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Virkkunen says AI models risk being under-tested and that RFIs went to OpenAI, Anthropic and Chinese firms. Her interview account, not a Commission document.

Pony.ai and Uber say Gen-7 robotaxi testing in London starts in the coming weeks. It is a plan: no fleet size, operator or passenger date has been given.

XPENG named its robotaxi XPENG YOYO and opened invitation-code registration in China on 8 October. It is not a full launch, and the claims are XPENG's own.

Mysteel says China's lithium carbonate supply is falling short of expectations in Q4; SMM says tungsten has one market and two prices. Both are data firms' estimates.

A strike at Antofagasta's Centinela copper mine in Chile began on 7 October. Unions say November output could fall by half; the company declined to comment on that.

After talks in Beijing, China says it is willing to keep facilitating rare-earth and magnet export licences for the EU. It is an understanding, not a rule change.

China's 9 October policy guidelines call for "a national blockchain network". What the official text says, what it leaves out, and what it is not.

On 8 October 2026 the US Justice Department and FBI seized web domains behind two hacking tools allegedly run by China-based Integrity Technology Group, linked to "Flax Typhoon". Eleven agencies from seven countries issued a joint advisory, and CISA added five old flaws to its exploited-vulnerabilities list. What was done, what is alleged, and what defenders are told.

On 7 September 2026 China's Supreme People's Court published Opinions on hearing AI-related disputes: 24 articles covering fault-based liability, notice-and-takedown, training-data evidence, open-source safe harbour and AI-generated court filings. These are court guidance applying existing statutes — China has no dedicated AI law yet.

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