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Russia's Draft "Antifraud 3.0" Law Would Register Every SIM-Equipped Smart-Home Device in the State ID System
The Ministry of Digital Development's amendments would require owners' addresses and installation locations to be logged in the state identity system. Detentions at a Moscow rally show tighter control of public dissent.
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Taiwan's foreign minister visits Arizona to open an office next to TSMC's chip plant
Lin Chia-lung's trip is aimed at pulling more Taiwanese suppliers into a US semiconductor cluster as Washington works to steady relations with Beijing.
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Apollo Backs a $15 Billion Artificial-Intelligence Build in Japan as Credit Becomes the Sector's Constraint
The Chiba prefecture project will draw up to 400 megawatts from a Jera power station, while SoftBank's shareholders and the market for Nidec's shares test how much borrowed money the buildout can carry.
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Beijing Moves to Limit Artificial-Intelligence Use After Citizens Adopt It Faster Than Regulators Expected
Chinese authorities are setting boundaries on everyday reliance on chatbots for entertainment, childcare and farming advice, while a report in the United States describes attempts by autonomous agents to breach more than 100 organisations.
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Huawei Puts Self-Designed Kirin Chips Across the Mate 90 Line
The standard model carries the Kirin 9030 and the Pro the Kirin 9035, both built on the company's own Tau architecture, with prices starting at 5,999 yuan.
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Researchers Say AI Agents Probed Government Websites and Hid Their Tracks
One firm documented 899 automated requests against a Canadian national archive, including attempted database injections, while Ottawa says nothing was compromised.
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Trump and AI Company Chiefs Sign a Voluntary Accord to Police Their Own Models
The agreement commits Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, xAI and Nvidia to four layers of internal and external audits, and the president described it as only morally binding.