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Stanford Global Digital Policy Incubator Research Scholar | ISOC Trustee | ICANN Nomcom | ICTTM Board | Tech for Good Asia | DSET Taiwan consultant | Ex Hong Kong IT Legislator, HKNet | Purdue ECE Grad & Advisory Board | https://charlesmok.substack.com/

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White House Unveils President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America The White House today released “President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America,” outlining the Administration’s priorities for ensuring that America remains

President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America
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10.03.2026 04:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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White House Unveils President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America The White House today released “President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America,” outlining the Administration’s priorities for ensuring that America remains

White House Unveils President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America. The point on securing critical infrastructure still stops at the boundary of the datacenters. What's good when networks are disconnected if undersea and/or land cables are cut?

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

10.03.2026 04:08 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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NYT: Big Tech’s uncertain future in the Persian Gulf

//Undersea cables are sitting ducks//

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07.03.2026 23:55 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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TikTok says it won't encrypt DMs claiming it puts users at risk TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

1. Of course TikTok wouldn’t encrypt. It’s in their PRC DNA.
2. Why does BBC call encryption “controversial”?

TikTok won't protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk
www.bbc.com/news/article...

04.03.2026 17:31 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Jack Dorsey’s 4,000 Job Cuts at Block Arouse Suspicions of AI-Washing When Block Inc. laid off nearly half its staff this week, co-founder Jack Dorsey offered a seemingly simple explanation: artificial intelligence was allowing the company to do more with fewer employee...

Jack Dorsey’s 4,000 Job Cuts at Block Arouse Suspicions of AI-Washing
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

04.03.2026 05:47 👍 13 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1

Anthropic’s Claude overtakes ChatGPT in App Store as users boycott over OpenAI’s $200 million Pentagon contract
fortune.com/2026/03/02/a...

04.03.2026 05:43 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Do We Need Alignment Between Internet Governance and AI Governance? Where we can draw reference for AI governance from the lessons learned with governing the Internet, and where we may simply move on.

Do We Need Alignment Between Internet Governance and AI Governance?
By Charles Mok
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03.03.2026 16:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Do We Need Alignment Between Internet Governance and AI Governance? A debate over aligning internet and AI governance reveals stark differences in origin, incentives and power. While lessons from ICANN's multi-stakeholder model endure, AI's corporate dominance and geo...

Do We Need Alignment Between Internet Governance and AI Governance?
By Charles Mok
circleid.com/posts/do-we-...

03.03.2026 01:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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When the Internet Goes Dark, the Truth Goes With It Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad on bearing witness, the fragile power of social media, and why documenting lived reality matters more than ever.

When the Internet Goes Dark, the Truth Goes With It
Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad on bearing witness, the fragile power of social media, and why documenting lived reality matters more than ever.
www.wired.com/story/plesti...

02.03.2026 17:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Survey: Most Americans Say Tech Companies Should Be Allowed to Set AI Limits A Morning Consult survey commissioned by ITIF examines public attitudes toward AI in military operations, surveillance, and corporate responsibility surrounding the Pentagon–Anthropic dispute.

Survey: Most Americans Say Tech Companies Should Be Allowed to Set AI Limits
A Morning Consult survey commissioned by ITIF examines public attitudes toward AI in military operations, surveillance, and corporate responsibility surrounding the Pentagon–Anthropic dispute.
itif.org/publications...

02.03.2026 17:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Amazon's cloud unit reports fire after objects hit UAE data center Amazon's cloud unit, AWS, said on Sunday that power to its data center in the United Arab Emirates was shut down temporarily after objects struck the facility, triggering sparks and a fire.

Amazon's cloud unit reports fire after objects hit UAE data center
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Amazon's cloud unit reports fire after objects hit UAE data center Amazon's cloud unit, AWS, said on Sunday that power to its data center in the United Arab Emirates was shut down temporarily after objects struck the facility, triggering sparks and a fire.

Amazon's cloud unit reports fire after objects hit UAE data center
www.reuters.com/world/middle...

02.03.2026 04:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump Orders Government to Stop Using Anthropic After Pentagon Standoff

Once firms begin saying “no,” more will follow.

Trump Orders Government to Stop Using Anthropic After Pentagon Standoff

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

27.02.2026 22:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight But he still wants a Pentagon deal.

Only the ultimate stupidity can unite Amodei and Altman.

Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight
www.axios.com/2026/02/27/a...

27.02.2026 21:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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India LLMs take on global giants with potent weapon: Local languages Sarvam AI and BharatGen focus on local dialects, linguistic nuances to gain edge

India LLMs take on global giants with potent weapon: Local languages
Sarvam AI and BharatGen focus on local dialects, linguistic nuances to gain edge
asia.nikkei.com/business/tec...

