Bloomberg:
Sources: China has told Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance that they can prepare orders for Nvidia's H200 chips, suggesting Beijing is close to approving imports  —  Chinese officials have told the country's largest tech firms including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. they can prepare orders …

Meaghan Tobin / New York Times:
How Chinese tech companies navigate geopolitical tensions: TikTok and Manus adopted a “China shedding” strategy, while Shein and Meituan seek non-US growth  —  Chinese firms must contend with geopolitical tensions and mistrust to do business in the United States.

Bloomberg:
Sources: UBS plans to make cryptocurrency investing available for some private banking clients in Switzerland, starting with bitcoin and ether  —  UBS Group AG plans to make cryptocurrency investing available for some private banking clients, in what could become a significant move …

Min-Jeong Lee / Bloomberg:
Google invests an undisclosed sum in Sakana AI, valued at $2.6B in November 2025, to boost Gemini's presence in Japan; Sakana AI gains access to Google's LLMs  —  Google joined Japanese startup Sakana AI's roster of backers in a move that bolsters chatbot Gemini's presence in a country eager …

Anisah Shukry / Bloomberg:
Malaysia lifted its temporary ban on Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot after xAI added safety measures; Grok remains subject to continuous monitoring by authorities  —  Malaysia lifted its temporary ban on Elon Musk's Grok artificial intelligence chatbot after the company behind it added safety measures …