Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

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<li>We tracked AI models, infrastructure, and M&amp;A this week: Anthropic launched Opus 5, Moonshot moved toward pre-IPO funding, and Alibaba shipped Qwen3.8.</li>
<li>China coverage grouped Qwen3.8, Kimi funding, Zhipu compute and SenseTime capacity, with policy items separated into MOFCOM and MIIT updates.</li>
<li>Infrastructure and funding updates covered AMD, Nvidia, TSMC, Atoms, Mistral, Etched, 01.AI, PsiBot and GigaAI.</li>
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We tracked AI models, infrastructure, and M&amp;A this week: Anthropic launched Opus 5, Moonshot moved toward pre-IPO funding, and Alibaba shipped Qwen3.8.
China coverage grouped Qwen3.8, Kimi funding, Zhipu compute and SenseTime capacity, with policy items separated into MOFCOM and MIIT updates.
Infrastructure and funding updates covered AMD, Nvidia, TSMC, Atoms, Mistral, Etched, 01.AI, PsiBot and GigaAI.


This Week in AI (Jul 19-25): Opus 5 and Qwen 3.8 Launches; Kimi Targets a Pre-IPO After K3 Release

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

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<li>We tracked AI models, infrastructure and M&amp;A this week, led by Kimi K3, Grok 4.5 and new financing plans from DeepSeek.</li>
<li>China approved Apple Intelligence, while Zhipu expanded sales and Tencent released smaller Hunyuan Hy3 variants.</li>
<li>Anthropic prepared for an IPO, TSMC raised capital spending, and Databricks, Helsing and Fireworks AI announced new funding.</li>
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We tracked AI models, infrastructure and M&amp;A this week, led by Kimi K3, Grok 4.5 and new financing plans from DeepSeek.
China approved Apple Intelligence, while Zhipu expanded sales and Tencent released smaller Hunyuan Hy3 variants.
Anthropic prepared for an IPO, TSMC raised capital spending, and Databricks, Helsing and Fireworks AI announced new funding.


This Week in AI (Jul 12-18): Grok 4.5 and Kimi K3; Zhipu Hits $1bn ARR as Anthropic Readies IPO

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<ul><li>Short interest built across cybersecurity names this week, with CRWD leading single-stock moves as analysts cut targets and insiders sold.</li><li>Broad ETF hedges unwound sharply — IJH and CIBR each posted double-digit short interest drops.</li><li>Borrow markets tightened in pockets, with MSFT seeing its sharpest SI spike in months.</li></ul>

Short interest built across cybersecurity names this week, with CRWD leading single-stock moves as analysts cut targets and insiders sold.Broad ETF hedges unwound sharply — IJH and CIBR each posted double-digit short interest drops.Borrow markets tightened in pockets, with MSFT seeing its sharpest SI spike in months.

Weekly Digest: Short Sellers Reload Into Cyber, Flee ETF Hedges

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<li>Global data center capacity to nearly double from 103 GW (2025) to 200 GW by 2030 per JLL. Capital expenditure to reach upto US$1.7 trillion by 2030.</li>
<li>Hyperscalers Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Alphabet set to spend over US$700 billion on data centers in 2026.</li>
<li>Power is the binding constraint. Electricity demand nearly doubles to 1,587 TWh by 2030 (as per S&amp;P 451), with grid delays and rising local rates emerging as key risks.</li>
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Global data center capacity to nearly double from 103 GW (2025) to 200 GW by 2030 per JLL. Capital expenditure to reach upto US$1.7 trillion by 2030.
Hyperscalers Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Alphabet set to spend over US$700 billion on data centers in 2026.
Power is the binding constraint. Electricity demand nearly doubles to 1,587 TWh by 2030 (as per S&amp;P 451), with grid delays and rising local rates emerging as key risks.


