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Global memory‑chip shortages linked to AI data‑center demand have lifted the price of low‑cost phones, with India seeing the steepest increase at 21 percent.
Growing demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure has driven major investments across south-east Asia, but resource constraints and regulatory pauses are slowing the boom.
Newly elected Democrats and Senator Bernie Sanders have called for a moratorium on data‑center projects, citing environmental and labor concerns amid a surge in AI‑related infrastructure development.
US tech indexes recover ground after a major market decline, while international exchanges record continued losses amid fluctuating employment data and political shifts.
Activists clash with police and scale equipment in the Netherlands as part of a coordinated European pushback against the environmental and social impacts of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
ProPublica reports that U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum holds millions in artificial intelligence investments through an investment firm, raising conflict-of-interest questions among ethics experts.
Paraguay's president has stepped down following a political crisis prompted by the insolvency of a major digital lender that left millions unable to access their money.
Supermarket refrigeration units in seven European countries experience remote temperature increases in a suspected cyber-attack, prompting concern from the European Union.
Dozens of supermarkets in seven European nations have experienced a suspected cyber-attack targeting refrigeration systems, causing temperatures to rise and resulting in food spoilage.
Negotiations at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity focus on how biodiversity-rich countries and indigenous communities can share commercial benefits derived from digital genetic sequence information.
