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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Japan should learn from how US residents have soured on data centers Money and attention should go more to the people who will use AI before building infrastructure By Athena Tong and Charles Mok asia.nikkei.com/opinion/japa...

Japan should learn from how US residents have soured on data centers

Money and attention should go more to the people who will use AI before building infrastructure

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Global cyberattacks leak data on at least 320m people since Sept.: Nikkei research AI seen as factor enabling hackers, less so for helping defenders asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/cy...

Global cyberattacks leak data on at least 320m people since Sept.: Nikkei research

AI seen as factor enabling hackers, less so for helping defenders

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Starships and space are the next horizon! Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...

Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants

Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.

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RIP The Woman Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions Has Died Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...

Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.

Elon Musk confirms TeraFab discussions between SpaceX and TSMC, says SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI

Sorry, SpaceXSI is a tongue twister. Elon Musk confirms TeraFab discussions between SpaceX and TSMC, says SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI Follows reports that TSMC is mulling over plans for a chip manufacturing hub in Texas www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon...

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Follows reports that TSMC is mulling over plans for a chip manufacturing hub in Texas

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"Not safe for kids": Advocacy group urges OpenAI to keep teens off ChatGPT

We can argue whether banning teens using AI is the right thing to do. But, if some governments are banning teens from social media, there’s no reason why using AI is any better. ChatGPT for Teens isn't safe enough, Common Sense says www.axios.com/2026/10/07/c...

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Testing found flaws in OpenAI's safeguards for teens.

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FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI

Everything they do is bent on walking us backward. My emails are already spammed by blue candidates that I never subscribed, and I can never unsubscribe. Brace for more. FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI apnews.com/article/fcc-...

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The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with AI-generated voices.

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Chrome's Response to Recent ccTLD Registry Hijacks

Chromes Response to Recent ccTLD Registry Hijacks Oct 06, 2026 Following recent .gh, .sl, and .as ccTLD domain hijacks, Chrome immediately blocked unauthorized HTTPS certificates via CRLSets to protect users automatically. blog.google/security/chr...

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Following recent third-party domain hijacks affecting the .gh, .sl, and .as country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs), Chrome immediately blocked unauthorized HTTPS certif…

China's DeepSeek, peers launch 16 AI models in month despite Anthropic warning Beijing shows no signs of slowing push amid calls for pause over safety asia.nikkei.com/business/tec...

China's DeepSeek, peers launch 16 AI models in month despite Anthropic warning

Beijing shows no signs of slowing push amid calls for pause over safety

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Europe and Canada plot subsea cable amid new alliance talks eandt.theiet.org/2026/10/02/s...

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Mistral Says Its New AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China

Mistral Says Its New AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China With the release of its new trillion-parameter model, Mistral is hoping to demonstrate it’s “still in the race” to build frontier-level artificial intelligence. www.wired.com/story/mistra...

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With the release of its new trillion-parameter model, Mistral is hoping to demonstrate it’s “still in the race” to build frontier-level artificial intelligence.

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Again, from a lab. Russia Moves to Tamp Down Speculation About Plague in Siberia The country’s consumer watchdog has said only that “an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk Region” contracted pneumonia. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/w...

Russia Moves to Tamp Down Rumors About Plague Outbreak in Siberia

The country’s consumer watchdog has said only that “an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk Region” contracted pneumonia.

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Exclusive: Disclosures obtained by HKFP show how the US government handed a 2010 letter from then-reality star Donald Trump to Macau's leader complaining about a trademark ruling, paving the way for an ill-fated casino business revival. hongkongfp.com/2026/10/06/e...

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Exclusive: Trump pleaded with Macau to fix 'outrageous' trademark defeat

Disclosures obtained by HKFP show how the US government handed a 2010 letter from then-reality star Donald Trump to Macau's leader complaining about a trademark ruling, paving the way for an ill-fated...

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Development fund expands coverage INVESTING IN TAIWAN: As of August, 10 AI start-ups have received funding, of which NT$255m came from the NDF, while NT$570m was from the private sector www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

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Development fund expands coverage - Taipei Times

The government would soon be able to invest in offshore artificial intelligence (AI) companies that conduct their primary business activities in Taiwan, following an amendment aimed at boosting invest...

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

China’s Long Twilight Demographic Decline, Political Paralysis, and the Fate of Great Powers Carl Minzner www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas...

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China’s Long Twilight

Demographic decline, political paralysis, and the fate of great powers.

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Two interesting takes on "effective altruism" re: AI How effective altruism conquered the world And how the 21st century’s most important social movement might yet end it www.economist.com/internationa... Trump rejects AI's "effective altruism" movement www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...

