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TNB Tech Minute: China’s Moonshot AI on its Way to a $4 Billion Valuation

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Tech News

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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0:00.0

Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?

0:04.8

So we started the business two years ago.

0:07.2

We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.

0:12.5

But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy.

0:18.0

Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business at Apple.com forward slash

0:23.6

HelloVet.

0:27.5

Here's your morning TNB Tech Minute for Friday, November 21st.

0:32.0

I'm Zoe Colkin for the Wall Street Journal.

0:35.3

China's moonshot AI is nearing a dollar funding round that could boost its valuation to

0:40.5

around $4 billion.

0:43.0

That's according to people familiar with the matter.

0:45.4

The Beijing-based startup is in talks with global investors, including investment firm IDG Capital

0:51.0

and existing shareholder, Tencent, for the fundraise, which could ultimately total several

0:56.3

hundred million dollars. Moonshot aims to close the funding around by the end of the year and

1:01.2

has told potential investors that it will aim for an initial public offering in the second

1:05.8

half of next year. Moonshot and IDG didn't immediately respond to request for comment. Tencent declined to comment.

1:15.1

Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix have submitted bids for Warner Brothers Discovery, according to

1:20.7

people familiar with the matter. The bids submitted are non-binding and additional rounds are

1:25.1

expected, but Warner Discovery has indicated it wants the

1:28.6

process concluded by the end of the year. Paramount is the only bidder pursuing all of Warner Discovery,

1:34.5

including studios, streaming, and its portfolio of cable networks, while Comcast and Netflix

1:40.1

are only bidding for the studios, HBO, and HBO Max. Any acquisition would require government

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