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BIZARRE: 2 - You Need To See This

China's National Vulnerability Database warns that recent Claude Code models have a security backdoor

An update seems in order.

PC Gamer

Warning as ‘potentially lethal’ baby products found listed on sites such as Amazon, eBay and TikTok shop

Potentially harmful self-feeding products, pillows and sleeping bags found listed on popular retail sites

The Independent UK

Which? finds 150 potentially lethal baby products sold online

UK consumer group says lives are at risk because platforms fail to prevent dangerous items reaching customers

The Guardian - UK

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‘Potentially lethal’ baby pillows, sleeping bags and feeding items sold online

Which? said it had found 150 potentially lethal baby products being sold to UK consumers.

The Independent UK

Chinese AI Models Are Winning Customers On Price. Now OpenAI And Anthropic Face A New Cost War.

DeepSeek, Z.ai and Alibaba's Qwen are gaining traction among U.S. companies as enterprises prioritize lower operating costs without giving up competitive AI performance.

International Business Times

Congressional committee on China asks Wizards and Capitals owner to cut ties with Alibaba

The owner of Washington’s NBA and NHL teams received a letter from the chair of the House Select Committee on China asking him to cut ties with Alibaba, the Chinese tech giant that has gone to court to dispute the Pentagon’s designation of the corporation as a “Chinese military company.”

The Independent UK

AI Insider Activity: Are Sales Across 3 Key Stocks Noteworthy or Just Noise?

Insiders at Alibaba, Cerebras Systems and CoreWeave have sold AI-related shares recently, with CoreWeave's $3.27 billion Q2 total raising the most concern among the three companies.

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The U.S. Is Curbing Foreign Access To The Country's Top AI Models. Now China Is Reportedly Following Suit

The Chinese government is reportedly considering reducing foreign access to its top AI models.

International Business Times

Beijing is looking at curbing overseas access to China's top AI models, sources say

Chinese authorities are meeting with tech firms about restricting AI model access. These discussions aim to protect advanced artificial intelligence as a national asset. Companies like Alibaba and ByteDance are involved in these important talks. China is also considering tougher penalties for AI technology theft. These potential controls mirror actions…

The Economic Times

Alibaba is banning its workers from using Claude Code as US v China AI battle heats up

Claude Code was tracking whether users were accessing the tool from China – leading Alibaba to ban it over security concerns.

TechRadar

AI altering meaning of users’ drafts on issues from abortion to climate, study finds

Researchers say small changes in drafting could spread rapidly and create long-term shifts in public opinion

The Guardian - UK

Alibaba bans Claude for staff – Anthropic didn't want them using it anyway

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has ordered staff to stop using Anthropic's Claude Code after the US coding tool was found to be flagging users’ connecting from China. But Anthropic is already trying to stop Chinese firms from using Claude at all and accuses Alibaba of running large "distillation" campaigns against…

France 24

Alibaba bans Anthropic's Claude Code after an alleged hidden China-detection backdoor is uncovered — employees told to switch to Qoder as the rift between the firms widens

Alibaba banned Claude Code after an alleged hidden China-detection code was found, prompting staff to switch to Qoder as its feud with Anthropic deepens.

Tom’s Hardware

A New Framework Compiles AI Task Logic Into Lightweight Local Models. The Idea Challenges The Assumption That Stronger AI Must Always Mean Larger Runtime Models.

Local AI inference at 32B-parameter quality, no cloud API required: University of Waterloo researchers released PAW on July 2, 2026, a system that compiles any natural-language task spec into a 23MB LoRA adapter file that a 600M-parameter offline model runs at 30 tokens per second on a MacBook M3, matching…

International Business Times

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The Economic Times

Alibaba, Tencent back Kuaishou's Kling AI in $2.8 billion fundraise

Chinese tech giant Kuaishou's AI video unit, Kling AI, has secured over 19 billion yuan ($2.80 billion) in funding from investors including Alibaba and Tencent. This significant investment values the popular AI video arm at $15 billion pre-money, highlighting strong investor confidence in China's booming AI sector. Kling AI's revenue…

Benzinga

Cathie Wood Buys the Tesla Dip, Keeps Dumping Alibaba Stock: What You Should Know About Ark's $38 Million Bet

Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, made significant trades on Thursday, involving Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA). These trades come amid notable market events affecting both companies.

International Business Times

Alibaba's Ant Group Started Investing in Humanoid Robots Last Year. They've Made A Dozen Deals Since And Bet It's The Future.

Alibaba affiliate Ant Group is accelerating its push into humanoid robotics, leading a new $73.6 million funding round for Chinese startup Zeroth.

Benzinga

Cathie Wood Loads Up on Circle Amid Stablecoin War: Ark Buys $17.8 Million in CRCL Stock

On Wednesday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest executed significant trades involving Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), Circle Internet Group Inc (NYSE:CRCL), and Bullish (NYSE:BLSH). These trades reflect Ark’s strategic adjustments amid evolving market conditions.

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The Independent UK

Alibaba to pay US $600M to settle allegations it allowed illegal drug and equipment sales

Alibaba has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a dispute with the U.S. government

Barchart

Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Massive AI Data Distillation Attack. How to Play BABA Stock Here.

Anthropic has accused Alibaba of a huge AI distillation attack using 25,000 fake accounts. Here is what it means for BABA stock.

Fortune

Anthropic’s Alibaba fight raises a trillion-dollar question for IPO: How defensible is a frontier AI moat against China with Washington's toolbox?

The clash over Claude could test Anthropic’s valuation by exposing how hard it is to protect frontier AI models after extraction.

The Economic Times

Funding the 'mother of all cycles': Chris Wood cuts Indian stocks to double down on South Korean chip giants

Christopher Wood has cut select Indian equities to increase exposure to South Korean chipmakers like SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, betting on the AI-driven capex cycle. He views memory stocks as core beneficiaries, citing strong demand, attractive valuations and structural shifts, while warning that malinvestment risks could eventually disrupt the…

TechRadar

Anthropic accuses Alibaba of copying Claude by asking it millions of questions — and sets the stage for a new AI war

Anthropic's allegations against Alibaba have turned model distillation into one of the most important AI fights.

Caixin Global

Business Brief (June 26): China, U.S. to Establish Trade Council

Alibaba sues U.S. Department of Defense, China sets renewable energy targets for 2030

International Business Times

Anthropic Accuses Alibaba Of Large-Scale Effort To Extract Claude AI Capabilities

Anthropic has accused Chinese technology giant Alibaba of conducting a large-scale campaign to extract capabilities from its Claude artificial intelligence models.

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