Reports of a possible leadership transition in Iran have placed Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the country’s long-serving supreme leader, at the centre of attention as a leading successor. Unlike…
A recent report describes the Chinese military’s deployment of an artificial intelligence system designed to assist battalion-level commanders in real time decision-making during combat simulations. Developed by researchers linked to…
The growing influence of artificial-intelligence systems is increasingly colliding with intellectual-property law. In March 2026, the publisher Encyclopaedia Britannica and its subsidiary Merriam-Webster filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in a…
Chile is emerging as a critical digital infrastructure hub in South America as Amazon prepares to invest $4 billion in new cloud computing infrastructure. The investment is expected to expand…
New Zealand is expanding its national research capabilities in artificial intelligence through the development of the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology (NZIAT) Artificial Intelligence Research Platform. The initiative is…
Australia’s defence sector is introducing new governance controls to manage the deployment of artificial intelligence systems within military operations. Officials say the framework will establish strict risk-based oversight mechanisms designed…
Artificial-intelligence policy in the United States remains fluid as Washington debates how aggressively to control exports of advanced computing hardware. In March 2026 the U.S. Commerce Department withdrew a draft…
Brazil has intensified its national push into artificial intelligence with the implementation of the Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Plan (PBIA), a multi-year strategy designed to expand research capacity, computing infrastructure and…
Across North America, artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented growth in data-center construction as companies race to build the computing capacity required for machine-learning workloads. Cloud providers and technology firms are…
Semiconductor startup Frore Systems has reached a valuation of approximately $1.64 billion following a new funding round focused on scaling its cooling technology for high-performance computing systems. The company develops…