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After the Iran war, what’s next for tech?
This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.The past week has seen some progress, albeit uneasy and stilted, being made towards ending the Iran war.A two-week ceasefire was…
Alibaba revealed as creator of AI video generation model ‘HappyHorse-1.0’
The Alibaba logo is pictured during a tour at the Alibaba office in Beijing on April 1, 2026. Wang Zhao | Afp | Getty ImagesA mysterious AI video model that has ascended global leaderboards has been confirmed as a project from Chinese…
China’s Xi invokes ‘threat’ of Taiwan independence in first cross-strait
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Kuomintang party chair Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, the first encounter between Xi and a sitting Taiwanese opposition leader in nearly a decade. In a readout released by Chinese state media, Xi…
European stocks nudge higher amid U.S.-Iran ceasefire uncertainty
The Euronext NV stock exchange in Paris.Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares in Europe nudged higher on Friday morning as the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran continues to test investors' nerves. Shortly after the…
Eli Lilly market share drops, Novo Nordisk holds firm as generic
The Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk logos.Mike Blake | Tom Little | ReutersThe market share of India's most popular weight‑loss drugmaker, Eli Lilly, slipped in March, while rival Novo Nordisk held steady even as Indian generic drugmakers…
What this real-world oil price says about market stress
A general view of Navigator Terminals, an Oil storage depot along the River Thames on March 10, 2026 in London, England.Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe fluctuating price of dated Brent, the global benchmark for…
WTI, Brent, Saudi pipeline attack, Middle East war
A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas.Richard Carson | ReutersOil prices edged higher in choppy trading Friday as tensions around…
China producer prices turns positive as inflation gets boost from Iran oil
HUAIAN, CHINA - MARCH 09: Vehicles queue at a petrol station on March 9, 2026 in Huaian, Jiangsu Province of China. Zhao Qirui | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesChina's factory-gate prices rose for the first time in more than three…
Kevin Warsh Fed nomination hearing delayed
Kevin Warsh, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017. Brendan McDermid | ReutersAn expected…
Alibaba leads $290m investment for Shengshu Vidu AI world model
A mechanical hand is on display at the Robot Mall, world's first embodied intelligent robot 4S store, on August 13, 2025 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Alibaba Cloud is investing in a new type of…