In this edition of Data Spotlight, we focus on using industry-specific data for sector analysis and how supply chain data helps understand the impact of regions on operational risk.
Catherine Thorbecke is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Asia tech. Previously she was a tech reporter at CNN and ABC News. More than anything, China’s embrace of open-source artificial intelligence systems will be what tips the scales in its favor in the heated tech race with the US.
Chinese startup Zhipu raised more than 1 billion yuan ($140 million) in a financing round led by local government-backed firms, underscoring the growing interest in domestic AI following DeepSeek’s ascent.