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Beijing Frames AI Development as a Question of Global Equity

At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, China positioned its AI strategy as a counterweight to Western models focused on profit and control, offering developing nations a different path forward.

By Wei Zhang·Jul 25, 2026·6 min read
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Washington Opens Trade Probe After Brussels Hits Google With $1 Billion Fine

The White House is invoking Cold War-era trade law to counter European antitrust enforcement, escalating a years-long clash over digital reg

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 4m
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The Decade-Old Bargain Between Search and Publishers Is Breaking Down

As Google's AI tools answer queries without sending clicks, platforms like Reddit are rethinking their crawling agreements, and publishers a

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
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Trump Ratepayer Pledge Draws 200 Signatories but Lacks Enforcement Teeth

A non-binding commitment to shield consumers from AI infrastructure costs covers 80% of US power delivery, yet carries no penalties for thos

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 4m
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Government Equity Stakes in AI Companies Create More Problems Than They Solve

As Washington debates buying into OpenAI and others, the regulatory conflicts and precedents from China suggest a different path forward for

Priya Nair ·   · 6m
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Brussels Tells TikTok Default Privacy for Teen Accounts Must Be Mandatory

New preliminary findings under the Digital Services Act challenge the platform's approach to protecting minors through voluntary settings ra

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
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EPA Eyes Permitting Shortcut That Could Fast-Track Data Center Power Plants

A proposed federal rule change would let states decide how much public input is required before new air pollution sources can be built - at

Marcus Halloran ·   · 6m
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Frontier AI Safety Limits Are Blocking Security Researchers Who Defend Networks

Anthropic and OpenAI vetted-access programs have created friction for offensive security experts who test systems for flaws before attackers

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Meta Exits Major Renewable Energy Initiative Amid Fossil Fuel Expansion

The tech giant has quietly left RE100 after a decade, just as it funds more than ten natural gas plants to power AI infrastructure across th

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Industrial Control Systems Under Siege as Iranian Hackers Target US Critical Infrastructure

Federal agencies warn that state-backed actors are manipulating PLCs at water and energy facilities, disabling safety systems and causing op

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Saudi Arabia's $55 Billion EA Buyout Clears First European Hurdle

The European Commission approved the gaming giant's acquisition under merger rules, but a final foreign subsidy review looms before month's

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Washington Eyes Emergency Power to Shut Down AI Systems

New legislation would grant the Department of Homeland Security authority to force companies to disable models deemed catastrophically dange

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 4m
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Meta's New Ad Push Sells AI by Hiding It

The company's one-minute "optimistic" campaign for artificial intelligence conspicuously avoids showing what its products actually do

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 4m
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Two Hong Kong Banks Hit by AI Tool Restrictions as Export Controls Bite

Regional financial institutions face growing friction accessing frontier models, exposing the operational edge of U.S. technology policy in

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 6m
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The FCC's Quest for a Fully American Router Hits Reality

Washington's sweeping ban on foreign-made networking hardware has collided with a stubborn fact: not a single consumer Wi-Fi router sold in

Marcus Halloran ·   · 5m
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Florida Teen Withdraws Addiction Claim Against Meta After String of Settlements

The collapse of a bellwether case raises questions about platform liability litigation strategy, even as separate state actions deliver nine

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
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Communities Build Data Collectives to Challenge Big Tech's Scraping Economy

Grassroots cooperatives in Pakistan, Africa, and India are negotiating directly with AI companies, ensuring local voices control how their l

Priya Nair ·   · 9m
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AI Researchers Challenge Washington's Intellectual Property Claims on Model Distillation

International experts dispute Trump administration's allegations against Beijing-based Moonshot AI, arguing that output from large language

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Why Distillation Alone Can't Explain Kimi K3's Leap

White House claims of LLM theft collide with technical reality as researchers question whether copying frontier models can produce China's l

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Pentagon Moves to Block Humanoid Robots From Chinese Suppliers

New defence bill provision would prohibit the US military from acquiring autonomous systems built by manufacturers in China, marking the lat

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Europe Fines Alphabet $1 Billion in First Major DMA Enforcement Action

Two separate penalties target Google's search bias and Play Store restrictions, signaling Brussels' willingness to deploy its newest competi

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Brussels Slaps Google With €890 Million Fine Under Digital Markets Act

The European Commission's latest enforcement action targets search ranking bias and app store payment restrictions, setting up fresh trans-A

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 4m
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Paying Ransomware Gangs Once Makes You a Repeat Target

New enterprise data shows that over one-third of companies face second extortion demands after paying, as criminal groups retain stolen data

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Florida Teen Withdraws Case Days Before Meta Addiction Trial

The second bellwether trial targeting social platform design never reached the courtroom, leaving key legal questions around youth harm unan

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
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Paramount Clears Brussels Hurdle in Warner Bros. Mega-Deal

The European Commission's conditional approval hinges on dismantling a decades-old distribution partnership with Universal - while stateside

Marcus Halloran ·   · 4m