SoftBank Commits €75B to French AI Data Centers
SoftBank will build 5 GW of AI data center capacity in France for up to €75 billion, a phased commitment that would create the largest AI compute cluster in Europe.
Articles Tagged "Geopolitics"
China Locks Down AI Talent at Alibaba and DeepSeek
China's government has extended travel restrictions to AI researchers at Alibaba, DeepSeek, and other private firms, requiring official approval before they can leave the country.
IRGC Hackers Used AI to Build Malware During Iran War
Iranian IRGC-linked group Nimbus Manticore used AI coding tools to build a new backdoor during the US-Iran conflict, targeting aviation and software firms across three campaign waves.
DeepSeek Locks 75% V4-Pro Discount - API War Escalates
DeepSeek makes its 75% V4-Pro discount permanent, leaving output tokens 34x cheaper than GPT-5.5 and resetting market expectations for enterprise API costs.
Chinese Models Claim 60% of OpenRouter Token Traffic
Chinese AI providers now handle over 60% of all tokens routed through OpenRouter, up from less than 2% just a year ago.
US and China Agree to AI Guardrails at Beijing Summit
Trump and Xi announced plans for a formal AI safety channel at their Beijing summit, but expert skepticism and stalled chip deals complicate the picture.
EU AI Act Omnibus Pushes High-Risk Deadline to 2027
The EU Parliament and Council agreed on May 7 to delay high-risk AI compliance to December 2027, add a nudifier app ban, and give the machinery sector a permanent carve-out.
Moonshot AI Goes From $4.3B to $20B in Six Months
Moonshot AI closed a $2B round at a $20B valuation, four-times its end-2025 value, on the strength of its Kimi open-weight models and $200M ARR.
DeepSeek Nears $45B as China's Big Fund Leads Round
China's state semiconductor fund is leading DeepSeek's first-ever VC raise at a $45B valuation, signaling a strategic shift from chip investment to backing AI model labs directly.
Huawei Eyes $12B as Nvidia Cedes China AI Market
Bernstein projects Nvidia's China AI chip share falls from 66% to 8% in 2026 while Huawei targets $12B in revenue, with ByteDance alone committing $5.6B in Ascend 950PR orders.
China Blocks Meta's $2B Manus Deal - Founders Barred
China's NDRC ordered Meta to reverse its $2B Manus acquisition and barred the startup's founders from leaving China, ending the 'Singapore washing' strategy that let Chinese AI firms dodge Beijing oversight.
Singapore's FM Publishes His AI Second Brain Blueprints
Singapore FM Vivian Balakrishnan published his personal AI architecture - a Raspberry Pi second brain connecting WhatsApp, Gmail, and a persistent knowledge graph.
