APEC China Year: Shenzhen's Foreign Investment Soars
Securities Times reporter Chen Xiachang The APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) 33rd informal leaders' meeting is set to take place in Shenzhen from November 18 to 19. This year marks the APEC China year, and Shenzhen is witnessing impressive growth in foreign investment. According to data released by the Shenzhen Investment Promotion Bureau, in the first quarter of this year, Shenzhen attracted approximately 17 billion yuan in actual foreign investment, a year-on-year increase of over 47%; more than 2,700 new foreign-invested enterprises were established, reflecting a year-on-year growth of over 15%; and new foreign contracts exceeded 25 billion yuan, a year-on-year surge of over 53%. Notably, the actual foreign investment from APEC member economies exceeded 16 billion yuan, accounting for 94.5% of Shenzhen's total actual foreign investment. Amid global pressures on multinational investments, Shenzhen is leveraging the APEC momentum to prove with robust data that it remains one of the world's most attractive investment hotspots.
Microsoft's official notification email has been hijacked by criminals and turned into a scamming tool, and it hasn't been resolved for months.
IT Home reported on May 21 that for months, scammers have been taking advantage of a system vulnerability, using a Microsoft internal official email address to blast out spam emails. This email was originally intended for sending out legitimate account security alerts. It's still unclear exactly how these scammers are exploiting the system, but they can register new Microsoft accounts as if they're fresh users, then leverage those permissions to impersonate Microsoft and send emails, making it super easy for folks to think those emails are legit. As of IT Home's latest update, it seems Microsoft still hasn't managed to patch this security hole properly.
Behind Alibaba International's Near Profitability: Dual Progress in AliExpress Branding and AI Efficiency
Alibaba's latest quarterly earnings report revealed a figure that might fly under the radar but is significantly impactful: Alibaba International's adjusted EBITA loss has shrunk to just 138 million yuan this quarter, getting close to breakeven. The narrowing loss for Alibaba International isn't just a fluke. The report explains it as the result of 'significant improvements in operational efficiency for AliExpress, along with enhancements in multiple business sectors.' While that sounds like standard earnings report jargon, breaking it down reveals a well-oiled business logic at play. Over the past year, AliExpress has started to see gains from its investments in logistics optimization. The unit economics of the Choice business have consistently improved quarter-over-quarter, with the warehouse and distribution network covering 27 key countries, achieving next-day delivery in major cities across 4 of those countries. The drop in logistics costs has directly translated into increased profit margins.
As Bond Yields Surge, Bank of Japan Seeks Market Input on Tapering Purchases
Concerns over spending and inflation have driven yields to multi-year highs, prompting the Bank of Japan to consult market participants this week about tapering its asset purchases. The Bank of Japan will hold meetings with banks, securities firms, and institutional investors on Thursday and Friday. Feedback from these discussions will inform the central bank's review of its bond purchasing strategy during the policy meeting on June 15-16. This discussion comes as the global bond market faces widespread sell-offs, with rising oil prices from Middle Eastern conflicts pushing inflation expectations higher. The sharp rise in Japanese government bond yields is particularly alarming for global markets, given that volatility in Tokyo often spills over into European and U.S. Treasury trading.
Nvidia's Q1 FY2027 Revenue Surges 85% to $81.6 Billion
Everyday AI news, on May 21, Nvidia's Q1 revenue for FY2027 hit $81.6 billion, a whopping 85% year-over-year increase; market expectations were set at $78.672 billion, compared to $44.062 billion the previous year. Q1 net profit soared to $58.3 billion, up 211% year-over-year; market expectations were at $42.244 billion, while last year's profit stood at $18.775 billion.
Jaw-dropping! SpaceX's IPO is around the corner, and these two top VCs are each set to make $60 billion
SpaceX might drop its IPO prospectus this week, and if it goes public with a $1.75 trillion valuation, it’ll totally smash historical return records in the VC game. Early investors Valor Equity and Founders Fund are set to rake in nearly $65 billion and over $60 billion in unrealized gains, respectively; Sequoia Capital and hedge fund Darsana are also sitting on some fat profits. The upcoming IPO from SpaceX could create unprecedented historical returns in the venture capital sector. SpaceX is expected to officially release its IPO prospectus as early as this Wednesday, kicking off a countdown to launch before mid-June, with the final pricing to be confirmed at that time. Multiple bankers anticipate that this IPO will be valued at around $1.75 trillion.
