Iran announced it will continue to close the Strait of Hormuz, causing Brent to surge past USD100. Correspondingly, all three major US stock indices closed at troughs this year on Thursday.

The DJIA waned radically, closing down 739 points or 1.6% at 46,677, near its daily low. The Nasdaq closed down 404 points or 1.8% at 22,311. The S&P 500 sank 103 points or 1.5% to 6,672.

With soaring oil prices, airlines came under pressure, with American Airlines (AAL.US) and United Airlines (UAL.US) sagging over 4%, and Delta Air Lines (DAL.US) losing 2%. In contrast, oils benefited, with Chevron (CVX.US) and ExxonMobil (XOM.US) soaring 2.7% and 1.3%, respectively.

Banks deteriorated, with Morgan Stanley (MS.US) slipping 4.1% amid reports of the company restricting redemptions from a private credit fund. Bank of America (BAC.US) dived nearly 3%, and JPMorgan (JPM.US) shed over 1%.

Big techs declined, with Tesla (TSLA.US) down 3.1%, Meta (META.US) down 2.6%, Apple (AAPL.US) down about 2%; and NVIDIA (NVDA.US), Alphabet (GOOG.US), and Amazon (AMZN.US) down over 1%. Microsoft (MSFT.US) fell less than 1%.
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「金沙藝廊」作國際文化窗口  展示澳門藝術家新銳實力

澳門2026年3月12日 /美通社/ -- 金沙中國一直全力配合澳門特別行政區政府的多元發展方針，積極推動本澳藝術文化產業及人才高質量發展。為進一步構建本澳藝術界的多元國際展示平台，今年3月25日至29日期間，金沙中國將進一步發揮 「金沙藝廊」作為本澳國際文化窗口的橋樑，引薦三位澳門當代優秀的青年藝術家──李英維、梁子毛及廖克敏，首度進駐香港藝術月國際盛會「藝術中環」（Art Central）。金沙中國為澳門首家獲邀以「聯合合作伙伴」亮相此國際藝術盛會的綜合旅遊休閒企業，致力推動本澳青年藝術家進駐國際大型藝術舞台，共同展示澳門當代藝術的新銳實力，說好澳門故事，進一步推動澳門人才發展 。

金沙中國將於藝術中環內設置「金沙藝廊」展區，聚焦呈現三位澳門青年藝術家的精選作品，當中涵蓋多媒介的畫作以及主題裝置。三位藝術家的創作各具特色：李英維以光學為核心，以精準色塊與幾何結構回應都市節奏；梁子毛以貼金工藝鋪陳層疊，延展城市記憶與精神景觀；廖克敏則憑藉真摯視角，融會貫通細膩畫風與城市寫照，與眾共鳴。

三位藝術家均為澳門美術協會的新銳堅實力量，其藝術創意、技術工藝、觀念風格皆展現國際專業視野及水平，並在海內外藝壇嶄露頭角。他們多樣、高質量的作品，與本屆藝術中環「遇見藝術，擁抱精彩」的主題相契合。金沙藝廊冀借助這三位極具國際潛力的澳門藝術家，折射出澳門中西文化交融所孕育的深厚文化底蘊，讓世界更好領略澳門厚實的創意與實力。

自2015年創立以來，藝術中環為香港藝術周的焦點盛事，亦是全球藝壇創意探索與文化交流的重要平台。今屆展會將於三月一連五天假香港中環海濱舉行，匯聚來自世界各地的新銳藝術家、國際大師、收藏家及藝術機構，為全球及區域藝術界注入前沿視野。

選址澳門四季名薈的常設藝術空間「金沙藝廊」成立於2022年，迄今共策展十二場風格多元的展覽，匯聚來自中國、日本、韓國、意大利、美國等逾60位橫跨中外藝壇的菁英佳作；並為澳門藝術家搭建專業展示平台，亦曾參與多屆澳門國際藝術雙年展「藝文薈澳」，助力澳門建設以中華文化為主流、多元文化共存的文化交流基地。

