Malaysia imposes permit requirement on US-origin AI chip exports to close regulatory gaps

The Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has introduced an immediate permit requirement for all exports, transshipments, and transits of high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) chips originating from the United States.

The move aims to close regulatory loopholes and strengthen oversight under the Strategic Trade Act 2010 (STA 2010).

The new rule, enforced under section 12 of the STA 2010 (catch-all control provision), requires companies and individuals to notify authorities at least 30 days before exporting, Transshipping, or transporting any unlisted items suspected of potential misuse.

"This initiative serves to close regulatory gaps while Malaysia undertakes further review on the inclusion of high-performance AI chips of US origin into the strategic items list," said MITI.

The move is part of Malaysia's efforts to protect against potential misuse of sensitive Technologies.

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Five EU States to Test Age Verification App to Protect Children

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The European Commission has proposed measures to increase protection for minors on social media without implementing bans.

The first measure proposed by Brussels is to avoid designs that could be addictive to Underage consumers.

Several European nations have Ramped up pressure on the bloc to better protect minors Online through more stringent measures, with some going as far as to advocate banning social media for Under-15S. on Monday, the Commission unveiled the prototype of an Age-Verification App that Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, and Spain will Customise to launch national versions within several months.

The setup for the age verification App is built on the same technical specifications as the European Digital Identity wallet, which will be rolled out next year. Recommendations include platforms setting kids' accounts to the highest level of Privacy-By-Default and disabling risky settings, such as Geolocking.

The DSA compliance support package follows a draft version of the guidelines the Commission put out back in May.

The final guidelines cover a wide range of child safeguarding issues, including addictive design, harmful and inappropriate content, unwanted contact from strangers, and cyberbullying. Recommendations include platforms setting kids' accounts to the highest level of Privacy-By-Default and disabling risky settings such as Geo-Locking.

Today, the Commission clarified that the guidelines apply to platforms of all sizes.

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Zuckerberg says Meta will invest hundreds of billions in superintelligence

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Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, will invest hundreds of billions of dollars in computing power to build Superintelligence, according to Ceo mark Zuckerberg.

The announcement comes as Tech giants such as Meta aggressively Chase high-profile acquisitions and offer multi-million-dollar pay packages to attract top talent in the race to lead the next wave of artificial intelligence.

Meta is currently building out a data center, called Hyperion, which the company expects to supply its new AI lab with five gigawatts of computational power.

Zuckerberg said Hyperion’s Footprint will be large enough to cover most of Manhattan.

He also noted that Meta plans to bring a 1 GW super cluster, called Prometheus, Online in 2026, making it one of the first Tech companies to do so. In April, Meta raised its 2025 capital expenditure forecast to between $64 billion and $72 billion, primarily on data centers and Servers, as well as growing its AI teams.

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