Google's Latest Conference: No Release of the Strongest Model, Unveiling the Agent Family Bundle
Written by | AIX Finance Lei Jing Edited by | Jin Yufan In the early hours of May 20th, Beijing time, the 2026 Google I/O kicked off. Since its inception in 2008, this event has become Google's main stage to flex its muscles every year. What makes it worthy of industry attention is its role as a tech giant's showcase, which can to some extent reflect the future direction of the industry. Back to this year's conference, the entire agenda was covered in just under two hours, with a rapid-fire release schedule that left almost no gaps. Google's CEO Sundar Pichai started off with a staggering number: 32 trillion Tokens. This is the monthly AI processing volume across all Google platforms. Two years ago, this figure was 9.7 trillion, last year it was 480 trillion, nearly a sevenfold increase in just one year. This number indicates that Google's AI products are being widely adopted.
Singapore, Google, and OpenAI Collaborate on AI Initiatives
(Source: Caiwen) Singapore has inked a deal with Google and OpenAI, with OpenAI set to invest $234 million to boost the local AI ecosystem and drive applications across various sectors. According to reports on May 20, Singapore recently signed a partnership agreement with Google and OpenAI, aiming to solidify its position as a global AI hub and accelerate the deployment of AI in public services, healthcare, education, and enterprise. The announcement was made during the ATxSummit: Google established a 'National AI Partnership,' and OpenAI signed its first memorandum of understanding, setting up a new AI lab—its first outside the U.S. OpenAI will inject over 300 million Singapore dollars (about $234 million) to empower the local AI ecosystem.
Google I/O Conference: Gemini 3.5 and the Agent Suite Take Center Stage, Android Gets Pushed Off the Table
Wen丨Xiao Jing Editor丨Xu Qingyang In the early hours of May 20, 2026, Google CEO Sundar Pichai crunched some numbers on stage at Google I/O 2026. Google's top clients can handle around 1 trillion tokens daily. If they shift 80% of that workload from other cutting-edge models to Google's newly launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, they could save over $1 billion in a year. The core theme of the 2026 Google I/O conference is still agents. From the agent platform (Antigravity) to consumer agents (Spark) to search agents, Google aims to build a full-stack capability for agents. During this two-hour keynote, Google unveiled the next-gen Gemini 3.5 series models, the multimodal world model Gemini Omni, the eighth-generation TPU dual-chip architecture, and upgraded Antigravity 2.0 from a coding tool to an agent management platform.
Nvidia Set to Release Earnings, Related Options Trading Heats Up
Nvidia is set to drop its Q1 earnings report after the market close on Wednesday. Ahead of the earnings release, call options trading has been buzzing, with the options market implying about a 6.25% swing in the stock post-report, even though many short-term contracts have already expired worthless amidst recent volatility. Traders are hedging risks in both directions: on one hand, there's concern about a slowdown in AI chip spending, while on the other, there's anxiety that Nvidia might not hit its lofty 'better-than-expected' thresholds. The stock has seen a remarkable rally over the past year, with its expected P/E ratio at historical highs. Regardless of the earnings outcome, bets in the options market on Tuesday indicate that we should brace for some significant price action.
AMD AI Developer Day Takes Place in Shanghai! Dr. Su Claims China Has the Most Vibrant AI Ecosystem in the World.
(Sci-Tech Innovation Board Daily) May 19th news (Reporter Huang Xinyi) Today, AMD CEO Dr. Su made an appearance in Shanghai at the company's first '2026 AMD AI Developer Day' held outside the U.S. Dr. Su said that China has the most vibrant AI ecosystem in the world. 'AMD has been deeply rooted in China for over 30 years, and the country is a crucial part of our development roadmap, covering numerous areas like chips, AI software, and engineering platforms.' Dr. Su mentioned that AMD's main R&D center in China boasts over 4,000 engineers across Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Taipei, with AI excellence centers established in these four locations.