作為澳門中堅的綜合旅遊休閒企業，金沙中國多年來致力推動文化旅遊融合發展。是次以「金沙藝廊」亮相藝術中環，承載著國際藝壇的高度肯定，進一步發揮其作為「澳門國際文化窗口」的角色，為本澳藝術家開拓走向世界的平台機遇，以藝術作為推廣澳門旅遊的名片，不僅有助提升澳門文藝事業的國際競爭力，更為城市多元發展貢獻新動能。

如欲了解更多有關「藝術中環」的最新資訊及購買門票，請瀏覽https://artcentralhongkong.com/zh/。

關於金沙藝廊

金沙藝廊為金沙中國旗下座落於澳門四季名薈的常設藝術空間，致力為澳門帶來豐富多元的藝術展覽，推動本澳文化創意產業的持續發展。

自2022年成立以來，藝廊已舉辦十二場風格多元的展覽，既引進國際及國家級規格的藝術作品，亦為本澳藝術家提供展示機會，助力他們接軌國際藝術舞台。

金沙中國藉由在藝術文化範疇持續投放資源，打造藝廊成為兼具藝術份量與文化深度的平台，為本澳注入多元文化力量，進一步豐富澳門居民及旅客的藝術體驗，提升大眾的藝術鑑賞能力；同時，全面配合特區政府推動文化產業和旅遊業發展的施政方針，助力澳門建設以中華文化為主流、多元文化共存的文化交流基地。

關於金沙中國有限公司

金沙中國有限公司（香港聯交所：1928，「金沙中國」或「公司」）是一所於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司及在香港聯合交易所有限公司上市的公司。金沙中國是澳門最大的綜合度假村經營商，於路氹金光大道上設有澳門威尼斯人^®、澳門百利宮、澳門巴黎人^®，以及澳門倫敦人^® 等物業項目，同時擁有及經營位於澳門半島的澳門金沙酒店。公司旗下的各綜合度假村集合多樣化的娛樂消閒、商務設施及客運業務，包括大型會議及展覽場地、各式餐廳食肆、購物中心、於威尼斯人綜藝館、倫敦人綜藝館、威尼斯人劇場、巴黎人劇場、倫敦人劇場及金沙劇場舉行的世界級娛樂表演，以及來往港澳的金光飛航高速渡輪服務。公司在路氹金光大道的各物業發展項目，堅定並持續地為建設澳門成為世界旅遊休閒中心貢獻力量。金沙中國是全球度假村發展商拉斯維加斯金沙集團股份有限公司（紐約證券交易所：LVS）的附屬公司。

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關於藝術中環展會

Art Central（藝術中環展會）是香港藝術周的重點盛事，展示亞洲最具生命力畫廊及新銳藝術家的前衛創作，以及全球藝壇巨匠的傑出作品。自2015年成立以來，展會已成為當代藝術創新的重要平台，助力藝術家與畫廊提升業界影響力，鞏固其在國際舞台上的地位。如今，展會以高水準的策展規劃備受認可，是全球私人、商業、機構藏家與策展人的重要匯聚地，為藝術探索與交流搭建至關重要的橋樑。

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藝術家簡介

In 2M26, the cumulative retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles (NEV-PVs) in China dropped by 25.7% YoY to 1.06 million units, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

In February alone, the retail sales of new energy vehicles across China fell by 32% YoY to 464,000 units.
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BMW anticipated that its profitability will remain largely flat this year given tariff costs and intensified competition in the Chinese market, foreign media reported.

The group expected that after last year's automotive manufacturing margin declined to 5.3%, this year's margin will range between 4% and 6%, but emphasized that sales in China will remain overall stable.

Since last year, BMW has been producing the first model of its new generation electric vehicle series "Neue Klasse", with an investment of approximately EUR10 billion (around USD11.5 billion).

BMW plans to release a sedan from this series next week to wrestle with brands such as BYD COMPANY (01211.HK), Tesla (TSLA.US), and XIAOMI-W (01810.HK).
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SHENZHEN, China, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RoboSense (HKEX: 2498), an AI-driven robotics technology company, today announced it has secured an exclusive design win to provide the factory-installed digital LiDAR suite for the next-generation Robotaxi fleet from Apollo Go, Baidu's autonomous ride-hailing subsidiary.

