Earnings don’t matter when Trump is your friend

Reversion to the meme

The start-up’s breakthrough confounds outworn prejudices about the two countries

UK’s Channel 4 chief Alex Mahon calls for regulated providers to be given priority on social media

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

And day three of DeepSeekWeek

Mistral AI was hailed as a potential global leader in the technology. But it has lost ground to US rivals — and now China’s emerging star

US president orders work on defence shield going beyond Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ programme

A Bay Area start-up is offering ultra-fast, ultra-precise eyelash extensions for those brave enough to step into its machine

Optimism contrasts with disclosure of its first annual decline in EV sales in more than a decade

Chief Mark Zuckerberg says group will plough ‘hundreds of billions’ into artificial intelligence

Tech group’s capital spending surges to $23bn in attempt to clear capacity constraints

Deal would make Japanese group the biggest financial backer in ChatGPT maker

The Japanese concept of continuous industrial improvement helps to explain Beijing’s technological success

As Silicon Valley reports earnings, companies wheel out old theories to deflect anxiety over DeepSeek

Also in today’s newsletter, police say 30 killed in India stampede, and the Fed holds rates steady

Tesla expects vehicle business to return to growth in 2025

Government could become shareholder after covering half of company’s fundraising effort

Jürgen Müller apologised for ‘inappropriate’ behaviour at a company event when he quit software group in September

A slowdown would be better news for the energy transition