China’s Moonshot AI Pursues $30 Billion Valuation in Third Funding Round Within Six Months Beijing-based Moonshot AI, developer of the Kimi chatbot, is seeking up to $2 billion in a new funding round that would value the startup at $30…
Singapore Orders Platforms to Block China-Linked Posts Targeting Indian Community Singapore has directed YouTube, Facebook and X to block 14 social media posts targeting the country’s Indian community, with authorities tracing the content to a China-based platform. The Ministry of…
AI Anxiety Is Concentrated in Democratic Strongholds, New Analysis Finds A growing “techlash” against artificial intelligence is reshaping American political terrain — and new research suggests the workers most exposed to AI-driven job disruption are disproportionately concentrated in Democratic-leaning counties…
AI Agent Runs Real Businesses — Hiring Staff, Managing Supply Chains, Passing Labour Inspections What began as a single AI-operated vending machine at Anthropic’s San Francisco headquarters has, within 12 months, expanded into a network of autonomous retail stores and…
Washington Acts to Plug AI Chip Export Gap The US Commerce Department has issued new guidance requiring export licences for advanced AI chips — including Nvidia’s Blackwell processors — sold to overseas subsidiaries of Chinese companies, closing a loophole that…
Washington Moves to Seal AI Chip Export Gap After Months of Exposure The US Department of Commerce issued emergency guidance on 31 May 2025, closing a regulatory loophole that had allowed foreign subsidiaries of Chinese technology companies to purchase America’s…
India Must Scale Space Ambitions Beyond Showcase Missions, Experts Warn India’s space sector must move decisively from demonstrating technological prowess to building industrial scale — through larger satellite constellations, higher launch frequency, and expanded private participation — former Indian Space…
Quad Foreign Ministers Convene in New Delhi, Pledge Stronger Indo-Pacific Strategic Focus India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hosted the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, calling for sharper strategic focus on the Indo-Pacific and warning that…
Maharashtra Plans Biometric Attendance Rollout in Junior Colleges The Maharashtra state government is moving to install biometric attendance systems across junior colleges statewide, targeting a deeply entrenched culture of absenteeism driven by students skipping lectures in favour of private coaching…
India’s Supreme Court Revives Colonial Sedition Law It Once Called Oppressive India’s Supreme Court has reopened the door to sedition prosecutions under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, reviving a colonial-era provision that both the court and the Union…