The integrated solution features the EM4, currently the world's only mass-produced thousand-beam-level digital LiDAR, and the E1, a fully solid-state digital LiDAR. This combination provides 360-degree, zero-blind-spot coverage essential for safe and efficient Level 4 (L4) autonomous mobility.

Following the successful deployment with the WeRide GXR Robotaxi announced earlier this week, this exclusive design win with Baidu Apollo Go serves as further market validation of RoboSense's technological dominance. The "EM4 (Main LiDAR) + E1 (Blind-spot LiDAR)" suite has emerged as the most advanced LiDAR solution for the global autonomous driving industry.

This strategic partnership reinforces RoboSense's critical position in empowering L4 autonomous mobility. The selection by Baidu Apollo Go — one of the world's largest autonomous ride-hailing services platform — validates the technical superiority and automotive-grade reliability of RoboSense's digital LiDAR solutions.

NVIDIA (NVDA.US) launched the open-source model Nemotron 3 Super, featuring 120 billion parameters and 12 billion effective parameters, optimized for the Blackwell architecture to provide extreme computational efficiency and precision for complex multi-agent applications such as software development and network security classification, foreign media reported.

The model currently supports Google Cloud under Alphabet (GOOGL.US) and Oracle (ORCL.US) platforms, and will expand to Amazon (AMZN.US)'s AWS and Microsoft (MSFT.US)'s Azure in the future.
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The Latest GVoice Brings Revolutionary Upgrade to In-Game Player Journey and Immersion

SAN FRANCISCO, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) 2026, Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, electrified GDC 2026 with AI‑powered breakthroughs for the games industry, introducing a new wave of AI-powered solutions set to redefine how games are developed, played, and protected. From intelligent in-game communication to next-gen security, these innovations are shaping the future of gaming by connecting players, streamlining development, and raising the bar for immersive experiences. 

Positioned as a leader in "Omdia Market Radar: Cloud Platforms for Games – 2025" report, Tencent Cloud is leveraging decades of gaming expertise to empower developers around the world. The company is now extending that deep industry expertise through a new generation of AI-driven solutions.

Tencent Games GVoice: AI for Intelligent Connection

Leading the charge is Tencent Cloud's flagship, newly upgraded Game Multimedia Engagement Solution (GMES), formerly known as the Game Multimedia Engine (GME), which signifies a strategic expansion into an integrated, AI-fueled suite that powers the entire game lifecycle. The first taste of this future is GVoice, an upgrade that intelligently connects billions of players across the globe.

Building on clear, smooth, and real-time in-game interaction capabilities, GVoice integrates cutting-edge AI technology to introduce a wealth of game-changing features:

• AI-Enhanced Voice: Provides AI real-time conversation features with built-in Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), interruption handling, and directional voice pickup to ensure accurate and crystal-clear voice input. As a high-performance voice gateway, it enables developers to seamlessly connect with LLMs and TTS to create innovative gameplay such as "AI Teammates" and immersive conversational experiences.
• Magic Voice: Next-generation AI voice-changing technology powered by the GVoice AI voice engine, allowing players to effortlessly change their voice, express personality, break the ice, and communicate naturally during team play.
• Real-Time Translation: Enables seamless global collaboration by providing instantaneous, borderless translation, making cross-region teamwork smooth and effortless.

Shichuan Liu, Director of Game Solutions at Tencent Cloud, said, "Games today are more than entertainment—they are vibrant communities where players connect, collaborate, and create together. As the latest upgraded solution within our GMES ecosystem, GVoice is designed to strengthen those connections, offering instant responsiveness, effortless translation across languages, and interactions that sound natural and engaging. At GDC 2026, we are showcasing how this next‑generation upgrade can reshape the very fabric of multiplayer experiences—making them richer, safer, and more inclusive—so players everywhere can strategize, celebrate, and build friendships without limits."

From casual mobile titles to massive multiplayer worlds such as PUBG MOBILE and Delta Force, GVoice supercharges communication across five continents—supporting diverse gaming scenarios and enabling players everywhere to connect, strategize, and celebrate without barriers.

