China expanded its export controls beyond rare earths to additional strategic materials and technologies, targeting US advanced manufacturing, defense, and technology sectors. The new licensing requir…
China's employment-first policy is forcing companies like JD.com to slow AI adoption, risking productivity gains. A 2026 court ruling bars firms from firing workers replaced by AI, while youth unemplo…
The United States has decided not to blacklist Chinese AI company DeepSeek, while designating over 100 other Chinese firms as national security risks, signaling a targeted approach to technology restr…
The Asia-Pacific screen economy is projected to reach $179 billion in 2026 and $200 billion by 2031, driven by structural shifts in monetization, convergence of video and commerce, and AI, according t…
G7 leaders discussed a plan to grant select 'trusted partners' access to advanced U.S. AI models from Anthropic, potentially bypassing restrictions on non-American use. The talks, held on the sideline…
The Trump administration posted a White House webpage referring to immigrants as 'aliens and extraterrestrials,' drawing condemnation from readers who call it dehumanizing. Other letters criticize Elo…
Brazil's top foreign policy adviser Celso Amorim said Latin America and Europe are bystanders in the US-China AI race, urging the Global South to balance both powers via Brics. He spoke at the Forte d…
Mistral AI's Le Chat chatbot repeated state-sponsored disinformation about the Iran war 50% of the time in English and 56.6% in French when prompted on false claims from Russian, Chinese, and Iranian …
A new global poll by UK firm Public First finds that respondents in 11 of 15 countries believe China has surpassed the US in AI capability and innovation, with only Japan, India, Vietnam, and the US f…
A new poll by London-based consultancy Public First shows that respondents from 11 out of 15 countries believe China's AI models are leading the global tech race, including key US allies like Canada, …
China's industrial production grew 4.5% in May, beating forecasts, driven by a 19.4% surge in exports and strong AI-related demand for semiconductors and hardware. The AI export boom is expanding glob…
Russian and Chinese actors are using AI to enhance influence operations on X, improving content quality, multilingual reach, and visuals rather than increasing volume, according to a GBHackers analysi…
An audit by NewsGuard found that Mistral AI's chatbot, Le Chat, repeated state-sponsored disinformation from Russia, China, and Iran 50% of the time in English and 56.6% in French, marking a significa…
The US administration suspended access to Anthropic's most powerful Fable series models, exposing Europe's vulnerability from relying on foreign AI infrastructure. European labs have fallen behind, wi…
A new website, 'When Will AI?', compiles a timeline of top AI predictions from labs, reports, markets, and experts, sorted by significance, covering years from 2026 onward. The predictions include mil…
The US Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to cut global access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models on June 12, 2026, citing risks of diversion to foreign military intelligence operations in China…
A new global poll reveals that people around the world view China, not the United States, as the leader in artificial intelligence, signaling a shift in international perception of AI dominance.…
AT&S, an Austrian maker of printed circuit boards and chip substrates, will invest €1.5bn to €2bn expanding capacity at its plants in Malaysia and China to meet demand for high-end IC substrates used …
China revoked or suspended 12,200 undergraduate degree programs between 2021 and 2025 while adding 10,200 new ones, with cuts concentrated in arts, humanities, and management, and new programs focused…
China is cutting university degrees in artificial intelligence and other tech fields to streamline education, while a Miss Hong Kong contestant sparked debate over Cantonese fluency. Other weekend sto…