US Allies and Rivals in Asia Gauge Fallout From War in the Middle East

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As war spreads across the Middle East, U.S. rivals and allies in Asia are preparing for the consequences, which include possible economic shock and long-term security threats. Here’s a look at how the fighting in the Middle East is impacting the Koreas, Japan and China. At a major political conference …

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Taiwan Says US Has Not Approached It About Weapons Transfers to Middle East

TAIPEI, March 10 (Reuters) – The United ⁠States ⁠has not approached Taiwan ⁠about transfers of weapons to the ​Middle East, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Tuesday, after ‌South Korea said it ‌was in talks about the possible redeployment of ⁠some ⁠U.S. Patriot missile systems. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun ​said on Friday the …

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Family Sues ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI Over School Shooting in Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The parents of a girl critically wounded in a school shooting in Canada alleged in a civil lawsuit Monday that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI knew the shooter was planning a mass attack. OpenAI has said it considered but didn’t alert police about the activities of the person who months later committed one …

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Anthropic Executives Say Pentagon Blacklisting Could Hit Billions in Sales, Harm Reputation

March 9 (Reuters) – Anthropic executives said the U.S. government’s blacklisting of ⁠the ⁠AI firm could cut its ⁠2026 revenue by multiple billions of dollars and cause reputational harm. The ​company filed a lawsuit on Monday to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating ‌its high-stakes battle with the ‌U.S. military …

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