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UBS's potential departure from Zurich poses a significant risk to the city's tax revenue and job market, as banks contribute nearly 40% of corporate taxes. Despite the challenges faced by the banking sector, tax contributions from banks have risen steadily since 2020, highlighting Zurich's ongoing dependence on its financial center. The city's efforts to diversify its economy have had limited success, with major tech companies like Google paying most taxes in their home countries.
The NCLAT has upheld the CCI's ruling that Google's Play Store payment system is anti-competitive. This decision reinforces concerns over monopolistic practices in the digital marketplace, impacting how developers interact with the platform.
Goldman Sachs has maintained a "buy" rating for Palo Alto Networks (PANW) with a target price of $215, citing the company's resilience in the cybersecurity sector despite macroeconomic uncertainties. While demand from the U.S. federal government has slowed, commercial demand remains stable, particularly in AI-related identity and data protection. Palo Alto's unique position as a U.S.-based firewall supplier may help it maintain profit margins amid tariff impacts, and the integration of its cloud business with the Cortex platform aims to address previous growth challenges.
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has approved significant investment plans from Google and Amazon. Google Engineering UK Holdings will invest NT$7 billion (US$211.3 million) in mobile and wearable technology research through Google Taiwan Ltd. Meanwhile, Amazon's A100 Row Inc. is set to invest NT$2.59 billion (US$87.2 million) in its AWS Taiwan operations, focusing on personnel and equipment maintenance.
NXP Semiconductors is collaborating with Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation to establish a wafer manufacturing facility in Singapore. Southeast Asia faces significant climate challenges but also has immense potential for renewable energy, requiring an estimated US$1.5 trillion by 2030 for green investments, which have only reached US$45 billion since 2021. The region's dynamic economy, driven by e-commerce, fintech, and AI, is projected to grow by 4.6% in 2025, outpacing major economies like China.
San Francisco-based startup Yutori has secured $15 million in funding to enhance AI-powered personal assistants. The funding round, announced on March 27, 2025, was led by Rob Toews from Radical Ventures, with contributions from Felicis, AI expert Fei-Fei Li, and Google DeepMind's chief scientist Jeff Dean.Co-founded by former Meta executives Devi Parikh and Dhruv Batra, Yutori's team includes specialists who worked on Meta’s Llama 3 and Llama 4 models. The company aims to refine AI models through post-training to optimize pre-trained models for specific tasks.
JPMorgan Chase, in collaboration with Argonne and Oak Ridge national labs and the University of Texas at Austin, has achieved a quantum breakthrough by generating "certified" randomness using a 56-qubit quantum computer. This marks the first experimental demonstration of a quantum computer producing verifiable random numbers, a significant milestone for fields like cryptography and statistical sampling. However, the practical application of this technology remains costly and is not expected to revolutionize everyday use in the near future.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has partnered with Google Cloud to launch ATLAS, a generative AI-powered search tool designed to enhance information retrieval for market intelligence and equity issuance. Initially available to SET staff and listed companies, it will later be accessible to investors. This initiative supports SET's innovation strategy and aims to modernize Thailand's capital markets, with future integration of real-time data processing through Google Cloud’s BigQuery.
The Israeli tech sector demonstrated resilience in 2024, raising over $10 billion and achieving exits of $13 billion. This momentum carried into 2025, with startups securing more than $620 million in January, a 30% increase from the previous year, driven by strong investor sentiment and significant global interest, particularly in cybersecurity. Industry leaders anticipate continued growth and innovation despite geopolitical tensions.
AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) is gaining attention as a promising AI stock, with Bank of America recommending it as a buy due to its first-mover advantage and potential in digital spending. Despite challenges from short sellers, the company is viewed as a strong investment opportunity, ranking 7th among AI stocks on investors' radar. Meanwhile, Tencent has launched its T1 reasoning model, outperforming competitors in benchmarks and showcasing advancements in AI technology.
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