AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 minutes agoAI & Tech Regulation: China is weighing limits on overseas access to its most advanced AI models, with talks involving Alibaba, ByteDance and Z.ai and ideas like treating unauthorized AI disclosure as a national-security issue. Semiconductors: DeepSeek is developing its own AI inference chip, a move that could reduce reliance on Nvidia and Huawei. Media & Advertising: NextTrip expands its global advertising sales team to grow JOURNY TV monetization across CTV/FAST and Southeast Asia. Gaming & Consumer Rights: A Dutch nonprofit sues over PlayStation ending physical media, seeking about €400m for 1.7m users. Sports Business: ASEAN soccer’s World Cup push is gaining momentum as brands and AFF/Sportfive investment scale up. Marcom/Distribution: BASF ECMS names Topcast as its new aerospace distributor partner across East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Disaster Impact: Typhoon Maysak-linked storms and tornadoes hit China, with deaths and missing reported across Guangxi, Hubei and Gansu. Regional Security: China’s submarine-launched missile test draws Indo-Pacific backlash as officials stress prior notification and “routine” training. India Media/Policy: Delhi High Court restores the Cockroach Janta Party’s X handle after a NEET-related block.
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