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Shanghai’s STAR Market welcomes AI model company IPOs

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What happened: On June 17, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) released draft rules allowing AI large model companies to list on the STAR Market under its fifth set of listing standards, the board’s most permissive tier. Some context: The fifth set is the STAR Market's most permissive listing tier, le...



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