AI-Powered Security: Safeguarding Every Level of the Gaming Experience

As game worlds become more dynamic and globally connected, Tencent Cloud is elevating game security and performance with holistic, AI-powered security solutions. Combining the strengths of EdgeOne and Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE), Tencent Cloud offers a multi-layered defense system designed to protect game integrity, ensure fair play, and enhance player trust—without compromising performance.

Tencent Cloud's EdgeOne unifies performance and protection to safeguard and accelerate every gaming experience. Designed to be Built around the version of "Built for Play. Spark More.", it delivers rock-solid server stability and ultra-low latency edge AI inference, boosting both game security and player immersion with lifelike NPC interactions. EdgeOne's core strength lies in its integrated AI‑Power Security and AI Compute at the Edge.

• AI‑Powered Security
  • Protect Content: Detect and control AI crawler traffic
  • Stop Attacks: Reduce malicious traffic from 80% to 0.2% in real time
• AI Compute at the Edge
  • AI Inference: Run elastic, managed edge inference
  • Edge Functions: Secure execution with 0.5ms cold start

Take Delta Force as an example, Tencent Cloud EdgeOne powers this popular title with full-link acceleration and security, protecting massive connections via Layer 4 TCP acceleration, DDoS defense and Anycast, and securing payments and accounts with Layer 7 dynamic protection.

Complementing this is ACE, Tencent Games' one-stop game defense system with over 20 years of technical accumulation, adhering to "Game On, Cheats Gone". ACE builds a full-scenario real-time anti-cheat system via AI-powered behavioral detection and scenario-oriented security architecture. Trusted by titles such as Soul Knight Prequel, ACE features a humanized closed-loop governance system and provides scalable solutions for all developers to co-build a fair global game ecosystem.

Comprehensive AI Toolkit to Streamline Content Production

During GDC 2026, Tencent also showcased its recently launched HY 3D AI creation engine, a solution that allows enterprises to generate high-quality 3D assets from a variety of multimodal inputs – including text, images and sketches – within minutes. These capabilities can be applied to major verticals including 3D asset design, digital twins, media production, advertising, e-commerce as well as 3D printing. For example, Germany's 3D AI Studio is building better tools with this solution to enable their users to create 3D content faster; Lithunia's CGTrader plans to launch a transformative generative AI workflow designed to help its global creator community to accelerate workflows; and Germany's Maxon is integrating the HY 3D model engine into its Academy Award‑winning Cinema 4D tool on iPad and desktop, with availability planned for late 2026.

Furthermore, Tencent Cloud's Agent Development Platform (ADP) is empowering the gaming industry by enabling studios to build dynamic, knowledge-driven ecosystems. By combining RAG with complex workflow automation and multi-agent collaboration, the platform unlocks powerful use cases: from providing real-time Q&A across massive studio knowledge bases to accelerating artist onboarding and streamlining compliance with production standards. This integrated approach lays solid foundation for advanced agentic capabilities in game development.

Powering Global Gaming Success

Tencent Cloud's leadership in gaming cloud solutions is reinforced by its pivotal role in supporting some of the world's most successful and widely played game titles. From PUBG MOBILE, which has surpassed one billion global downloads, to Honor of Kings, a consistent top-grossing mobile title, Tencent Cloud provides the backbone for performance at scale. The company also powers blockbuster releases from renowned developers such as Love and Deepspace, Ragnarok Online 3, Lucky Defense, Soul Knight Prequel and NetMarble etc. With millions of concurrent players connected globally, Tencent Cloud brings deep domain expertise and proven reliability to live-service games of all sizes and genres.

Guided by its brand vision—Play Well with Tencent Cloud—the company is committed to enabling gaming clients to thrive in their business through improved efficiency and scalability to achieve long-term success. Tencent Cloud equips developers with accessible, AI-powered tools to bring their creative visions to life more quickly and effectively, while delivering richer, more meaningful experiences for players around the world. Through intelligent connection, accelerated creation, and trusted security, Tencent Cloud is redefining what it means to play well—across every part of the gaming ecosystem.

