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05.10.26 - 07:06
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Bessent expects US-China AI incident channel as Washington leans on voluntary oversight (Digitimes)
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington and Beijing are likely to agree on a way to alert each other when artificial intelligence goes wrong, signaling that AI safety is becoming a bilateral security issue even as the Trump administration relies on voluntary industry pledges rather than binding rules at home. Speaking on The Axios Show on October 3, Bessent also rebuked AI executives who call for regulation, and confirmed that the government had once stepped in on a model release by Anthropic....
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05.10.26 - 07:06
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Tech giants push into Australia for AI data centers (Digitimes)
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Microsoft is expanding AI and cloud infrastructure in Australia, while Google has announced a Christmas Island connectivity hub amid reports of a proposed data center there. Australia's abundant renewable energy resources could create opportunities across the supply chain, including green steel, ammonia, and hydrogen....
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05.10.26 - 06:42
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Brazil Election Heads to Runoff, Bessent Downplays Concerns on Yields, AI (Bloomberg)
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"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Tokyo and Sydney with Shery Ahn and Paul Allen, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest stories shaping global markets. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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05.10.26 - 06:06
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US appoints new AI czar, task force; seeks balance between safety, competition (Digitimes)
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The US Trump administration has appointed a new AI czar and task force, which will have 120 days to report on AI's risks and opportunities and recommend the federal government's role in a technology that Trump says many consider more impactful than the Industrial Revolution. Its formation follows a surge of public concern in the country over AI safety, debate within the industry over the dangers of ever more powerful models, and growing competition with China....
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05.10.26 - 06:06
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AI server lines accelerate automation, boosting cobot demand (Digitimes)
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The AI server boom is spreading into the market for collaborative robots (cobots). The share of cobots on AI server production lines is rising as Wiwynn expands their use at its Mexico and Texas plants, while Quanta has also deployed robotic arms from Techman Robot on its server lines....
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05.10.26 - 06:00
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Nikkei jumps 2.5% above 70,000 to three-month high as AI stocks rally (Times of India)
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Japan's Nikkei index experienced a remarkable rise of over 2% on Monday, breaking the 70,000 mark for the first time in three months. The surge was largely driven by chip manufacturers like Tokyo Electron and Advantest, while Kioxia's contribution fell short. The optimistic trend in Japanese stocks was fueled by Wall Street's strong performance, stemming from weaker US jobs data alleviating rate hike anxieties....
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05.10.26 - 05:39
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Trump Taps Intelligence Chief Jay Clayton As AI Czar, Brushing Off Calls To Slow Down (ZeroHedge)
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Trump Taps Intelligence Chief Jay Clayton As AI Czar, Brushing Off Calls To Slow Down
President Trump on Sunday named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton the White House's AI czar. Clayton will hold both jobs, keeping the DNI post while spearheading the administration's AI strategy.
Trump announced the move on Truth Social, saying the new "Super Intelligence Force" will "ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence." Its vice chairs are FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, OPM Director Scott Kupor and Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael. Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also sit on it, and it reports to Trump and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
The force has 120 days to report on the risks and opportunities of the technology and to recommend ways to strengthen the government's response. Its charter, according to Implicator, calls for "preventing overregulation and regulato...
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05.10.26 - 05:01
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Sanders backs Pope Leo′s call to protect human art from AI (The Hill)
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Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday backed Pope Lepo XIV's call to prioritize art made by humans over that made by artificial intelligence (AI). “Pope Leo is right. Art is not some kind of superfluous luxury that can be eliminated from our lives. It is a crucial part of the human experience,” the Vermont......
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05.10.26 - 04:54
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Shield AI expands Taiwan supply chain in sovereign AI push (Digitimes)
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US defense technology unicorn Shield AI is expanding its presence in Taiwan as the Russia-Ukraine war drives growing demand for asymmetric warfare capabilities and defense technologies. At its first press event in Taiwan on October 2, co-founder and CEO Brandon Tseng outlined plans to deepen local partnerships, expand its supply chain, and build its Taiwan workforce....
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05.10.26 - 04:06
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Applied Materials, Besi broaden packaging partnership for AI chip integration (Digitimes)
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Applied Materials and BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi) are expanding their partnership to address the increasingly complex connections between AI chips, extending joint development beyond hybrid bonding into a broader range of packaging technologies. The agreement brings Besi into Applied's Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization (EPIC) Center as an Innovation Partner, with the companies seeking to accelerate the transition from research to manufacturing....
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