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Apple previews its biggest parental controls update in years, weeks before UK and US regulatory deadlines
TL;DR Apple previewed major child safety updates for iOS 27, including Ask to Browse, Time Allowances, and gore blocking, as UK and US…
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Australia parliament votes on tighter gun controls after Bondi shooting
Australia's lower house of parliament has voted in favour of a national gun buyback programme and new checks on firearm licence…
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Tesla’s Model 3 emergency door release controls are being investigated
The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Wednesday it has opened a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 compact sedans over concerns that…
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Thai central bank proposes controls on gold trade, ready to cut rates further
The Thai central bank is calling on the finance ministry to control gold trading after a surge in transactions helped drive up the value…
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'Guaranteed Human': Audio giant iHeartMedia says real people, not AI personalities, are at the controls
As media executives wrestle with the use of artificial intelligence, radio giant iHeartMedia wants to stand out. “We don’t use…
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China exempts Nexperia chips from export controls
China has lifted export controls on computer chips vital to car production, the country's commerce ministry said on Sunday. Exemptions…
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Tariffs, port fees and export controls: How US-China trade tensions are ramping up again
DBS says prediction markets are suggesting that a Trump-Xi meeting is “78 per cent likely” before the end of October Just as Asian markets…
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Asia-Pacific markets fall on fresh US-China tensions around tariffs, rare-earths export controls
Asia-Pacific markets reacted negatively as trading opened on Monday (Oct 13) following the latest salvo in the trade war between the US…
Fashion
Shein, hit with big fines, boosts internal controls
The online fast-fashion retailer has grown to become the world’s biggest fast fashion retailer by sales Online fast-fashion retailer Shein…
Business
China tightens rare earth export controls, targets defence, semiconductor users
Manufacturers overseas using any Chinese components or machinery must also apply for licences to export controlled items, the ministry…
Business
ChatGPT launches new parental controls for teens amid growing safety concerns
The company behind ChatGPT, OpenAI, launched new parental controls for teen accounts on Monday, a month after a California family filed a…
Business
Tesla to integrate Deepseek, Doubao AI voice controls in China
The technology allows drivers to use voice commands to control navigation apps, in-car entertainment and cabin temperature, as well as…
Business
The Expectation of Price Controls and Federal Investment in Defense-Critical Minerals
One obvious problem is dependence on subsidized Chinese minerals. A less obvious one is the expectation of future price controls. Source…
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Malaysia tightens export controls on US-origin AI chips amid tariff talks with Washington
Malaysia has announced immediate restrictions on the export, transhipment, and transit of high-performance artificial intelligence (AI)…
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China shows off tech resilience in face of trump export controls
As Donald Trump brandishes US export controls on technology as a bargaining chip to wrest supplies of rare earth magnets from Beijing,…
Business
Taiwan imposes technology export controls on Huawei, SMIC
Taiwan has blacklisted Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), dealing another major blow to the…
Culture
What to know about China’s rare earth export controls
Global manufacturers have raised the alarm on China’s decision to curb exports of rare earths alloys, mixtures and magnets. Here is an…
Business
Nvidia says US export controls on AI chips to China were ‘a failure’
The world’s second-largest economy to invest aggressively to develop a supply chain that does not rely on manufacturers outside the…
Business
Nvidia modifies H20 chip for China to overcome US export controls: sources
Nvidia plans to release a downgraded version of its H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chip for China in the next two months, following US…
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China hits back at US tariffs with export controls on key rare earths
[BEIJING/LONDON] China placed export restrictions on rare earth elements on Friday (Apr 4) as part of its sweeping response to US…
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Applied Materials falls as export controls weigh on outlook
APPLIED Materials, the largest US maker of chip-manufacturing equipment, fell after issuing a lukewarm revenue forecast for the current…
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Singapore will continue to work with US counterparts to comply with export controls: MTI
THE Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Saturday (Feb 1) that Singapore’s customs and law enforcement agencies will continue to…
Business
No internal controls are fully fraud-proof, SingPost tells Sias
SINGAPORE Post (SingPost) said its board’s objective throughout recent investigations into the handling of whistleblowing reports has been…
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Russia's economy is set to lose another source of income that Ukraine controls
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that his country's natural gas transit deal with Ukraine will not be renewed.Sergei…