Supreme Court Allows Texas App Store Age Verification Law to Proceed, Samsung Shares Dip Despite Record Q2 Profits Driven by AI Demand, and Nintendo to Phase Out Switch Consoles in Europe by 2027 Due to Battery Regulations.
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China May Limit Overseas Access to Advanced AI Models
China may restrict overseas access to its advanced AI models, viewing them as vital national assets amid geopolitical tensions. Driven by security concerns, officials are weighing a tiered regulatory system and harsher penalties for AI theft. Concurrently, Beijing is tightening domestic oversight and controlling foreign investments, partly due to fears that U.S. models like Anthropic’s Mythos could be leveraged against Chinese interests.
Source: Reuters
Supreme Court Allows Texas App Store Age Verification Law to Stand
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block a Texas law requiring app stores and developers to verify user age and obtain parental consent for minors, allowing the measure to remain in effect during ongoing litigation. Opponents argue the law violates First Amendment free speech rights by forcing app stores to police user access to online content, while supporters emphasize the state’s interest in protecting children.
Source: Reuters
Samsung Posts Record AI-Driven Quarterly Profit
Samsung Electronics achieved a record second-quarter operating profit of 89.4 trillion won ($58.4 billion), driven by surging demand for AI-related memory chips like DRAM and HBM. Despite this massive financial milestone, shares fell more than 6% due to investor profit-taking and a slight revenue miss, highlighting market caution amid the company’s heavy reliance on AI-powered demand.
Source: The Next Web
Nintendo to End Sales of Original Switch in Europe
Nintendo will cease sales of various Switch consoles and select peripherals in European markets by early 2027 to comply with new European Union regulations requiring user-replaceable batteries. While the company will continue offering standard Switch models through 2026, it is transitioning to new versions featuring swappable batteries, such as the Switch 2, and phasing out controllers that do not support the new design.
Source: Engadget
China’s Smartphone Sales Decline During 618 Shopping Festival
A report from Counterpoint Research indicates that China’s smartphone sales fell 13% during the recent 618 shopping period, largely due to higher memory costs that limited promotional activity and weakened consumer demand. Huawei posted 19% year-over-year growth, while most other major brands saw double-digit declines, including a 9% drop for Apple, which still maintained a strong market position.
Source: 9to5Mac
DeepSeek Reportedly Developing Its Own AI Chips
DeepSeek is reportedly planning to design its own silicon for AI model inference to reduce dependence on chip suppliers such as NVIDIA and Huawei. The company is recruiting engineering talent and working with manufacturing partners, a move that could further disrupt the AI market if it achieves the same cost and power efficiencies as its previous open-source innovations. However, export restrictions are expected to keep these advances largely within China.
Source: Engadget
Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion in State Lawsuits
Meta faces legal action from several U.S. states, with four seeking up to $1.4 trillion in penalties over allegations that its platforms were intentionally designed to be addictive and that the company misrepresented user safety. An additional 29 states allege violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Meta disputes both the penalty amounts and the claims while continuing to defend itself in court following recent settlements in Kentucky and New Mexico.
Source: Engadget
Researchers Document First AI-Assisted Ransomware Attack
Sysdig researchers identified “JadePuffer,” the first documented case of agentic ransomware, in which an AI agent exploited vulnerabilities in Langflow and MySQL to encrypt data. Although initially described as autonomous, researchers clarified that a human operator was still required to provide infrastructure and credentials. The incident suggests ransomware operations could increasingly depend on computing resources rather than human effort.
Source: TechCrunch
Google Search Console Expands Support for Creators
Google is introducing a new “platform properties” feature in Search Console that allows creators to see how Search traffic leads users to their social media profiles and YouTube channels. Rolling out over the coming weeks, the feature gives creators—including those without websites—a consolidated view of audience discovery across Google’s ecosystem.
Source: The Verge
Google Adds New AI Data Collection Controls
Google has updated its privacy settings with a new “Search Services History” feature that, by default, saves user media—including images, files, and audio/video recordings—to help train its AI models. The setting is separate from the existing “Web & App Activity” controls and applies to services such as Maps and Translate. Users can opt out or adjust data retention settings through the Search Services History and Personalized Recommendations pages.
Source: TechCrunch
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