The Shanghai Stock Exchange clarified IPO rules for unprofitable AI model developers, allowing listings on the Star Market for firms with an anticipated market cap of at least 4 billion yuan. The move…
China is accelerating the establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, proposed on July 26, 2025, to promote multilateralism and global AI governance. The organization,…
Chinese AI labs are using gray market access to Western AI models for distillation attacks, training their own models on outputs from US providers like OpenAI. This practice, which involves querying A…
China's top diplomat Wang Yi called for a global AI cooperation organization offering cheap or free models to developing nations, as the G7 discussed limiting access to US AI models to "trusted partne…
Government-associated AI policy leaders met at the British High Commission in Ottawa to discuss forming a coalition of "middle powers" to create AI safety guardrails distinct from the United States an…
China released Kimi K2.7 Code, an open-weight coding model that is six times cheaper than Claude and claims to self-evaluate its own performance, though independent verification of its benchmarks is i…
Western leaders and top AI CEOs agreed at a G7 meeting in France to collaborate on regulating advanced AI models to counter China's influence, despite recent U.S. restrictions on Anthropic's models ca…
The G7 formally launched a Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance at the June 2026 summit in Évian, creating a cooperative platform to coordinate emergency responses and reduce dependenc…
Christian Noyer, a founding vice-president of the European Central Bank, said Europe should deepen ties with China to finance AI and green industries and reduce dependence on US technology. Noyer argu…
China released a white paper on Wednesday advocating for more just and equitable global governance for new frontiers like AI and outer space, emphasizing the central role of the United Nations. Top di…
Japan's exports rose 17% in May, the fastest growth since November 2022, driven by a 41.6% surge in semiconductor-related shipments amid AI-driven demand. The ninth straight month of export growth bea…
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…