The US government plans to bar investment in some Chinese tech companies, to stop American money pouring into sensitive sectors such as chips for artificial intelligence

Another unidentified object flying high over Canada was shot down on Saturday, following a similar strike on Friday. The US has also blacklisted six firms linked to China's 'spy balloons' programme

Baidu also said earlier this week it will soon finish internal testing for a ChatGPT alternative called 'Ernie Bot'

Washington is confident that the maker of the Chinese spy balloon has a 'direct relationship' with the People's Liberation Army, a senior official said

Beijing hits out at moves to ban Chinese citizens from buying land in multiples states in America, saying such moves violate the principles of a market economy and global trade

Google's AI chatbot Bard, touted as a competitor to ChatGPT, shared inaccurate information in a promotional video

Japan also said there has been confirmation of suspected balloons flying over it, including in the open waters off the southwestern region of Kyushu in 2022

The United States imported $538.8 billion worth of goods from China last year and sent exports worth $153.8 billion to the country

Tech giants like Alibaba have long been involved in financial services and some also do cloud computing to run services for banks. Boundaries on their work are blurring, the BIS says

US senators have sought information on a Facebook investigation that found tens of thousands of software developers in China and Russia accessed detailed user data in 2014, CNN said

Independent sanctions monitors said South Korea estimated that North Korean-linked hackers stole virtual assets worth $630 million last year

India's market regulator SEBI has told banks they must share details about the beneficial owners of offshore funds and foreign portfolio investors, or their holdings will be liquidated