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US chips

A suspected Chinese spy was close to Nvidia's boss. Will the US blacklist her firm?

US officials believe Alice Huang of Singapore's Megaspeed worked for China. The US has not added a new firm to its trade blacklist since October 2025.

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EU AI rules

The EU bans fake nude photo apps from 2 December. Will regulators act by June?

From 2 December an EU law bans AI apps that make fake nude images of real people. On 18 October, 119 European lawmakers asked for it to be enforced.

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EU AI rules

Russia's Pravda sites write for chatbots. Will the EU question ChatGPT this year?

A pro-Kremlin network called Pravda floods the web with articles that search engines and chatbots pick up. The EU now oversees ChatGPT search.

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UK digital markets

The UK wants the power to set rules for Microsoft. Will it have it by 13 February?

The Competition and Markets Authority says Microsoft is strong in all five areas of business software it studied. It must decide by 13 February 2027.

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UK online safety

Choking porn is a crime in England and Wales from 6 November. Will big sites act?

From 6 November it is a crime in England and Wales to have or publish porn showing choking or incest. No big website has said what it will do.

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Australia online safety

Australia's online safety bill has until 26 November. Late bills mostly passed.

Australia introduced its Digital Duty of Care Bill on 15 October. A Senate committee reports on 20 November. Parliament's year ends on 26 November.

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UK health data

The NHS can end its £330m Palantir contract on 15 February. Will the government?

England's National Data Guardian, Dr Nicola Byrne, has asked health minister James Frith to give public trust great weight in his decision.

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Video games

GTA VI and its album are due on 19 November. Will Rockstar keep the date?

Grand Theft Auto VI, the next game from Rockstar Games, is due on 19 November. A 34-track album with Cardi B and Travis Scott comes out the same day.

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Data protection

Hackers sent a threat to Asos through its own app. Will it confirm a data theft?

Asos app users got a message on 6 October from hackers who say they took the company's data. Asos says names and contact details may have been seen.

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UK broadband

BT is buying TalkTalk to save it. Will Lisa Nandy approve without a long inquiry?

BT agreed on 5 October to buy TalkTalk, which was close to collapse. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says she will make the final decision on the deal.

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US space

Starship reached orbit but lost an engine. When will SpaceX fly it again?

SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time on 28 September. One of its engines stopped early, and the flight was cut from ten hours to three.

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UK gambling

A leak exposes offshore casinos. Will the UK confirm a ban on their club deals?

Leaked files from Curaçao's gambling regulator show who is behind thousands of offshore casinos. Some of them sponsor English football clubs.

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US and the EU

The US backs Elon Musk against an EU fine. New EU rulings often came soon after.

The US government asked an EU court on 24 September to let it back Elon Musk's X against a €120m fine. The EU says it will defend the fine.

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