Richard Sanders, Phnom Penh Taiwan’s stock market has surged past India’s to become the world’s fifth‑largest, propelled by a powerful wave of investment tied to the global artificial intelligence boom and the dominance of its semiconductor industry. At the center of the rally is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s leading contract chipmaker and…
Frank Williams, Phnom Penh China is restricting overseas travel for leading AI specialists from companies including Alibaba and DeepSeek, as Beijing pushes for greater self-reliance in artificial intelligence, robotics, and semiconductors, Bloomberg has reported. Citing anonymous sources, the outlet claimed on Tuesday that Chinese authorities have begun requiring advanced AI researchers, executives, startup founders, and…
Richard Sanders, Taipei Pope Leo XIV has issued a sweeping warning on the dangers of artificial intelligence in warfare, arguing that the technology is helping to “normalize war” and shifting decisions of life and death to opaque “technological actors” beyond democratic control. The American-born pontiff set out his concerns in a major encyclical released on…
Richard Sanders Taiwan aims to enhance its customs clearance process by expanding the use of AI-based X-ray imaging over the next four years, according to an anonymous Customs Administration official. The focus will be on detecting contraband such as meat products, e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, large bundles of banknotes, and specific agricultural produce. Since July…