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China's agentic AI regulations are the most detailed in the world, and the West has nothing comparable
Samsung exits China's home appliance market
Nvidia's top AI server hits $1 million in China as US crackdown on chip smuggling doubles prices
China freezes all new robotaxi licences nationwide after Baidu fleet meltdown stranded 100 vehicles in Wuhan traffic
WhatsApp adds prepaid mobile recharges in India as Meta pushes to close gap with PhonePe and Google Pay
Chrome expands Gemini to Asia-Pacific users
Apple risks $38bn Indian antitrust fine after refusing to hand over financial records
Microsoft invests more than $1 billion in Thailand
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Google's September 2026 spam update: what it is, who it hits and what Google is trying to fix
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