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Disgruntled ASML employees threaten to boycott Elon Musk conference appearance — staff express ire at political involvement and 'Nazi sympathies'

… According to Dutch publication Eindhovens Dagblad via DutchNews , employees have been airing their grievances on the company’s internal comms platform, with several threatening to skip his appearance altogether because of his involvement in U.S. politics and what staff described as "Nazi sympathies… …

Jun 8, 2026 · Luke James
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Google's DeepMind to train AI on player actions in quarter-million-player MMORPG Eve Online — Google bought in by purchasing a minority stake in the newly independent Fenris Creations

… With a quarter million monthly active users, Eve Online's deep living simulation of economics and politics, with strategic aspects involving exploration and combat, presents the opportunity to expand the capabilities and horizons of AI. …

May 8, 2026 · Mark Tyson
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Taiwan raids 12 locations in its first formal crackdown on Nvidia AI chip smuggling — hunts three fugitives for document forgery, fraudulent declarations in Super Micro smuggling case

… Getting banned Hopper or Blackwell chips into mainland data centers just became exponentially more fraught. Follow Tom's Hardware on Google News , or add us as a preferred source , to get our latest news, analysis, & reviews in your feeds. …

May 21, 2026 · Zak Killian
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More than 75 data center build-outs worth $130 billion have been successfully blocked in the first three months of 2026 — bipartisan opposition mounts nationwide over fears of soaring power and water costs

… The number of projects being blocked across the nation is concerning for both the federal government, which is competing against China to gain the edge in AI technology, and AI tech companies like Anthropic, which is struggling to gain access to more compute. …

Jun 13, 2026 · Jowi Morales
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Mainland Chinese exhibitors reportedly locked out of Computex 2026, as Taiwan entry permits stall — parties complain applications left pending or hit with last-minute documentation requests

… Taiwan has been taking an increasingly harder stance on mainland access to its tech sector this year, having launched its first formal crackdown on illicit AI hardware exports to China in May. Taiwanese courts are also currently prosecuting TSMC trade-secret theft under the National Security Act . …

Jun 2, 2026 · Luke James