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16 Jan 2026

Philippines lifts ban on Grok after xAI pledges to remove deepfake tools and explicit content

The Philippines reversed its week-long ban on Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot after xAI agreed to disable image-manipulation features and exclude pornographic content. The country had joined Indonesia and Malaysia in blocking access over child safety concerns related to AI-generated sexual images.

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15 Jan 2026

Sadiq Khan warns AI could trigger mass unemployment in London without urgent action

London Mayor Sadiq Khan delivered a stark warning that AI could become a 'weapon of mass destruction of jobs' without proper controls. Speaking at Mansion House, he announced a new AI taskforce and free training for Londoners to address the technology's impact on white-collar sectors including finance, professional services, and creative industries.

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Trump administration pressures tech companies to fund $15B power plants amid AI energy crisis

The Trump administration is pushing the nation's largest grid operator to hold an emergency auction forcing tech giants to pay for $15 billion in new power generation. The move targets surging energy demands from AI data centers that have driven electricity prices up 10-15% in the Mid-Atlantic region, sparking voter backlash ahead of midterm elections.

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South Korea AI Race Cuts Naver Cloud and NC AI, Sparking Backlash Over Wild Card Entry

South Korea eliminated Naver Cloud and NC AI from its sovereign AI competition, narrowing the field to LG AI Research, SK Telecom, and Upstage. The Ministry of Science and ICT's decision to allow a wild card entry has triggered industry criticism over fairness and rule changes in the multiyear national AI foundation model project.

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US imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia and AMD AI chips bound for China, turning restrictions into revenue

The Trump administration has formalized a 25% tariff on advanced AI semiconductors from Nvidia and AMD shipped to China. The move converts previous export restrictions into a government revenue stream while allowing chip sales to resume. Nvidia's H200 and AMD's MI325X processors face the levy when imported to the US before reexport, though domestic AI infrastructure remains exempt.

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14 Jan 2026

Nvidia's China market share crashes from 66% to 8% as export curbs fuel domestic AI chip surge

Nvidia faces a dramatic decline in China as its market share plummets from 66% in 2024 to just 8% this year. The collapse stems from tightening US export restrictions on high-end AI chips and rapid advances by homegrown Chinese AI hardware makers like Huawei and Moore Threads. While the Trump administration has opened limited sales of Nvidia H200 chips with a 25% surcharge, Beijing is drafting its own purchase rules as domestic suppliers now meet 80% of local demand.

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FDA and EMA establish regulatory principles for AI in drug development to accelerate innovation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency have jointly issued principles for Good AI Practice in drug development. These regulatory principles aim to guide the safe and responsible use of AI across the entire drug lifecycle while speeding up innovation and reducing animal testing.

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Microsoft and European police dismantle RedVDS cybercrime service behind $40 million in fraud

Microsoft has disrupted RedVDS, a $24-per-month cybercrime subscription service that enabled AI-powered fraud at global scale. The coordinated operation with European law enforcement seized critical servers and took the marketplace offline. RedVDS facilitated payment diversion scams using generative AI tools, face-swapping technology, and voice cloning to impersonate trusted parties and redirect funds.

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West Midlands Police Chief Resigns After Microsoft Copilot AI Hallucination Led to Fan Ban

Chief Constable Craig Guildford admitted West Midlands Police used Microsoft Copilot to create a faulty intelligence report that banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match. The AI hallucinated a non-existent game between West Ham and Maccabi Tel Aviv. After denying AI use for weeks, Guildford resigned following the revelation that sensitive security decisions relied on unverified generative AI output.

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Google seeks dismissal of antitrust lawsuit over AI search summaries from Rolling Stone publisher

Google has filed a motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit from Penske Media Corporation, which publishes Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety. The publisher claims Google's AI-generated search summaries erode website traffic and force publishers to surrender content without compensation. Google counters that its AI Overviews constitute lawful product improvement, not anti-competitive behavior.

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13 Jan 2026

British Government Resets AI Copyright Policy After Rejecting Opt-Out Model for Creators

The British government has abandoned its controversial opt-out approach to AI copyright rules, admitting the initial proposal was a mistake. Technology minister Liz Kendall announced a policy review due in March will prioritize protecting creators' rights and fair compensation while still unlocking AI's economic potential in the ongoing copyright battle between AI and creators.

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Senate Passes DEFIANCE Act Targeting Deepfakes as Grok Crisis Sparks Legal Action

The US Senate unanimously passed the DEFIANCE Act, enabling victims of non-consensual sexualized deepfakes to sue creators for civil damages. The legislation comes amid mounting pressure on X and other tech companies after Grok AI chatbot generated thousands of sexually explicit images without consent, including images of children. The bill now heads to the House for consideration.

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U.S. House passes bill to close cloud chip export loophole used by Chinese companies

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Remote Access Security Act with overwhelming bipartisan support, closing a loophole that allowed Chinese companies to access export-controlled American AI chips through offshore cloud computing rentals. The legislation extends existing export controls to cloud services, addressing concerns that firms were bypassing restrictions by renting servers in Southeast Asia.

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Games Workshop bans AI in Warhammer design, doubles down on human creators instead

Games Workshop announced a strict ban on AI-generated content across its Warhammer franchise, rejecting the technology in all design processes and competitions. CEO Kevin Rountree revealed the company's cautious approach during its half-yearly report, which showed revenue of £332.1 million. The policy emphasizes intellectual property protection and respect for human creators, with the company actively hiring more artists, writers, and sculptors instead of adopting automation.

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Brazil orders Meta to suspend WhatsApp AI policy as CADE investigation targets anti-competitive conduct

Brazil's antitrust regulator CADE has ordered Meta to suspend its WhatsApp policy that bans third-party AI chatbots from the platform's Business API. The watchdog launched an investigation into potential anti-competitive conduct, examining whether Meta's terms unfairly favor its own Meta AI chatbot while excluding competitors like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Perplexity.

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