Asia on front line of economic risk if AI boom turns to bust: study

2026-10-05T10:17:40.000Z
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Malaysia’s planned legislation is part of a push by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government to address the risks of the growing use of AI and social media.

Malaysia plans first AI law in 2027 as scrutiny intensifies

2026-10-05T05:10:16.000Z
Sam Altman noted that “a completely unacceptable trade-off” runs counter to the “lighter-touch regulatory stance” backed by OpenAI.

‘Should accept some bad things happening’: OpenAI's Altman says AI benefits warrant some risks

2026-10-05T03:18:14.000Z
Chinese models face increasing US regulatory scrutiny and even potential bans after allegations of model distillation.

US lead in AI over China narrows after DeepSeek gains: report

2026-10-04T22:22:12.000Z

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Coxon quit Anthropic in September, issuing warnings that the “people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade”.

Former Anthropic researcher Coxon to testify at New York AI hearing, Bloomberg reports

2026-10-04T22:09:10.000Z
Broadcom is looking to sell more chips and other data-centre equipment, challenging Nvidia.

Broadcom amassing US$60 billion to fund chips for Anthropic: sources

2026-10-03T06:15:54.000Z
Joe Lu, HeyMax CEO and co-founder, says HeyMax First is the outcome of the aspiration to fly comfortably, cheaper and faster.

HeyMax wants to challenge the miles game with ‘fly now, earn later’ model

2026-10-02T07:05:09.000Z
Cautionary examples of overreliance on AI include children growing overly attached to chatbots such as ByteDance’s Doubao (pictured).

China’s AI push has led to problems: Too much usage, ‘social challenges’

2026-10-02T06:49:58.000Z
This marks the latest in a series of efforts to keep advanced US-made chips out of Chinese hands over national security concerns.

Man charged by US with illegally shipping Nvidia chips to China

2026-10-02T01:15:38.000Z
The firm behind Claude could start formal marketing for its IPO as soon as the week of Nov 9, putting it in line to begin trading before Thanksgiving.

Anthropic targets mega-IPO before Thanksgiving holiday

2026-10-02T00:32:05.000Z