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How effective altruism conquered the world

And how the 21st century’s most important social movement might yet end it

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

China now holds the whip hand over Trump After hollow summit, Xi gains leverage for a deal in Shenzhen in November Alicia Garcia-Herrero asia.nikkei.com/opinion/chin...

China now holds the whip hand over Trump

After hollow summit, Xi gains leverage for a deal in Shenzhen in November

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The most innovative countries in the world Will Donald Trump hurt America’s ranking? www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

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The most innovative countries in the world

Will Donald Trump hurt America’s ranking?

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My new Substack: Why Did Hong Kong Ban Tom Cruise’s “Digger”? The new movie was removed from the lineup of this week’s new theatrical releases in Hong Kong and Macau, originally set on October 1, allegedly because of “sensitive dialogues.” charlesmok.substack.com/p/why-did-ho...

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Why Did Hong Kong Ban Tom Cruise’s “Digger”?

The new movie was removed from the lineup of this week’s new theatrical releases in Hong Kong and Macau, originally set on October 1, allegedly because of “sensitive dialogues.”

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China's Starlink Response

China's Starlink Response Crust it, and copy it Paddy Stephens www.chinatalk.media/p/china-resp...

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Crust it, and copy it

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Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts

How 'bout some good ol' spying, human to human, not AI, but targeting human AI experts? Did Trump and Xi talk about this? Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Chinese hackers have been ‌impersonating US AI experts.

Singapore launches matchmaking service for government workers

Singapore launches matchmaking service for government workers FirstDate, which launched this week for those aged 21 to 35, boasts "a different approach to dating", where it uses a Nobel-winning algorithm to match participants to one date at a time. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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The launch of FirstDate comes as the ageing nation wrestles with a record-low fertility rate.

Taiwan using AI to counter AI threats - Taipei Times

Taiwan using AI to counter AI threats NEW THREATS: Some AI models are able to scan software and identify vulnerabilities, which could be linked together for a ‘kill chain,’ digital affairs minister Lin Yi-ching said www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

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Taiwan is working with major US technology firms to use advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models to scan government systems and critical infrastructure for vulnerabilities, the Ministry of Digital...

Is this the most dangerous man in the US Senate?

The Most Dangerous Man in the US Senate? Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans.

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Analysis: What Trump’s Lunch With AI Leaders Means for Regulation｜TaiwanPlus News

My interview with TaiwanPlus: What Trump’s Lunch with AI Leaders Means for Regulations www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxkx...

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YouTube video by TaiwanPlus News

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It was my pleasure to serve on the expert panel of WITSA's Global AI Index 2026 -- which scores 105 economies on the pillars of infrastructure, talent, entrepreneurship, use cases, data, policy and investment. Press Release: drive.google.com/file/d/1QqSe...

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It's existential. Premier League or Man Unity. 兩個只能活一個。 Manchester City have become ‘Sham FC’. They deserve the heaviest punishment www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...

Manchester City have become ‘Sham FC’. They deserve the heaviest punishment

Nine years of wrongdoing - as laid out in the independent commission's damning judgment - disfigured English football

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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons

I've always wonder, how come or is it real that Chinese models 'behave better'? Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits.

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Logan Wright on Broken China

Logan Wright on Broken China .5% growth...how did it get so bad? www.chinatalk.media/p/logan-wrig...

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.5% growth...how did it get so bad?

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"Senator, this is Hawkeye, not Hawk, not Jack Smith." "Stop confusing the poor guy."

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Nvidia, AMD CEOs join Tsinghua advisory board as US-China chip tensions persist

Nvidia and AMD chiefs join Tsinghua advisory board as US-China chip tensions persist Huang and Su were among three new members appointed to the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management www.scmp.com/tech/big-tec...

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Huang and Su were among three new members appointed to the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management.

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Data center developer offers $10,000 checks to 4,500 households if the 1,300-acre facility is approved — locals push back over noise and 'bribe' concerns Many residents are rejecting the offer due to fears of noise, falling property values, and mistrust. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

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Data center developer offers $10,000 checks to 4,500 households if the 1,300-acre facility is approved — locals push back over noise and 'bribe' concerns

Report says that many residents are rejecting the offer due to fears of noise, falling property values, and mistrust.

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Charles Mok @charlesmok.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“The internet is a giant copying machine”: Interview with Vint Cerf isoclive.substack.com/p/vint-cerf-...

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“The internet is a giant copying machine”: Interview with Vint Cerf

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