Tag: SenseTime

SenseTime Relaunches $767 Million Hong Kong IPO After US Investment Ban

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime Group said on Dec. 20 that it will relaunch the $767 million Hong Kong ($98.3 million) initial public offering a week after the United States bans American investment in the company. SenseTime kept its target of selling 1.5 billion shares at a price between HK$3.85 ($0.49) and $HK3.99 ($0.51)…


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Bitcoin hitting a supply milestone after more than a decade. Will its price get impacted? good or bad news, and for who? A Chinese company known for facial recognition delays its Hong Kong IPO — after being hit by another U-S blacklist. And Time magazine naming Tesla Chief Elon Musk “Person of the Year” for…


China’s SenseTime Postpones $767 Million Hong Kong IPO After US Ban

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime Group Inc. postponed its $767 million Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) on Monday after being placed on a U.S. investment blacklist. SenseTime said it remained committed to completing the offering and would publish a supplemental prospectus and an updated listing timetable. Reuters first reported earlier on Monday the company’s…


US Bans American Investment in Chinese AI Company SenseTime Over Rights Concerns

The United States on Dec. 10 put a ban on American investment in Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime over concerns it’s aiding the Chinese regime’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The 7-year-old firm, one of the world’s highest-valued AI startups and leading developer of facial-recognition technology, was placed in the U.S. list of “Chinese…


US Bans American Investment in Chinese AI Company SenseTime Over Human Rights Concerns

The United States on Dec. 10 put a ban on American investment in Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime over concerns it’s aiding the Chinese regime’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The 7-year-old firm, one of the world’s highest-valued AI startups and leading developer of facial-recognition technology, was placed in the U.S. list of “Chinese…


US Bans American Investment in Chinese AI Company Over Human Rights Concerns

The United States on Dec. 10 put a ban on American investment in Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime over concerns it’s aiding the Chinese regime’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The 7-year-old firm, one of the world’s highest-valued AI startups and leading developer of facial-recognition technology, was placed in the U.S. list of “Chinese…