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China’s 2025 Wrapped: From Tariff Turmoil to Tech Triumph
On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, how China went from fears of a lost decade to an AI-fueled comeback — and what its resilience means for global markets in 2026.
Bloomberg Technology - Tuesday, December 30, 2025
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Warner Bros. Plans to Reject Paramount Offer
Warner Bros. Discovery plans to once again reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance after the rival media company amended the terms of its offer, according to people familiar with the company’s thinking. Lucas Shaw has more. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Inside AI’s Pick-and-Shovel Boom
The AI trade is shifting. Investors are chasing tech’s “pick-and-shovel” stocks — from data storage to power and construction — the companies building and fueling the next wave of AI growth. Bloomberg's Carmen Reinicke joined Bloomberg to talk about the shift. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Walmart Customers Report Outage for Mobile and Web Services
Consumers using Walmart Inc.’s online services experienced outages earlier Tuesday, leaving them unable to access the retailer’s mobile ordering tools.
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Samsung’s First Trifold Phone Is Expensive and Half-Baked
Review: The $2,500 Galaxy Z TriFold is pricier than other foldables and also less polished.
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Meta to Buy Manus, an AI Startup With Chinese Roots
Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to buy Manus, a popular Singapore-based artificial intelligence agent with Chinese roots, in its effort to build a business around its massive AI investment.
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Tesla Analysts Brace for a Decline in Vehicle Sales
Tesla Inc. published a compilation of analyst estimates for vehicle deliveries to its website that on average shows expectations for the company to deliver 15% fewer cars in the fourth quarter from a year earlier. Craig Trudell reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
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How Bots, Banking and Stablecoins Will Dominate Fintech in 2026
The crypto wins many predicted for 2025 didn’t fully materialize. But while Bitcoin is ending the year in the red, firms across the broader digital-finance landscape have been making a methodical push into the heart of the US banking system.
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Nintendo Has Everything to Prove Again in 2026
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today in our series of essays looking ahead to trends in 2026, Takashi Mochizuki and Vlad Savov write about Nintendo’s challenges to come.
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Singapore Study Links Heavy Infant Screen Time to Teen Anxiety
A study by a Singapore government agency has found that children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed brain development changes linked to slower decision-making and higher anxiety in adolescence, adding to concerns about early digital exposure.