Article digest · Oct 7 PM

AI Around the World — what each story says

Every story in this issue with a short summary, so you can decide what to read before leaving the site. Summaries are written by AI (Claude) only from each publisher's own description and checked by Jev for anything not in that description. They are not full translations. Follow "Read the original" for the full story.

21 stories13 with summaries7 topics

🇨🇳 China3

Global Times10/07 08:37 UTC

Global institutions are bullish on Chinese stocks, eyeing AI, emerging industrial sectors

Major international investment institutions have recently given higher ratings to listed Chinese companies, with a focus on AI, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and financial companies. Market analysts said the moves signal growing international interest in Chinese assets amid complex global conditions.

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Happy Mag10/07 02:17 UTC

Do they get carded now? AI digital beings in China are being given gov-issued ID -

Beijing is urging AI companies to register digital beings. China is moving to regulate its rapidly growing AI avatar industry.

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Chosun Ilbo10/07 06:37 UTC

DeepSeek, Moonshot AI Plan 2025 IPOs After Investment Surge

Chinese AI firms have secured billions in funding. They are targeting infrastructure expansion and global competition with U.S. rivals.

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🇪🇺 Europe2

🇮🇳 India and South Asia4

OpenGov Asia10/07 01:38 UTC

India: AIKosh Expands University Access to National AI Resources

India is expanding university access to national AI datasets, models and development tools through AIKosh. The aim is to strengthen research, skills and practical AI innovation across higher education institutions.

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Elets eGov10/07 08:03 UTC

Karnataka Plans to Extend AI Training in Government Schools to Class 6

Karnataka plans to extend AI training in government schools to Class 6. Google and private firms are being considered for the programme.

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🌏 Southeast Asia and Oceania1

🇰🇷 Korea and Taiwan4

THE ELEC10/07 06:27 UTC

‘AI for All’ Set for October Contest as SK Telecom Bets on Calls, Kakao on KakaoTalk and KT on Open Architecture

SK Telecom, Kakao and KT are set to begin pilot services this month under the South Korean initiative.

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Nikkei Asia10/06 20:02 UTC

TSMC and other Taiwan players boost AI spending in US, Southeast Asia

Companies are looking to rebalance supply chains as AI demand grows worldwide.

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The Korea Times10/07 08:52 UTC

AMD to establish AI research center in Korea this year, hire hundreds

U.S. chip company AMD announced Wednesday that it plans to establish an artificial intelligence research center in Korea by the end of this year.

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🕌 Middle East5

The National10/07 03:16 UTC

Abu Dhabi to refresh Tamm app as it pursues AI-native government goal

The platform will be designed to be more proactive, personalised and trusted, according to the DGE director general.

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CNBC Africa10/06 20:35 UTC

UAE trains 80,000 government workers as AI ‘super users’ as Ai Everything Abu Dhabi opens

The UAE is training around 80,000 government employees to become AI "super users," the country's minister for artificial intelligence said Tuesday. Ai Everything Abu Dhabi opened with officials pitching the capital as a ready-made home for compute, capital and early adopters. The minister is Omar Sultan Al Olama, UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence.

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Khaleej Times10/07 07:20 UTC

Long queues, pile of papers: TAMM chief recalls childhood memories of life before AI

Abu Dhabi has set a goal of becoming the world's first AI-native government by 2027. TAMM has been developed as a unified platform for government services.

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The National10/07 09:07 UTC

Abu Dhabi launches major training programme to teach AI skills to the public

The AiNative initiative will equip citizens, residents and government employees with critical tech skills.

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🌎 Africa and Latin America2

Techish Kenya10/07 06:05 UTC

Anthropic's Claude Startups programme gives young companies a free year of Claude Team and USD 1,000 in API credits

Claude Startups gives young or newly funded companies a free year of Claude Team and USD 1,000 in API credits.

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The analysis and visual summary are in the Oct 7 PM issue. Japanese version here.