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U.S. Government Narrows CPT Eligibility to Internships Required for Degree Completion Restricted Access to Internships Threatens the Employment Pathway from OPT to H-1B U.S.

China’s trade surplus expands as an undervalued yuan boosts price competitiveness Western pressure for appreciation intensifies; China insists it has “never sought gains through its currency’s value” Prospect of simultaneous South Korean and Japanese currency appreciation heightens tensions across East Asian markets

Cognitive internalization replaces policing as the new AI policy Age, not ability, predicts AI dependence and thinking loss Course design, not student rules, should absorb responsibility Students aged seventeen to twenty-f

Assessment should reward judgment, verification and revision AI makes visible reasoning more important for education Critical thinking grows through repeated defended decisions In the UK, 94 percent of underg

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DeepSeek raises external funding at a valuation of $74 billion Pricing overhaul aimed at improving profitability fuels listing speculation Potential to enter public markets alongside OpenAI, Anthropic and Moonshot AI Chinese artificial intellige

South Korean game industry reels from underinvestment and weakening content competitiveness Heavy labor costs and mounting pressure from China and Japan add to burdens Investment in overseas developers rises as Poland offers cost and regulatory advantages

Meta Agrees to $18 Billion Settlement and Service Overhaul in Teen Addiction Lawsuit US Joins Australia, UK and EU in Directly Restricting Platform Operations Generative AI and VPN Workarounds Cast Doubt on Whether Regulations Will Actually Reduce Usage

Japan’s power prices surge amid heat wave, with upward trend expected to persist in second half Total reliance on imported LNG leaves country acutely exposed to Middle East supply chain risks Japan’s LNG carrier revival plans face mounting uncertainty amid market turmoil

Persistent Inflation and Fiscal Deficits Push U.S.

Grain prices rise sharply amid disruption to Russia-Ukraine supply chains Grain harvests plunge across Europe as heat waves and drought take their toll Disruptions to Middle Eastern energy and fertilizer supplies drive up costs for farmers Global g

China pursues unpaid taxes from listed companies and high-net-worth individuals Antitrust penalties have also increased sharply in recent years Local government finances strained by collapse of land-based revenues and declining foreign investment

U.S. unleashes barrage of economic sanctions on Iran; Tehran retaliates with threat to “expand the battlefield” Iranian economy pushed to the brink; U.S.

AI Expands Its Reach Into Standardized Tasks Automation of Support Functions Reshapes Organizations Around Skilled Workers Income Divide Widens Between Displaced Workers and Those Who Leverage AI Microsoft founder Bi

Robot hands without muscles or tendons cannot be perfected through data training alone Restricted hardware range of motion also limits the execution of new movements Chinese humanoids lead only in sales volume, while monetization remains uncertain

CXMT Exhausts Supply Capacity as Domestic Demand Absorbs Output Technology Gap With Big Three Memory Chipmakers Persists, While Proprietary Capabilities Remain in Question Apple, Which Had Been Eyeing CXMT Amid Memory Shortages, Expected to Cut Shipments

U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on Canada under Section 338 of the Tariff Act Canada opts for “all-out confrontation” over further talks as it seeks to reduce U.S. dependence U.S.

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AI data centers secure priority access to memory production lines Laptop and electronics prices rise in succession as PC DRAM and CPU costs surge Gaps in device access widen into disparities in class participation and academic performance Competit

Chinese AI rapidly expands global market share on low costs and open access US models can offer lower real-world task costs depending on token efficiency and evaluation methodology US Big Tech joins price-cutting drive, shifting AI competition from unit pricing to overall efficiency