Grab-Foodpanda deal raises security concerns in Taiwan over Alibaba, Huawei ties
May 08, 2026
| Yonnex Li
Taiwan's transport ministry will raise national security concerns over Grab's ties to Alibaba and Huawei as the island's antitrust regulator prepares to review the Singapore-based company's proposed acquisitio... (more story)
OpenAI CEO's integrity challenged in US trial over charitable breach claims
May 07, 2026
| Mike Swift
The ethics of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were at the center of testimony Thursday as a jury in Oakland, California, heard testimony from two former members of the AI company's board about Altman's firing and subseq... (more story)
IMF says Anthropic’s Mythos AI model poses cyber threats with financial stability risks
May 07, 2026
| Neil Roland
Anthropic’s Mythos AI model enables cyber attacks with extreme financial stability ramifications when intruders’ capabilities exceed defenses, underscoring the need for a host of global counter-measures, an In... (more story)
US says model opacity, trust breakdown behind Anthropic risk designation
May 07, 2026
| Emma Whitford
The opaque and fast-paced nature of artificial intelligence model development and refinement, on top of a trust breakdown between Anthropic and the US Department of Defense, justified the frontier developer’s ... (more story)
Google might be 'locking up' AI market, senior Microsoft executive says
May 07, 2026
| Jean Comte
Google has the capacity to "entrench itself again at the heart of the AI ecosystem in a way that causes significant harm to the whole ecosystem," Nicholas Banasevic, a Microsoft vice-president, said on Thursda... (more story)
Hong Kong lawmakers push AI strategy to boost economy, address workforce concerns
May 07, 2026
| Yonnex Li
Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a non-binding motion urging the government to accelerate AI adoption across all industries to align with China's national strategy. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Indu... (more story)
China court orders halt to AI agent in landmark unfair competition case
May 07, 2026
| MLex Staff
A Chinese court has ordered a developer to stop the operations of an artificial intelligence agent in a closely watched unfair competition dispute that could shape how Chinese law governs autonomous AI softwar... (more story)
AI developers, users see EU agreement on AI Act changes
May 07, 2026
| Matthew Newman*
EU lawmakers agreed on amendments to the bloc’s flagship AI law, including a new ban on AI-generated intimate content, a delay in applying rules to AI systems with high-risk use cases, and changes to how the r... (more story)