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China’s AI model race is moving beyond parameter size, benchmark rankings and user buzz. Investors are now asking which companies can turn model spending into durable revenue, pricing power and enterprise workflows.
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Out of the shadows, India’s Northeast stakes its claim in electronics
For most of its modern history, India’s Northeast — the eight states anchored by Assam — has sat at the margins of the country’s industrial economy. That is beginning to change, as a mix of federal industrial incentives, a flagship semiconductor packaging plant in Assam, and deepening ties with Japan give the region a modest but real foothold in India’s electronics ambitions.