Top 20 Personal Computing International News

Here's a summary of top personal computing news, gathered from international sources:

1. Microsoft refuses to divulge data flows to Police Scotland: Microsoft is declining to share key information with Police Scotland about where the sensitive data it uploads to Office 365 will be processed, leaving the force unable to comply with UK-wide data protection laws.
   Source: www.computerweekly.com
2. Jensen Huang lobbies Trump administration on China Blackwell deal: The AI acceleration technology provider is looking at the massive opportunity in selling high-end chips to China
   Source: www.computerweekly.com.
3. Nokia signals commercial 5G offering for digital railways: Rail communications service features commercial 5G radio for the 1900 MHz (n101) band, purpose-built to accelerate the sector’s digital transformation
   Source: www.computerweekly.com.
4. Zopa Bank seeks partners to form AI skills coalition: Survey by Juniper Research and Zopa Bank reveals full return on investment in artificial intelligence over next five years
   Source: www.computerweekly.com.
5. China’s ‘little Nvidia’ warns investors of risks after stock gains 533% in year: Cambricon also reminds investors that it is subject to US export restrictions that make it vulnerable to supply chain risks
   Source: www.scmp.com.
6. Tencent counts on Chinese AI tools demand to lift overseas cloud business:
   Source: www.scmp.com.
7. China to have 300,000 driverless taxis in 4 top-tier cities by 2030: UBS
   Source: www.scmp.com.
8. Elon Musk’s xAI enters agentic coding arena with new model: The grok-code-fast-1 model will be available for free for a limited time
   Source: www.scmp.com.
9. ‘It’s super impressive’: tourists flock to China as ‘cyberpunk’ cities go viral: Social media hype about China’s ‘futuristic’ technology and urban infrastructure is attracting a growing wave of foreign tourists
   Source: www.scmp.com.
10. Hong Kong can rival US, UAE as a crypto hub, Binance founder CZ says: Zhao Changpeng advocates for quick policy changes, as Hong Kong seeks to become a virtual asset hub while minimising financial risks
    Source: www.scmp.com.
11. Trump, Nvidia talks to allow Blackwell chip sales in China will take time: CEO: Asked if he would agree if Trump demanded 15 per cent of such sales to China, chief executive Jensen Huang suggested he was open to the idea
    Source: www.scmp.com.
12. Mexico considering higher Chinese import tariffs at US urging: report: US officials have urged move as part of Trump push to cut dependence on Chinese supply chains
    Source: www.scmp.com.
13. Bitcoin Asia kicks off as Hong Kong aims to balance hub goal with risk: In its second Bitcoin Asia conference, experts said Hong Kong could become a hub for shaping the global digital asset regulatory landscape
    Source: www.scmp.com.
14. US comedian alleges censorship after Singapore show cancelled: Sammy Obeid says his script was rejected despite multiple edits, but IMDA clarifies he sent the permit request only 10 days before the event
    Source: www.scmp.com.
15. Chinese AI model developers seek fast commercial adoption as training costs fall: AI penetration rate in China’s finance, government, telecoms and healthcare sectors are each in excess of 60 per cent, Frost & Sullivan says
    Source: www.scmp.com.
16. Dripping air conditioner? Hong Kong hygiene authorities plan to use AI to spot it: Food and Environmental Hygiene Department says success of new night-vision cameras in spotting such nuisances paves way for AI usage
    Source: www.scmp.com.
17. SenseTime’s AI growth surges, as China advances nationwide initiative: The company attributes the results to ‘tremendous growth’ in demand for training, fine-tuning and inference of generative AI models
    Source: www.scmp.com.
18. Baidu unveils AI computing platform powered by Chinese-designed chips: The Baige 5.0 infrastructure platform aims to raise the efficiency of DeepSeek’s open-source AI models
    Source: www.scmp.com.
19. China races to roll out low-orbit satellite internet to rival Musk’s Starlink: China is preparing to commercialise its satellite internet networks as it strives to develop equivalents to the SpaceX system
    Source: www.scmp.com.
20. US, Japan look to halt the unstoppable rise of North Korea’s fake IT workers: Authorities say many programmers are winning contracts worldwide by using AI tools to hide their identities
    Source: www.scmp.com.