AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

Apple began a trial rollout of Apple Intelligence for Chinese users on Wednesday. The launch was delayed by strict Chinese regulatory requirements and the unavailability in China of Google and OpenAI models that Apple has used elsewhere to enhance its AI capabilities. Apple announced it will work wi

According to Economic Daily, AI infrastructure components manufacturer JPP-KY reported October combined revenue of NT$388 million on November 4, marking its strongest October on record. The company's January-October revenue reached NT$3.942 billion, up 30.9% year-on-year and hitting a record high

According to Google's VP for education Chris Phillips, on November 3, the company announced that schools using Google's K-12 software will not have access to Search unless they opt in to using AI tools like Gemini, as the two services are "deeply integrated." The move drew immediate criticism

Amazon Web Services released Strands Decider 2B on Oct. 1. The open-source AI model is designed to make quick, narrow decisions inside AI agents. It is based on Qwen, an open model from Alibaba, and was released with the recipe used to train it. The release came as AWS reorganized software developme

Elon Musk suggested that moving AI computing infrastructure into space is becoming increasingly appealing following the November 3 elections that reshaped the US political landscape for artificial intelligence development. The billionaire's comments came after Democrats secured control of both

Chunghwa Telecom (stock code 2412) and Google announced expanded cooperation on Nov 4, introducing Gemini AI to build a smart living ecosystem spanning terminals, connectivity, and applications. The partnership aims to drive AI adoption among Taiwan consumers, with a first-phase target of 200,000

According to PANews, on November 5, Moonshot AI released open weights of Kimi K3.1 Pro on Hugging Face. The native multimodal agent model features MoE architecture with 2.8 trillion total parameters and 104 billion active parameters, supporting context length of approximately 1 million tokens. The

ReFiBuy announced Meta Muse support on November 4, 2026, bringing agentic product enrichment to brands and retailers. The Agentic Commerce Optimization platform helps merchants identify product data gaps, approve enrichments, and monitor product visibility in Muse. The launch follows Meta's report t

On November 4, Chunghwa Telecom and Google announced an expansion of their partnership to introduce Gemini AI services in Taiwan. The collaboration aims to create an integrated smart ecosystem spanning devices, connectivity, and applications, offering users a seamless AI-powered experience.

Grok Bot users can now ask the agent to call US businesses, with Elon Musk promoting the feature on November 3, 2026. The calling agent can navigate phone menus, make requests, take notes, and send users a summary of the conversation. The rollout follows an earlier October 25 announcement that the f

DeepSeek ranked first in global AI model weekly Token calls during the week of October 26 to November 1, according to OpenRouter statistics cited by China News Service. The ranking was reported during the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, which opened on November 3. Chinese open-source A

DeepSeek and MiniMax have completed registration for overseas expansion, according to a China Industry News report. The registration process addresses how AI companies classify models, data, open-source releases, overseas authorizations, and technology transfers under the proposed regulatory framewo

Anthropic began letting some Claude Pro, Max, and Ultra subscribers access Claude Duet in late October 2026. The background agent is available through a waitlist in a separate app for iOS and Android, as well as at claude.ai, and checks connected accounts every few hours. ## Claude Duet Runs as a B

SingularityNET confirmed the launch of a claim portal for legacy AGIX token holders, set to open on November 11, 2026. The announcement follows the completion of the initial review period for the legacy AGIX snapshot, which had a cutoff date of September 20, 2026. The portal will allow holders on

According to SingularityNET, the claim portal for legacy AGIX token holders opens on November 11, 2026, with no deadline for users to submit claims. The announcement follows completion of the initial review period for the legacy AGIX snapshot taken on September 20, 2026. The portal supports token h

According to ChainCatcher, Riot Platforms signed a $28 billion AI lease agreement covering all facilities at its Corsicana campus. The Bitcoin mining company has sold 20,264 BTC this year to fund data center construction. Mining operations contributed approximately 64 percent of the company's

OpenAI plans to acquire Pierre Computer, a developer infrastructure startup whose Code Storage technology already supports the artificial intelligence company's Codex coding platform, according to an Axios exclusive published November 4. The acquisition will integrate Pierre's Git-compatible infrast

According to Axios on November 4, OpenAI plans to acquire Pierre Computer, a developer-tools startup, to integrate its Code Storage technology more deeply into Codex. Financial terms were not disclosed. Pierre's Code Storage platform supports repositories up to 32 terabytes with support for

Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom spoke at the recent Link:NYC event about Chainlink's role in the convergence of finance and artificial intelligence. Chalom emphasized Chainlink's position in setting industry standards and transforming asset management on-chain. The remarks reflect growing recognition