China is considering restricting global access to its top AI models, Reuters reported, echoing US efforts to limit access to frontier AI technologies, as both countries look to erect a “silicon curtain” around their most advanced tech. Chinese officials discussed curbing foreign access to homegrown open-source models too, which could ...
Day: July 10, 2026
Russia-China effort targets StarlinkRussia-China effort targets Starlink
Russia and China are seeking the capability to disable and eventually destroy Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network, an investigation found, as the allies deepen their clandestine military cooperation. The report by The Insider, Der Spiegel, and Le Monde highlights documents revealing a partnership “to build weapons neither country could develop ...
Corporate earnings to reveal uneven war impactCorporate earnings to reveal uneven war impact
A slate of second-quarter earnings could present the clearest corporate scorecard of the Iran conflict’s impact to date. US oil majors and refiners are expected to report record profits as higher crude and fuel prices “trigger a wartime windfall,” The Financial Times reported, likely boosting US President Donald Trump’s case ...
Markets reassess post-truce optimismMarkets reassess post-truce optimism
The fading prospect of a durable US-Iran ceasefire is forcing investors and energy companies to reassess their post-truce optimism and brace for prolonged instability in the Middle East. Qatar is delaying plans to ramp up LNG production after attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz renewed fears of shipping ...
US launches new airstrikes against Iran hours after Trump threatens to escalateUS launches new airstrikes against Iran hours after Trump threatens to escalate
Iran responds by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accusing US of striking near its sole nuclear power plant The US has launched new airstrikes against Iran, hours after Donald Trump threatened to escalate the conflict unless Iran stopped attacking ships in the strait of Hormuz. Iran, which was burying ...
‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins releases his debut single‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins releases his debut single
Hollywood actor signs recording deal with Decca after decades of composing pieces inspired by his Welsh childhood Anthony Hopkins says he has achieved his “first desire” of signing a record deal, with his debut single being released on Friday. The 88-year-old Hollywood actor’s first album, Life Is a Dream, will ...
Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI TrainingPatreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training
Patreon announced on Thursday that it’s partnering with Cloudflare to block crawlers from stealing creators’ work to train AI models. “I HAVE A KICKASS PRODUCT UPDATE FOR YOU ALL!” Jack Conte, the founder and CEO of Patreon, wrote in a post on Instagram with the superimposed text, “POV: you’re CEO ...