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- 01 of 10JOBS
Software job postings rise despite AI coding push
New data from Indeed shows US software developer job postings have climbed since early 2025, even as overall postings fell, with most of the growth going to senior roles. Entry level hiring is still weak, and GitHub says AI now helps write roughly a third of proposed code changes.
OUR TAKETurns out teaching a chatbot to code mostly created demand for people who can clean up after it.
Read more → - 02 of 10WARNING
Bill Gates says AI cyberattacks are the near term risk
Bill Gates told ABC News that runaway super intelligent AI is still years away, but criminals misusing today's AI tools for hacking and bioterrorism is the real and immediate danger. He said companies should not be left to police themselves on safety.
OUR TAKENothing says reassurance like a tech billionaire predicting a rough year ahead.
Read more → - 03 of 10POLICY
White House lifts 17 day freeze on UK AI model testing
The Trump administration has reversed an order that stopped US firms sharing unreleased AI models with Britain's AI Security Institute, after lobbying from UK ministers. Access to pre release systems from the big US labs is now restored for British safety testers.
OUR TAKEA diplomatic spat over homework access resolved just in time for term to resume.
Read more → - 04 of 10BUSINESS
Moonshot in talks to settle dispute before Hong Kong float
Executives at Chinese AI startup Moonshot are negotiating a settlement with former investors in a dispute that could be worth more than 700 million dollars, ahead of its planned Hong Kong listing. The row centres on claims tied to the founding of the company back in 2023.
OUR TAKENothing clears the decks for an IPO roadshow like a good old fashioned shareholder feud.
Read more → - 05 of 10COMPUTE
India to let AI data centre firms sell spare GPUs abroad
New Delhi plans to let companies that won GPU contracts under its IndiaAI Mission offer unused computing capacity to customers anywhere in the world. Officials say domestic demand has not kept pace with the tens of thousands of chips already installed.
OUR TAKEIndia built the computer, and is now hoping someone, anyone, will rent it.
Read more → - 06 of 10POLICY
Marcos wants Singapore to drive ASEAN's AI trade push
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he is counting on Singapore to turn a new regional digital economy agreement into action once it takes over ASEAN's chairmanship in 2027, with AI as a top priority. The pact is due to be signed in November.
OUR TAKETen nations, one AI plan, and a hefty to do list for whoever picks up the baton.
Read more → - 07 of 10CHIPS
TSMC to source chip parts from the US under new deal
TSMC has struck a roughly 2 billion dollar deal with GlobalFoundries to source silicon interposers, a key component for advanced AI chip packaging, from factories in the United States. The move adds a US based supply line for parts currently dominated by Asian producers.
OUR TAKEA small component with a big price tag, proof that AI hardware supply chains are now a geopolitical sport.
Read more → - 08 of 10BUSINESS
Most Southeast Asian firms say AI gains beat its energy cost
A survey of more than 500 business leaders across Southeast Asia found 78 percent believe AI's benefits outweigh its rising energy demands, with Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand the most optimistic. Indonesia reported the sharpest jump in AI investment over the past year.
OUR TAKENothing dampens enthusiasm for a shiny new tool quite like someone else paying the electricity bill.
Read more → - 09 of 10RESEARCH
Researchers let AI models edit their own working notes
Scientists from Meta, MIT and the University of Washington built a system that lets AI models rewrite and manage their own working memory instead of relying on fixed summarising rules. Early tests found performance gains, though the team flagged risks around lost information and prompt tampering.
OUR TAKELetting a chatbot edit its own notes sounds fine right up until it decides the embarrassing bits are optional.
Read more → - 10 of 10SECURITY
Super Micro contractor pleads guilty in chip smuggling case
A contractor who worked with Super Micro Computer has pleaded guilty to helping route AI servers built with restricted Nvidia chips to China through a Southeast Asian go between, violating US export controls. Prosecutors say the scheme used falsified records and relabelled hardware.
OUR TAKEDisguising a server with a hair dryer and a fresh label is certainly one way to test the auditors.
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