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DouYu International Holdings reported mixed Q1 2025 results, with revenue declining 8.9% YoY to RMB947.1 million ($130.5 million) due to reduced livestreaming activity. However, gross margins improved to 12%, and net losses narrowed significantly (-9.5% YoY), aided by cost optimization efforts. Strategic shifts showed promise, as voice-based social networking and game membership services surged 60.2% to 40.4% of total revenue. Mobile MAUs fell 8.7% to 41.4 million amid reduced low-ROI content, while paying livestreaming users dropped to 2.9 million. Cash reserves fell to RMB2.3 billion ($318.2 million) post-$300 million dividend payout. Executives emphasized focusing on high-margin verticals and sustainable growth in China’s competitive digital entertainment market.

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On May 19, 2025, Endeavour Mining (LSE:EDV, TSX:EDV) repurchased 38,147 ordinary shares at prices between 2,046.60 and 2,086.00 GBp (volume-weighted average: 2,061.94 GBp) as part of its buyback program. Following cancellation, 241,402,973 ordinary shares will be in issue, with none held in treasury. The buyback was executed on both the LSE and TSX. Detailed transaction information is provided. These purchases are part of the buy-back programme announced on March 20, 2024.

Intel skipped its traditional Computex 2025 keynote to celebrate 40 years of collaboration with Taiwan, a strategic partner vital to global semiconductor innovation. CEO Lip-Bu Tan shared his career transformation through lessons learned in Taiwan, emphasizing cultural adaptability and relationship-driven business. He highlighted Intel’s legacy of nurturing 30 local startups via five venture funds and outlined a collaborative foundry strategy prioritizing partnerships over control, aligning with Taiwan’s evolving role as a key contributor to next-generation computing technologies.

The International Linked Data Benchmark Council’s (LDBC) latest Social Network Benchmark (SNB) results highlight Alibaba Cloud’s GraphScope Flex, achieving a record 80,510 queries per second (QPS), nearly doubling industry standards. Pioneering hardware-software stack designs, including sub-millisecond memory architecture, adaptive workload scheduling, and an advanced statistical GOpt optimization framework, eliminated technical barriers for enterprises. Recognized at SIGMOD 2025, this breakthrough positions graph technology for real-time fraud detection, personalized recommendations, and risk analysis amid projected $10B market growth by 2030.

Faraday Future (FFAI) accelerates its global AI-driven electric mobility expansion through strategic acquisitions in China, targeting immediate tech synergies for its 2026 product roadmap. CEO Jerry Wang will outline the strategy at the Emerging Growth Conference on May 22, emphasizing M&A focus on AI, battery tech, and autonomous driving. Partners can submit proposals via specified emails. The move aligns with China’s $8.2B+ smart EV investments and FF’s dual-platform approach amid competitive ultra-luxury EV growth projections (CAGR 19.3% to 2030).

On May 19, 2025, Xiaomi announced the resolution of a coordinated cyber smear campaign reported to Chinese authorities, with judicial proceedings initiated on May 15 marking a significant victory against digital disinformation. Multiple suspects faced criminal compulsory measures under public security laws, while executives swiftly addressed the issue via official channels. The case sparked widespread debate on social platforms regarding algorithmic manipulation, cybersecurity governance, and balancing public transparency with judicial due process in tech sectors.

ThinkPlus and LAMY collaborate on the AI Office Pro x LAMY Limited Edition, merging artificial intelligence with artisanal design. This hybrid device features a 0.1mm precision stylus calibrated to mimic traditional handwriting, a blue-light-filtering flexible display, and active AI contextualization generating strategic mind maps during meetings. Recognized at the Red Dot Awards for its smart workspace design, it balances ergonomic craftsmanship (345g, 16-hour battery) with cross-industry translation capabilities (98.7% dialectal accuracy). Experts highlight its subtle technological integration, enhancing—rather than replacing—analogue intuition to establish productivity symbiosis for modern enterprises.

The US-China AI chip battle escalates as Nvidia’s restricted H200 and B200 GPUs enter China via shadow networks during a 90-day tariff reprieve, fueling a volatile black market. Cloud giants face acute scarcity, while emerging hybrid supply chains disguise GPUs as industrial goods. Structural contradictions emerge: despite speculative bubbles and unviable projects, specialized AI adoption grows, exposing systemic bottlenecks in technical innovation, data readiness, and vertical integration. Government subsidies clash with industry demands for foundational ecosystem reforms as companies pivot to VC-driven compute models amid shifting demand from pre-training to inference workloads.

**05/19/2025 – 09:30 PM**
In March 2025, IMM Investment and Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) finalized a landmark secondary transaction, with Hamilton acquiring existing Limited Partner interests in IMM’s $1.8 billion ninth infrastructure fund—the first APAC-focused infrastructure secondary deal for IMM. Highlighting Korea’s growing appeal, IMM CEO Jin Heum Paek cited global investor confidence in the region’s long-term infrastructure potential, while Hamilton’s Brent Burnett emphasized secondary markets’ high-opportunity appeal. The partnership leverages Hamilton’s $956 billion AUM and expertise to scale IMM’s core-plus and value-add strategies in energy, digital, and mobility sectors, reinforcing IMM’s expansion from Korea-centric player to regional leader via its Singapore hub. The deal reflects rising cross-border collaboration in Asia’s private infrastructure markets amid energy transition and digitalization trends.