By Tim Hepher, Shivani Tanna and Mike Stone (Reuters) -Boeing agreed to buy back Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion in stock and Airbus moved to take on the supplier’s loss-making Europe-focused activities, sending shares in all three companies higher in a rare transatlantic break-up. The near-two-decade independence of the world’s largest standalone aerostructures company ended…

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      Musk wins pay approval but still faces Tesla’s floundering stock and rich valuation

      By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package in a what was seen as an endorsement of his leadership, but the electric car maker’s stock remains richly valued even after several years of weakness in shares. Shareholders at Tesla’s annual general meeting on Thursday re-approved Musk’s 2018 record-setting compensation…

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