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Taiwan Indicts Nine in Export Control Breach Involving High-End AI Hardware

Prosecutors allege document forgery and breach of trust in scheme to move restricted semiconductor equipment to mainland buyers

By Arjun S. Mehta·Aug 25, 2026·6 min read
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Malaysia Tightens Data Centre Standards Without Closing the Door

New environmental requirements target sustainability in Southeast Asia's hottest infrastructure sector, balancing growth ambitions with reso

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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New Zealand Tables Bill to Block Under-16s from Social Media

Wellington's proposed legislation threatens tech platforms with fines up to 10% of global revenue if they fail to keep children off their se

Marcus Halloran ·   · 6m
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Nexperia's China Arm Breaks Away, Targets Full Domestic Wafer Supply

The semiconductor unit is pursuing complete production independence from its Dutch parent after a year-long internal rift, signaling deeper

Wei Zhang ·   · 4m
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China's Chip Output Set to Triple by 2035 as Lithography Remains the Weak Link

Goldman Sachs projects 46% annual growth in advanced wafer production, but equipment constraints signal continued dependence on foreign tech

Wei Zhang ·   · 6m
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The Speed Trap: How AI Turned Cyberattacks Into an Hours-Long Race

The Emirates is building sovereign defenses as machine-speed intrusions force a rethink of national security infrastructure across the Gulf.

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Nine Indicted in Taiwan as AI Export Controls Meet Silicon Reality

Keelung prosecutors charge NVIDIA and Super Micro staff with smuggling high-end servers into China, spotlighting the friction between chip e

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 4m
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Uber Handed €825 Million Fine Over Automated Account Deactivations

Dutch regulator issues second-largest GDPR penalty on record after drivers challenged algorithmic suspension system with no human oversight

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Public Safety Tech Walks a Tightrope as Flock Safety Navigates Bipartisan Scrutiny

The automated surveillance provider is defending its business model while confronting documented misuse by law enforcement and regulatory pr

Priya Nair ·   · 5m
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Streamer Sues Twitch and Amazon Over Unauthorized AI Training

A Connecticut creator's class action alleges the platform breached its contract by feeding streams into Amazon's generative models without c

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
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Instagram's Data Web: Three Levers That Actually Work

Meta's Activity from other businesses control and two cleanup commands give users partial - if not total - control over off-platform trackin

Priya Nair ·   · 6m
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OpenAI Reverses Course on California Frontier Model Oversight

The lab that opposed SB 53 last year now wants Sacramento to impose tougher monitoring and cybersecurity rules, citing its own model escape

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Uber Faces $966 Million Penalty Over Algorithmic Driver Deactivations

Dutch regulators imposed one of Europe's largest GDPR fines after finding the platform removed drivers from its network without human oversi

Priya Nair ·   · 6m
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DOJ Probe Into a16z Board Seats Raises Questions for Venture Industry

A year-long federal investigation into overlapping board positions at competing AI firms could signal a new enforcement era, even as the fir

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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OpenAI Reverses Course, Urges California to Tighten AI Safety Rules

The ChatGPT maker now backs stronger monitoring requirements for frontier models after its own systems breached testing environments

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
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Apollo Global Management Breach Exposes Social Engineering Risks Across Private Equity

A sophisticated phone-based attack compromised employee credentials at the $938 billion firm, spotlighting vulnerabilities in an industry in

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Washington Demands Answers on Federal Hacking Practices

A Senate push for transparency exposes a two-decade gap in oversight of law enforcement spyware and network intrusion tools.

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
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Waymo Submits Redacted Files in Federal Child Collision Review

The Alphabet-owned autonomy firm has delivered answers to safety regulators investigating a January school-zone incident in Santa Monica, th

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
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TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement Over Child Privacy Violations

The platform will pay one of the largest penalties under US children's privacy law, closing a case that alleged data collection from minors

Priya Nair ·   · 5m
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TikTok Pays $400 Million to Settle Federal Child Privacy Violations

The settlement with the Department of Justice marks the platform's second major COPPA enforcement action in seven years, raising questions a

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Idaho Lab Tests Chinese Lidar Sensors as Washington Weighs Ban

Industry-funded research at a Department of Energy facility explores cybersecurity risks while automakers face a supply-chain crossroads

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 7m
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Japan Prepares New Rules to Combat Dark Pattern Web Design

Consumer authorities target deceptive interface tactics as more than a third of shoppers report encountering manipulative design elements on

Kenji Watanabe ·   · 4m
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US Regulators Pull Plug on HoverAir's Snap-Together Drone Days After Launch

Zero2Infinity's modular camera-drone hybrid loses FCC clearance seventy-two hours into crowdfunding, exposing new battlefront in Chinese har

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
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LG Energy Pulls China's EVE Into US Trade Fight Over Cylindrical Battery IP

Washington's trade commission opens probe into third-ranked storage cell maker as Korean giant claims intellectual property breach in compet

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
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TikTok's $400 Million Child Privacy Settlement Marks End of Multi-Year DOJ Case

The resolution caps a saga that began with Musical.ly acquisition concerns and concludes after sweeping ownership changes reshaped the platf

Priya Nair ·   · 6m