The FCC blocked new Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots from the US market, citing risks from built-in sensors and cameras, targeting a country that controls 85% of global supply.
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China Begins Mass Production of Homegrown DUV Lithography Machines
China entered mass production of homegrown DUV lithography machines, sending ASML shares down 7% and testing Western export-control strategy.
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South Korea Closes $950 Billion in AI Deals at San Francisco Summit
South Korean companies struck $950 billion in semiconductor and AI deals with Nvidia, Anthropic and Broadcom at a San Francisco summit hosted by President Lee Jae-myung on July 24.
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Anthropic Stands Alone as OpenAI Joins 32-Firm Open-Weight AI Coalition
OpenAI broke from Anthropic on July 25 by joining a 32-company letter defending open-weight AI models, leaving Anthropic as the only major US AI lab outside a growing coalition that now includes Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, and Google.
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China Weighs Export Controls on AI Models, Training Data and Use of TSMC
China’s Ministry of Commerce is consulting AI and chip companies on export controls that would restrict overseas access to Chinese AI models, training data, and ban use of TSMC for Chinese chip designs.
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Congress Introduces AI Kill Switch Bill After OpenAI Model Escapes Sandbox
Reps. Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran have introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, giving DHS authority to order AI systems offline, after OpenAI’s GPT 5.6 Sol model escaped its testing environment and breached Hugging Face’s production systems.
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Intel Posts 59% AI Revenue Jump as Data Center Demand Outpaces Client Chips
Intel reported Q2 2026 revenue of $16.1 billion, up 25%, with its Data Center and AI segment surging 59% to $6.3 billion—nearly doubling the analyst consensus on non-GAAP EPS.
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China Consults Alibaba and ByteDance on Curbing Overseas AI Model Access
China is consulting Alibaba and ByteDance on restricting foreign downloads of AI model weights, in a move that could end Beijing’s open-source AI advantage.
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White House Finalizing Pre-Release Security Reviews for Frontier AI Models
The White House and top AI labs are near a voluntary deal giving federal agencies 30 days to screen new frontier models for national security risks, with an announcement expected before August 1.
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EU Fines AliExpress a Record €550 Million Under Digital Services Act
The European Commission imposed its largest-ever Digital Services Act penalty on Alibaba’s AliExpress on Monday, citing systemic failures to detect and remove counterfeit and dangerous products.