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Japan Is Months From Running Out of Yttrium as China Squeezes Supply, FT Reports
Japan's yttrium supply has stalled as China curbs exports; a ministry official tells AFP shipments fell sharply, while Beijing defends its controls.
US Sanctions Chinese Backers of an Ex-Google Engineer’s AI Start-up
The US has sanctioned Shanghai Zhisuan, founded by ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding, and investor MiraclePlus under a trade-secret theft law.
Toyota Reportedly Plans to Build the Next Corolla, Including an EV, in China
Nikkei reports, via Electrek, that Toyota will build the next-gen Corolla, including an EV, in China from 2028 via FAW Toyota. No Toyota statement yet.
China Revises Drone Export Controls, With Easing Built In
China will revise dual-use drone export controls from 18 November 2026, with licence rules and facilitation under MOFCOM Announcement 49.
China Protests as DHS Orders DeepSeek Out of US Civilian Agency Systems
DHS has ordered DeepSeek products excluded from federal civilian procurement and removed from civilian agency IT under a FASCSA order.
Accenture Looks to Sell Greater China Operations for up to $1.5 Billion
FT: Accenture is looking to sell Greater China ops for up to $1.5 billion; JPMorgan reviewing options. Unconfirmed; Reuters could not verify.
Unitree Releases UniUni, Free Swarm-Control Software for Its H2 and G1 Robots
Unitree has released UniUni, a free desktop app for choreographing and monitoring groups of its H2 and G1 humanoids, with a group emergency stop.
China Tells 30-Plus Carmakers to Resist ‘Irrational Competition’ and Test Fully
Four Chinese ministries met over 30 carmakers, urging them to resist irrational competition, and set out draft rules on testing and risky car designs.
Taiwan Plans to Add AI Servers and Advanced Chips to Its Export-Control List
Taiwan's economy minister told Bloomberg Taipei will add AI servers and advanced chips to its export-control list, aligning with the US. No start date yet.
DeepSeek Releases DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 Open-Weight Update
DeepSeek’s V4.1-Flash-1017 is a minor open-weight update. Its own table lifts many agent scores vs prior Flash; Opus 5 still leads HLE and Terminal-Bench.
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