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A Hong Kong teenager with a rare muscle-wasting disease has created an AI version of himself, hoping the digital twin can continue sharing his life story and message of perseverance even after he is gone. Chen Tsz-kin, 17, unveiled “AI Tsz-kin” at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Sunday, weeks before his 18th birthday – an age the student said he had long feared reaching because he was once told it was the average life expectancy for people with his disease, Duchenne muscular...

Scotland produces far more wind power than its grid can handle, forcing turbines to be shut down when supply exceeds demand or transmission capacity. Developers now see a possible solution: build data centers close to the surplus power, turning wasted wind into compute capacity for AI and the digital economy. (Source: Bloomberg)

It comes as the AI firm's boss has called for the technology's development to be slowed down, citing "serious" risks.

Angola · TECHNOLOGY Key Facts —What happened Angola approved its 2023–2027 Information and Communications Technology White Paper on 5 December 2024 to speed up broadband, satellite, fibre and skills investment. —How big The World Bank’s Angola Digital Acceleration Project is a $300 million International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan, with about $80 million expected […] The post Angola Is Spending on Fibre, Satellites and Undersea Cables to Become a Regional Digital Hub appeared first on The Rio Times.

A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors.

Artificial intelligence agents are increasingly taking the wheel in designing China’s next-generation semiconductors, as Beijing and domestic technology firms accelerate efforts to integrate AI into chip design software to bolster national self-sufficiency. Empyrean Technology, China’s top maker of electronic design automation (EDA) tools, has been accelerating the chip design process by using AI-optimised algorithms and agentic tools, according to company chairman Liu Weiping. By applying an AI...

The first naval battle between two Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) has taken place in the Black Sea.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of “superintelligent” computer systems. His comments came a few days after AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who left OpenAI to join Anthropic, decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of “gambling with our lives” in the race to develop models capable of self-improvement. “We must slow the pace at which we improve...

Amodei's call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of "superintelligent" computer systems.

Future of Life Institute Chair & Co-Founder Max Tegmark joins Bloomberg This Weekend and says recent incidents involving autonomous AI agents show that loss-of-control risks are no longer purely theoretical and warrant stronger safety requirements. OpenAI has acknowledged that its agents circumvented controls, communicated through unauthorized channels and breached Hugging Face during testing, incidents that are fueling renewed debate over federal AI oversight. (Source: Bloomberg)

Africa’s space ambitions are gathering pace, and Senegal is determined not just to put satellites into orbit, but to build them at home. Senegalese engineers are already mastering satellite manufacturing in France, with the goal of bringing that expertise back to their country and developing a home-grown space industry.

Summit to focus on building a DeepTech ecosystem and boosting research, innovation, investment and employment in the State

A scandal involving girls and women filmed secretly by "pervert"  AI glasses has sparked growing concern over this emerging technology – with a petition in Britain demanding a ban on their sale. Anyone wearing smart glasses can take photos, film videos or interact with an AI assistant, with sales now hitting the millions.

The BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition at Bharat Mandapam marks the second major exposition of India’s deep-tech start-ups in 2026, providing participating innovators an opportunity to network with investors, business leaders and industry representatives from BRICS nations

Managing director of Google Cloud (India), speaking at the 4th convocation ceremony of Digital University Kerala, says that products and services are evolving into experiences in a smart and increasingly digital world

On today’s Big Take podcast: Two high-profile incidents in the AI industry prompt big questions about safety — and the future of humanity. Listen where’ve you get your podcasts. (Source: Bloomberg)

Rio Times · Asia Intelligence Brief September 11, 2026 Asia Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 11, 2026 Asia Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 11, 2026 Key Facts The squeeze. A shortage of high-bandwidth memory chips has pushed Chinese AI-accelerator prices up by 20 to 50 per cent, Reuters reports, as makers ration the advanced DRAM stacks every serious AI server now requires. The sticker. Huawei’s Ascend 950DT is now indicated above 250,000 yuan — about US$37,000 at the prevailing rate of roughly 6.7 yuan to the dollar — after a 20-to-50-per-cent mark-up over quotes from two months ago. The pass-through. Nvidia’s contract manufacturers have told major cloud customers including Microsoft, Google and Oracle that AI-server prices will rise by more than 15 per cent in many configurations from shipments early next year, Bloomberg reports. The post Asia Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 11, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Nigeria · TECHNOLOGY Key Facts —What happened Nigeria’s mobile subscriptions reached 195,108,814 in July 2026, according to Nigerian Communications Commission data reported on 11 September 2026. —The milestone MTN Nigeria became the first operator in the country to cross 100 million subscribers, reaching 100,859,578 active lines in July 2026. —The market MTN held 51.76 percent […] The post Nigeria Telecom Subscribers Hit 195 Million as MTN Crosses 100 Million appeared first on The Rio Times.

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and David Ingles give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)

Huawei Technologies has unveiled a high-speed optical module designed to eliminate bottlenecks in artificial intelligence infrastructure, staking an early claim in the race to set standards for next-generation data centre connections. The Shenzhen-based tech giant showcased what it called the industry’s first 7.2-terabit-per-second (Tbps) near-packaged optics (NPO) product at the China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) in Shenzhen this week. The technology replaces traditional...

Shibu Baby John says the department will be modernised with advanced technology, equipment and vehicles to meet the changing needs of forest protection

DeepSeek has released its V4.1 Flash model, claiming it outperforms its previous flagship while cutting inference costs and boosting speeds – the latest salvo in China’s aggressive price-and-performance war. The Chinese artificial intelligence developer said on Thursday that V4.1 Flash used a new “Causal-Encoder-Decoder” architecture. While built on a massive 552 billion-parameter framework, it relies on a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) design. In traditional AI, every query runs through the entire...

Hong Kong signed two milestone memorandums of understanding with partners in the Greater Bay Area to harmonise standards and commercialise advanced aerial technology as the city accelerated its integration into national development plans. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun said on Thursday the cross-border pacts would combine the production and testing capabilities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau bay area with Hong Kong’s strengths in research and standards setting. “These...

AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

The Trump administration sanctioned Chinese-language marketplace Xinbi Guarantee on Wednesday, along with two affiliated organisations, as part of a wider crackdown on transnational cybercrime. The US Department of Justice also announced it had seized Telegram channels and cryptocurrency wallets tied to the platform, which has over 650,000 users, freezing more than US$52 million in potentially laundered funds in just one day. “This is not a distant overseas crime story,” said Jeanine Pirro, the...

Greg Reverdiau, an Arizona-based drone trainer, said he saw something highly unusual for politically polarised America when he waded through public comments on a US government proposal to restrict foreign-made drones: a consensus. Reverdiau, the founder of Pilot Institute, which helps aviators obtain licences, said he reviewed over 3,800 comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and estimates that about 98 per cent opposed the proposal or raised concerns about it. “Those...