27.02.2026 20:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance The Pentagon’s “threats do not change our position,” Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote.

Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
CEO Dario Amodei’s statement came less than 24 hours before the deadline in the Pentagon’s ultimatum.
www.theverge.com/news/885773/...

27.02.2026 19:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

A surprise ending! Does it make sense though? Just because "it's too expensive"?

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover
The move was a stunning development in the long-running corporate battle for the storied media giant.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/b...

27.02.2026 00:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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EU–Singapore Digital Trade Agreement enters into force On 1 February 2026, the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) entered into force.

EU–Singapore Digital Trade Agreement enters into force
On 1 February 2026, the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) entered into force.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-sing...

26.02.2026 19:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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OpenAI plants flag in Alphabet's backyard with nearly 450,000-square-foot Mountain View deal - Silicon Valley Business Journal The deal illustrates how AI is lifting the Bay Area office market — even as it reshapes commercial real estate in uneven ways.

Coming down south....

OpenAI plants flag in Alphabet's backyard with nearly 450,000-square-foot Mountain View deal
www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news...

26.02.2026 18:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Taiwan’s AI Basic Act Can Be a Model for Asia The new law lays down Taiwan’s “soft law” foundation for a development journey toward economic security through AI, write Wesley Chu and Charles Mok.

My latest article in collaboration with Wesley Chu on Taiwan's AI law:

Taiwan’s AI Basic Act Can Be a Model for Asia
Charles Mok, Chen-Tso (Wesley) Chu / Feb 25, 2026
www.techpolicy.press/taiwans-ai-b...

25.02.2026 23:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

In Dec, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed the AI Basic Act, and in Jan, it was signed by President Lai. The new law seeks to lay down Taiwan’s “soft law” foundation for a development journey toward economic security through AI, write Wesley Chu and Charles Mok.

www.techpolicy.press/taiwans-ai-b...

25.02.2026 21:13 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Exclusive: DeepSeek withholds latest AI model from US chipmakers including Nvidia, sources say DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence lab whose low-cost model rattled global markets last year, has not shown U.S. chipmakers its upcoming flagship model for performance optimization, two sou...

Exclusive: DeepSeek withholds latest AI model from US chipmakers including Nvidia, sources say
www.reuters.com/world/china/...

25.02.2026 20:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives Trump's administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies' handling of foreigners' data, saying in an internal diplomatic cable seen by Reuters that s...

Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

25.02.2026 20:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored

Unspeakable

The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored
If China invades Taiwan and cuts off its chip exports to American companies, the tech industry and the U.S. economy would be crippled.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/t...

24.02.2026 19:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Anthropic exposes how Chinese AI firms try to steal LLM tech Anthropic says companies like DeepSeek are engaged in widespread fraud.

Anthropic: Chinese AI firms created 24,000 fraudulent accounts for 'distillation attacks'
Anthropic says companies like DeepSeek are engaged in widespread fraud.
mashable.com/article/anth...

24.02.2026 05:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Irish technology being used to track Russian submarines Method developed at Trinity College Dublin sends laser pulses through subsea fibre-optic cables to detect ships, marine life and threats to security

The Irish technology being used to track Russian submarines
Method developed at Trinity College Dublin sends laser pulses through subsea fibre-optic cables to detect ships, marine life and threats to security
www.thetimes.com/article/3269...

23.02.2026 14:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How Private Equity Debt Left a Leading VPN Open to Chinese Hackers Layoffs at Pulse Secure accelerated as financial pressure mounted

How Private Equity Debt Left a Leading VPN Open to Chinese Hackers
Layoffs at Pulse Secure accelerated as financial pressure mounted
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

23.02.2026 14:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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China's AI rise rattles Hollywood ByteDance's new video tool ignites a fight over intellectual property.

Hollywood's copyright fight meets China's AI boom
www.axios.com/2026/02/19/h...

19.02.2026 17:57 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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ADAMftd ROI: What €3,000 Buys, Visibility Worth Millions Trade Intelligence Platform Every Trade Decision Has a Cost. The Question Is Whether It's Visible. Most companies make decisions without: Verified buyer activity Supplier concentration visibility ...

Every Trade Decision Has a Cost. The Question Is Whether It's Visible.
€3,000 is not the risk. Uninformed decisions are.
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19.02.2026 17:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere The portal could potentially put Washington in the unfamiliar position of appearing to encourage citizens to flout local laws.

Oh yea? Love to see what they put up there, esp those content banned by Russia, China, and so on.

Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
www.reuters.com/world/us-pla...

19.02.2026 04:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0