Learn more about Tencent Cloud's Gaming Expertise: Where Great Games Take Flight

About Tencent Cloud:

Tencent Cloud, one of the world's leading cloud companies, is committed to creating innovative solutions to resolve real-world issues and enabling digital transformation for smart industries. Through our extensive global infrastructure, Tencent Cloud provides businesses across the globe with stable and secure industry-leading cloud products and services, leveraging technological advancements such as cloud computing, Big Data analytics, AI, IoT, and network security. It is our constant mission to meet the needs of industries across the board, including the fields of gaming, media and entertainment, finance, healthcare, property, retail, travel, and transportation.

US stocks were in a mixed bag on Wednesday as the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil, marking the largest scale ever, paired with the moderate increase in US February inflation data, which met market expectations.

The DJIA sagged 289 points or 0.6% to close at 47,417; the S&P 500 dipped 5 points to close at 6,775; and the Nasdaq managed to hold steady, closing up 19 points to 22,716.

On the back of the low base effect, Tesla (TSLA.US) logged a 91% YoY spike in sales of China-made electric vehicles last month, with Tesla's stock price closing up 2.1% on Wednesday. Apple's (AAPL.US) foldable-screen iPhone is set to launch later this year, with the stock remaining nearly flat.

Other "Magnificent Seven" stocks jumbled, with NVIDIA (NVDA.US), Alphabet (GOOG.US), and Meta (META.US) each rising less than 1%.

Oracle (ORCL.US) performed impressively on Wednesday, with its stock price soaring 9%. The company's third-quarter earnings and revenue both exceeded analyst expectations, while the company raised its revenue target for FY27.
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Iran has listed several potential targets in the Middle East, including regional offices, cloud, data, and R&D centers of big US tech firms operating in the region, foreign media reported, citing Iranian state media.

The target list includes offices associated with companies such as Alphabet (GOOGL.US)'s Google, Amazon (AMZN.US), Microsoft (MSFT.US), NVIDIA (NVDA.US), IBM (IBM.US), Oracle (ORCL.US), and Palantir (PLTR.US) in Israel and surrounding areas, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The article noted that, as regional conflicts escalate into infrastructure wars, Iran's scope of legitimate targets is gradually expanding.
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伊斯坦布爾2026年3月11日 /美通社/ -- Turkcell與中興通訊/Netaş在固定無線接入(FWA)領域簽署了一項新的合作協議。根據該協議，中興通訊/Netaş融合了5G和Wi-Fi 7技術的下一代FWA解決方案將被納入Turkcell 5G Superbox生態系統，為Turkcell的寬帶願景提供支撐。

Turkcell 5G Superbox無需固定網絡基礎設施，即可通過5G網絡提供光纖級網速。該解決方案可在家庭和辦公室快速安裝，無論用戶身處何地，都能帶來高速、低延遲的連接體驗。

中興通訊/Netaş提供的新一代5G + Wi-Fi 7 Superbox解決方案，通過5G基礎設施提供千兆級數據傳輸速度，同時憑借Wi-Fi 7技術支持，旨在為家庭和辦公室的多設備場景提供更高容量、更廣覆蓋范圍和優化的連接性能。該解決方案為數據密集型應用、雲服務和高分辨率內容體驗提供了強有力的替代選擇。

Turkcell首席技術官 Vehbi Çağrı Güngör 表示：「隨著5G時代的到來，Turkcell正加速努力，為各種環境下的客戶提供高質量、高速的寬帶體驗。我們與中興通訊/Netaş共同研發的新型5G Superbox，將在有5G覆蓋的地方提供光纖級網絡服務，為土耳其的數字化轉型進程做出重大貢獻。」

通過此次合作，Turkcell旨在在有5G覆蓋的地方為更多用戶提供高速寬帶接入。而中興通訊/Netaş則繼續以其先進的FWA解決方案助力運營商的數字化轉型之旅。

中興通訊副總裁Lin Zhi表示：「與Turkcell的此次合作是將我們先進的FWA解決方案引入土耳其用戶市場的重要一步。這款融合了5G和Wi-Fi 7的下一代解決方案，將為家庭和辦公室帶來卓越的連接性能，同時助力運營商構建面向未來的基礎設施。」

目前支持Wi-Fi 7的Superbox 5G調制解調器，將在2026年4月1日5G技術商用後進行升級，以兼容5G網絡。

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