Chinese hydrogen energy firm Huture to go public in $1b SPAC dealHuture plans to trade on the Nasdaq following the merger, which is expected to be com…

Hydrogen energy firm Huture said on Tuesday it has agreed to go public in the U.S. through a merger with a blank-check firm Aquaron Acquisition in a deal that would value the combined company at $1 billion. The SPAC market has soured over the last two years due to poor financial performance and a regulatory… Continue reading Chinese hydrogen energy firm Huture to go public in $1b SPAC dealHuture plans to trade on the Nasdaq following the merger, which is expected to be com…

Vietnam’s VinFast delays US electric car plant, trims delivery forecast

Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast is delaying the launch of its planned $4 billion factory in North Carolina to 2028 and cutting its delivery forecast for this year by 20,000 units amid uncertainties in the global EV market. VinFast, founded by Vietnam’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong in 2017 and which turned to making… Continue reading Vietnam’s VinFast delays US electric car plant, trims delivery forecast

GIP, Stonepeak among bidders for Singapore Power’s 40% stake in JemenaSingapore Power, an energy utility company, is wholly owned by state investor Te…

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Stonepeak are among the bidders for Singapore Power’s 40% stake in Jemena in a potential deal that could value the Australian energy group at over $10 billion, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. The infrastructure investors were among the parties that submitted first-round bids which were due in June, the… Continue reading GIP, Stonepeak among bidders for Singapore Power’s 40% stake in JemenaSingapore Power, an energy utility company, is wholly owned by state investor Te…

OpenAI working on new reasoning technology under code name ‘Strawberry’

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is working on a novel approach to its artificial intelligence models in a project code-named “Strawberry,” according to a person familiar with the matter and internal documentation reviewed by Reuters. The project, details of which have not been previously reported, comes as the Microsoft-backed startup races to show that the types of models it… Continue reading OpenAI working on new reasoning technology under code name ‘Strawberry’

Data centre operator Equinix weighs selling minority stake in Hong Kong assetsThe US-based company could sell 25% in its Hong Kong data centres.

Global data centre operator Equinix is considering a sale of a minority stake in its Hong Kong facilities, valuing the assets at around $2 billion, two sources said, in a move to capitalise on the boom in demand from artificial intelligence. Equinix has hired Citigroup to run the sale, the sources said, who have direct knowledge of the… Continue reading Data centre operator Equinix weighs selling minority stake in Hong Kong assetsThe US-based company could sell 25% in its Hong Kong data centres.

India: NABARD to launch agri fund for startups and rural enterprises

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is all set to launch an agri fund for startups and rural enterprises with an initial corpus of Rs 750 crore (around $90 million). NABARD and India’s Ministry of Agriculture are set to pump in Rs 250 crore each, the remaining amount will come from other… Continue reading India: NABARD to launch agri fund for startups and rural enterprises