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Shanghai's cyberspace regulator said on November 9 that Apple Intelligence has been registered for use on tablets and laptops in China, extending the generative AI service's clearance beyond iPhones ahead of its December rollout.

Rakuten Group and AST SpaceMobile agreed to form Rakuten AST, a joint venture to build a direct-to-device satellite network in Japan, eligible for up to 148 billion yen in government support under the J-LEO programme.

China's internet regulator opened a single filing portal on November 9 covering generative AI, algorithms, deep synthesis and blockchain services, shutting the two older systems it replaces.

Elon Musk says Tesla will have to refund deposits for many Cybertruck buyers because orders far exceed what it can build before the production line closes in about eight months.

SMEE exhibited models of its next-generation front-end dry lithography platform at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, saying the systems are running in mass production at Chinese logic and memory fabs with more than 90% of key components sourced domestically.

Apple chief executive John Ternus has pressed software engineering head Craig Federighi to accelerate the company's artificial intelligence plans and move beyond improvements to Siri, according to a Bloomberg report.

From November 7, 2026, text from seven Grok models carries an invisible watermark by default across xAI's API, under a change the company ties to EU AI Act compliance; team admins can opt out per model.

Nvidia, Rebellions and SK Telecom announced a collaboration to build sovereign AI infrastructure in South Korea, connecting Rebellions' next-generation R200 processors to Nvidia's platform through NVLink Fusion for deployment in SK Telecom's data centres, with systems expected ready in 2028.

Anthropic has reportedly agreed to pay about $3.4 billion to take over 1.7 gigawatts of gas-fired generator orders from OnePWR Solutions, the Financial Times reported, though Reuters said it could not independently verify the report and neither company has commented.

South Korea's deputy science minister told parliament that contracted deliveries of Nvidia graphics processors will proceed without disruption despite the controversy surrounding the chipmaker's chief executive, with 10,000 GPUs already delivered and 2026 orders under contract.

A New York Times investigation found the US Commerce Department approved roughly two dozen Chinese firms to buy or handle Nvidia H200 AI chips, including New Matrix and Maginfra, whose listed offices were empty and whose owners are tied to blacklisted entities and military suppliers.

Nvidia's board initiated an independent investigation after CEO Jensen Huang admitted an extramarital affair with a businesswoman US intelligence concluded was a Chinese intelligence asset.