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Taiwan to Criminalize AI Chip Exports to China
Trump and Xi Extend Trade Truce, Launch AI Dialogue
Meta's New Terms Could Let It Scrape Publisher Sites for AI Training
A Eye on AI - 12:30 PM
Taiwan plans to criminalize AI chip exports to China, replacing its blacklist with a blanket ban and adding penalties under the Foreign Trade Act. Meanwhile, the Trump-Xi summit produced a two-month trade truce extension, a new AI dialogue led by He Lifeng and Scott Bessent, and modest tariff relief. In business, Meta's updated commercial terms could let it scrape publisher websites for AI training, despite pushback from a company spokesperson. AI-driven layoffs in the US have cost 117,000 jobs and $8.5 billion this year, though closer looks at Monday.com and Bending Spoons reveal more nuance. Chinese brands like DJI, Insta360, and BYD are outpacing Western rivals in consumer tech. And Apple Intelligence is set to beta in China this month, powered by Alibaba's Qwen models, with Siri's redesign still pending.
Sources:
- intellectia.ai:
https://intellectia.ai/news/stock/taiwan-plans-to-tighten-ai-chip-export-controls- startupfortune.com:
https://startupfortune.com/taiwan-will-make-it-a-crime-to-smuggle-ai-chips-into-china/- chinausfocus.com:
https://www.chinausfocus.com/foreign-policy/sino-american-stability-without-trust- thinkchina.sg:
https://www.thinkchina.sg/technology/chinas-ai-battle-moves-chatbots-agents- The Verge AI:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1012846/meta-business-terms-scrape-news-publishers- newsbytesapp.com:
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/business/ai-layoffs-hit-us-117000-jobs-and-85b-lost/tldr- vocal.media:
https://vocal.media/futurism/ai-layoffs-or-ai-washing-what-mondaycom-layoffs-and-airtable-layoffs-really-say-about-ai-restructuring- vietnam.vn:
https://www.vietnam.vn/en/thuong-hieu-cong-nghe-trung-quoc-vuon-ra-toan-cau-vi-sao-phuong-tay-dan-hut-hoi- TechNode:
https://technode.com/2026/10/16/apple-intelligence-to-enter-china-beta-testing-this-month-tim-cook-confirms/https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-eye-on-ai--7245888
