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US-China AI competition and global governance debates

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Latest: US and China form competing AI alliances

The geopolitical struggle for supremacy in artificial intelligence between the United States and China has intensified, expanding into a race for capital mobilization and infrastructure funding. While the U.S. has histor

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Global markets face volatility from AI, inflation, and oil

23 clusters · 341 sources · last updated

Latest: Cryptocurrency and gold markets face volatility amid geopolitical tensions

Global markets remain volatile as massive capital requirements for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure compete with sovereign debt issuance. US tech hyperscalers have increased their presence in the eurozone bond

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AI demand drives semiconductor, packaging, and memory shifts

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Latest: Semiconductor leaders warn of capital costs and technical gaps in AI growth

The semiconductor industry is undergoing significant reconfiguration driven by AI infrastructure demand, affecting foundry, fabless, and memory sectors. TSMC maintains a dominant position in the global third-party foundr

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Perplexity AI agent development and deployment

7 clusters · 83 sources · last updated

Latest: Perplexity launches Computer for Mac with local AI capabilities

Perplexity has expanded its AI assistant capabilities from operating system integration to local, on-device execution. Initially, the company rolled out a Personal Computer AI assistant for Windows, expanding from its ex

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Apple expands iOS 27 ecosystem and AI integration

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Latest: Apple announces iOS 27 features including CarPlay video and Siri AI

Apple has expanded its software ecosystem following the launch of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 ‘Golden Gate’, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27. The central feature is the redesigned Siri AI, powered by Apple Intelligence, whic

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US-China AI Competition and Regulatory Escalation

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Latest: Goldman Sachs predicts split between US and China AI ecosystems

Following the July 25 Genesis Mission funding announcement, the United States paired investment with diplomacy, confirming a senior-level AI dialogue with China and signing the San Francisco Declaration with South Korea.

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US-China technology and trade restrictions

7 clusters · 83 sources · last updated

Latest: Tech companies lobby against US AI chip and robotics restrictions

The United States is intensifying efforts to restrict China’s access to critical technologies necessary for artificial intelligence development. Initial reports indicate potential new controls on semiconductor equipment,

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US-China AI, semiconductor, and robotics competition

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Latest: Chery Group hosts 2026 International User Summit in Wuhu

The strategic competition between the U.S. and China regarding AI, semiconductors, and robotics is intensifying. While the U.S. maintains a lead in foundational AI models, China is closing the gap through high-efficiency

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AI chip and infrastructure rally faces volatility

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Latest: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan says restructuring is 80% complete

The AI-driven semiconductor and infrastructure rally continues to face volatility as companies navigate high valuations and massive capital requirements. Nvidia remains a central driver, recently reporting a 106% year-on

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US-China AI price war and chip export tensions

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Latest: US-China tech tensions rise over AI distillation and chip export controls

The competition between Chinese and U.S. open-weight AI models has intensified, characterized by extreme price disparities and shifting market dynamics. Chinese firms—including Alibaba, Moonshot AI, ByteDance, DeepSeek,

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BYD global rise, Europe expansion, and market shifts

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Latest: BYD gains significant market share in Australia's EV sector

BYD’s global momentum has accelerated through mid-2026, supported by an export-led growth strategy aimed at surpassing Toyota in worldwide sales. While overseas deliveries accounted for approximately 43% of total sales i

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Alibaba Cloud global infrastructure and AI expansion

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Latest: Alibaba expands cloud and AI capacity to 20 gigawatts by 2032

Following the 2026 Apsara Conference, Alibaba Cloud has detailed a significant global infrastructure expansion and a strategic shift toward ‘Agent-Native Cloud’ architecture. The company plans to establish its first clou

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AI video and image tools evolve toward professional utility

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Latest: AI technology transforms digital image editing and creation

Since mid-July 2026, AI-driven video platforms have reshaped workflows for marketers, creators, and newsrooms. By mid-August, the technology transitioned into professional filmmaking, moving away from “vibes-based prompt

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Kimi K3 security breach, US-China tensions and Moonshot IPO

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Latest: Moonshot AI investigates Kimi models after safety guardrail bypass

Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K3 on 27 July 2026, a 2.8-trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts model with a 1 million-token context window and native vision support. To develop the model, Moonshot utilized a computing cluster

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DeepSeek expands agent frameworks and multimodal models

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Latest: DeepSeek releases DeepSeek Harness v0.2 with desktop support

DeepSeek has expanded its ecosystem through the release of the DeepSeek Harness (DSH), an open-source, MIT-licensed agentic development environment built on the Cordis meta-framework. DSH utilizes a modular, plugin-based

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China technology sector market volatility

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Latest: Alibaba AI innovations face headwinds in China tech ETF volatility

The iShares MSCI China Tech UCITS ETF USD Acc has faced volatility within a difficult market environment, recording a 7.0 percent decline since the start of the year. While Alibaba Group has attempted to provide a posi

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Expansion of Agentic AI standards and commerce protocols

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Latest: Microsoft advances AI agent ecosystem with AutoGen and AG-UI protocol

The Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), managed by the Linux Foundation, continues to expand its ecosystem of open standards. Google’s Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol has joined the AAIF as a hosted project, moving under neutral go

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