Xiaomi, Qualcomm and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.

The accounting firm, which has led market share in U.S. public-company auditing for the past decade, had 84 companies depart since the start of 2023, at least 50 more than at each of its Big Four peers.

With AI regulation at an embryonic stage, companies are charting their own course in creating audio and video avatars, cognizant of the legal hazards. ‘It’s a minefield right now,’ says one executive.

The midmarket private-equity firm is making seven times its investment in sale of staffing company to Vistria Group.

An artificial-intelligence land grab is lifting shares of the centers’ landlords, such as Equinix, after years of mediocre rent growth.

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said the central bank will continue to aim for more interest-rate increases if the economy and inflation grow in line with its projections.