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18 June 2026 · 6 min read

US & China AI

China AI Brief — 2026-06-18

国家发改委回应算力网投资：市场力量将起决定性作用
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微软通过Azure向中国巨头销售OpenAI模型，字节跳动年支出超10亿美元
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18 June 2026 · 2 min read

AI & Fintech

AI Fintech Brief — 2026-06-18

HSBC and Google Cloud Forge Landmark AI Partnership for Global Banking
AI Becomes Fintech’s New Shield as Nigeria’s Fraud Losses Mount
Visa and Mastercard Advance AI and Stablecoin Infrastructure
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18 June 2026 · 6 min read

AI Research & Open Source

Open Source AI Model Brief — 2026-06-18

Z.ai’s GLM-5.2 Challenges Proprietary Coding Models
Baseten’s $15B Valuation Reflects Shift to Open-Source AI
Alibaba and Renmin University Open-Source LOGOS Scientific AI Model
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18 June 2026 · 6 min read

Payments

Payment Brief — 2026-06-18

Nuvei to Acquire Payoneer for $2.75 Billion in Major Fintech Consolidation
HKEX and HKMA Launch Pilot for e-HKD in Derivatives After-Hours Trading
Microsoft Selects Checkout.com as Payments Partner for EMEA Region
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18 June 2026 · 4 min read

Singapore

Singapore plus by sectors and industries Brief — 2026-06-17

Singapore’s Non-Oil Exports Surge to 22-Year High on AI Demand
GIC Nears Deal to Offload US$2 Billion in Private Credit Stakes
Singapore Invests S$12 Million in Water Efficiency for Semiconductors and Data Centres
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17 June 2026 · 4 min read

US & China AI

US AI Brief — 2026-06-17

US Military Confirms Elon Musk’s Grok Used in Iran Strikes
US Holds Off Blacklisting DeepSeek and Over 100 Chinese Firms
G7 Summit Focuses on AI Future and US Dominance
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17 June 2026 · 7 min read

AI Research & Open Source

AI Research Brief — 2026-06-17

Singapore Launches First 8 National AI-for-Science Projects with S$120M Funding
KAIST-MIT-Microsoft Develop “Upsample Anything” with 16x GPU Memory Efficiency
CuspAI Raising $400M at $2.6B Valuation with Jeff Bezos Backing
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17 June 2026 · 5 min read

AI & Fintech

AI Fintech Brief — 2026-06-17

Visa Partners with OpenAI to Enable Secure Agentic Commerce Payments
Worldline, ING, and Mastercard Execute Europe’s First Live Agentic Commerce Transaction
HSBC and Google Cloud Partner to Automate 200+ AI Tasks with $1B+ Target
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17 June 2026 · 6 min read

US & China AI

China AI Brief — 2026-06-17

China Accelerates Global AI Governance Push with New International Organization
U.S. Media Highlights China’s Efficient, Open-Source AI Development Path
CSRC Chairman Vows Capital Market Support for AI and “Future Industries”
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17 June 2026 · 3 min read

Enterprise AI

Enterprise AI Brief — 2026-06-17

Salesforce Acquires AI Customer Service Platform Fin for $3.6 Billion
HCLTech Invests $150 Million in Sarvam AI for 10.46% Stake
Microsoft Launches Copilot Cowork with Pay-As-You-Go Pricing
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17 June 2026 · 6 min read

Investment & Startups

Investment Startup Brief — 2026-06-17

SpaceX to Acquire AI Coding Unicorn Cursor for $60B in All-Stock Deal
New SPAC Market Technology Acquisition Files for $200M IPO
Pegasus Tech Ventures and CYBERDYNE Launch $60M CVC Fund for “Physical AI”
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17 June 2026 · 5 min read

Enterprise AI Brief — 2026-06-18

China AI Brief — 2026-06-18

AI Fintech Brief — 2026-06-18

Open Source AI Model Brief — 2026-06-18

Payment Brief — 2026-06-18

Singapore plus by sectors and industries Brief — 2026-06-17

US AI Brief — 2026-06-17

AI Research Brief — 2026-06-17

AI Fintech Brief — 2026-06-17

China AI Brief — 2026-06-17

Enterprise AI Brief — 2026-06-17

Investment Startup Brief — 2026-06-17

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