Data Centers: The Trillion-Dollar Build-Out Investors Can't Ignore

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<li>We tracked AI models, infrastructure, and M&amp;A this week: GPT-5.6 launched below Fable 5's price, and Chinese labs completed major post-lockup placements.</li>
<li>Tencent open-sourced Hy3, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work and GPT-Live, Anthropic moved Cowork to the cloud, and SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5.</li>
<li>SK Hynix completed its Nasdaq IPO, Tencent-led investors pursued Manus, and Nvidia backed Firmus. SambaNova and Prime Intellect raised fresh capital.</li>
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We tracked AI models, infrastructure, and M&amp;A this week: GPT-5.6 launched below Fable 5's price, and Chinese labs completed major post-lockup placements.
Tencent open-sourced Hy3, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work and GPT-Live, Anthropic moved Cowork to the cloud, and SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5.
SK Hynix completed its Nasdaq IPO, Tencent-led investors pursued Manus, and Nvidia backed Firmus. SambaNova and Prime Intellect raised fresh capital.


This Week in AI (Jul 5-11): GPT-5.6 Undercuts Fable 5; MiniMax and Zhipu Placement; SK Hynix IPO

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This Week in AI (Jul 19-25): Opus 5 and Qwen 3.8 Launches; Kimi Targets a Pre-IPO After K3 Release

This week in AI: Opus 5 neared Fable 5 at half the price, Kimi targeted a USD 50bn pre-IPO round, Qwen3.8 launched, and China weighed AI controls.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

This Week in AI (Jul 12-18): Grok 4.5 and Kimi K3; Zhipu Hits $1bn ARR as Anthropic Readies IPO

This week in AI: Kimi K3 and Grok 4.5 launch; DeepSeek seeks $1.5bn; Zhipu reaches $1bn ARR as Anthropic prepares for an IPO.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Weekly Digest: Short Sellers Reload Into Cyber, Flee ETF Hedges

Short interest built across cybersecurity names this week, with CRWD leading single-stock moves as analysts cut targets and insiders sold. Broad...

ORTEX Market Intel

Data Centers: The Trillion-Dollar Build-Out Investors Can't Ignore

Global data center capacity set to nearly double by 2030, with power constraints posing key risks as electricity demand also doubles. Hyperscalers...

GSBR Research

This Week in AI (Jul 5-11): GPT-5.6 Undercuts Fable 5; MiniMax and Zhipu Placement; SK Hynix IPO

This week in AI: GPT-5.6 undercuts Fable 5; MiniMax and Zhipu raise US$6bn after lockups; SK Hynix completes a US$26.5bn Nasdaq IPO.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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This Week in AI (Jul 19-25): Opus 5 and Qwen 3.8 Launches; Kimi Targets a Pre-IPO After K3 Release

This week in AI: Opus 5 neared Fable 5 at half the price, Kimi targeted a USD 50bn pre-IPO round, Qwen3.8 launched, and China weighed AI controls.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

This Week in AI (Jul 12-18): Grok 4.5 and Kimi K3; Zhipu Hits $1bn ARR as Anthropic Readies IPO

This week in AI: Kimi K3 and Grok 4.5 launch; DeepSeek seeks $1.5bn; Zhipu reaches $1bn ARR as Anthropic prepares for an IPO.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Weekly Digest: Short Sellers Reload Into Cyber, Flee ETF Hedges

Short interest built across cybersecurity names this week, with CRWD leading single-stock moves as analysts cut targets and insiders sold. Broad...

ORTEX Market Intel

Data Centers: The Trillion-Dollar Build-Out Investors Can't Ignore

​Global data center capacity set to nearly double by 2030, with power constraints posing key risks as electricity demand also doubles. Hyperscalers...

GSBR Research

This Week in AI (Jul 5-11): GPT-5.6 Undercuts Fable 5; MiniMax and Zhipu Placement; SK Hynix IPO

This week in AI: GPT-5.6 undercuts Fable 5; MiniMax and Zhipu raise US$6bn after lockups; SK Hynix completes a US$26.5bn Nasdaq IPO.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Global data center capacity set to nearly double by 2030, with power constraints posing key risks as electricity demand also doubles. Hyperscalers...