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China Blocks Meta's $2B Manus AI Acquisition | Tech War
China's NDRC blocks Meta's $2B Manus AI acquisition, ordering the deal unwound amid escalating US-China tech war tensions weeks before Trump-Xi summit.
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China's Robot Riot Control: AI Police Crush Unrest Without Humans
China's People's Armed Police proposes fully autonomous robot riot control using AI, drones, and robot dogs to suppress protests without human officers on the ground, raising ethical concerns.
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Triple-Redundancy Economy: How Supply Chain Fragmentation Reshapes Global Trade in 2026
Geoeconomic confrontation tops WEF Global Risks 2026 as the MATCH Act and EU CBAM drive triple-redundancy supply chains at 15-25% higher costs. US-China trade falls 30%, while Vietnam, India, and Mexico emerge as nearshoring...
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Indonesia Train Crash Kills 14 in Women-Only Carriage | Java
A train crash near Jakarta, Indonesia killed 14 women in a women-only carriage and injured 84. President Prabowo allocates Rp4 trillion for railway crossing upgrades on Java.
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Taylor Swift Trademarks Voice and Image to Fight AI Deepfakes
Taylor Swift files three trademark applications for her voice and image to combat AI deepfakes, following Matthew McConaughey's lead. Legal experts say the novel strategy could fill gaps in copyright law as AI voice cloning...
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China's Rare Earth Leverage: How Export Controls Reshape Global Supply Chains in 2026
China's 2025 rare earth export controls, effective December 1, 2025, have triggered emergency stockpiling and price surges in 2026. With 91% of global refining and a 0.1% content threshold, Western defense, EV, and...