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U.S. Moves To Close Overseas Access To Nvidia’s AI Chips

by News Editor

August 19, 2026

U.S. export controls restrict Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips from being shipped to China, but Chinese companies may still access their computing power through data centers in other countries.

The issue has gained attention as Chinese firms release increasingly capable AI models. In July, White House official Michael Kratsios accused Moonshot AI of using Nvidia GB300 chips through a facility in Thailand after the launch of its Kimi K3 model.

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How Chinese Firms Access Chips Abroad

Current U.S. rules primarily restrict the physical shipment and ownership of advanced AI chips, rather than remote access to computing power hosted overseas.

Cassia King of the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy told CNBC that Moonshot’s reported access through Thailand could be legal if the company did not own the physical hardware.

Chinese firms including ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have reportedly accessed Nvidia-powered infrastructure remotely through Thailand, Malaysia and Japan. ByteDance was also reportedly working with Singapore-based cloud provider Aolani to access Nvidia-powered computing in Malaysia.

Southeast Asia’s Growing Data Center Market

The development comes as data center construction accelerates across Southeast Asia. JLL estimates that global data center capacity could nearly double to 200GW by 2030, while DC Byte has identified 31 planned data centers of at least 100MW across Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

That expanding infrastructure could give Chinese companies greater access to advanced computing without moving restricted chips into China.

Proposed Law Could Close The Gap

The proposed Remote Access Security Act would extend U.S. export controls to remote cloud access to critical hardware and software. It passed the House in January but still needs Senate approval.

Michelle Nie of the Center for a New American Security said the loophole undermines the goal of restricting China’s access to advanced U.S. chips.

However, legislation alone would not immediately solve the problem. Regulators would still need to determine which computing resources are restricted, who can access them and how cloud providers should verify customers.

According to King, creating rules could be done quickly with White House support, but making them effective and enforceable would be the bigger challenge.

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Cyprus Outpaces EU Average In Working-Age Population Share, Eurostat Finds

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

October 6, 2026

Cyprus had a working-age population share of 61.6 per cent on January 1, 2025, placing the country above the European Union average of 58.3 per cent, according to Eurostat.

Cyprus Stands Above The EU Benchmark

The figures show that people aged 20 to 64 made up more than three-fifths of Cyprus’ population at the start of last year. In Eurostat’s regional demographic breakdown, Cyprus is treated as a single region because of its size, rather than being divided into multiple NUTS level 3 areas.

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Wide Gaps Across The Bloc

Across the EU, 58.3 per cent of the population was of working age on January 1, 2025. The share reached at least 63.0 per cent in 39 NUTS level 3 regions, most of them in Germany. The group also included island regions in Spain, alongside several capital regions and their surrounding areas.

Capital And Island Regions Lead

At the top of the range was the Danish capital region of Byen København, where 68.9 per cent of residents were of working age. The same proportion was recorded in Spain’s island region of Eivissa y Formentera, while Fuerteventura stood at 68.3 per cent and Lanzarote at 67.3 per cent.

Rural Europe Skews Older

At the other end of the spectrum, working-age residents accounted for less than 55.0 per cent of the population in 189 EU regions. These areas were largely rural, including inland Portugal, much of rural France, most of eastern Germany, and rural areas in Bulgaria, Greece and the Nordic EU countries.

In six regions, fewer than half of the population was of working age. Those regions were Bornholm in Denmark, Creuse and Lot in south-west France, Etelä-Savo in south-east Finland, the Arrondissement of Veurne in Belgium and the French outermost region of Mayotte.

What The Data Measures

Eurostat’s regional demographic data measure the share of people aged 20 to 64, not the share of people who are actually employed. Cyprus’ 61.6 per cent figure was 3.3 percentage points above the EU average, though still below the highest regional levels recorded across the bloc.

The data underline how sharply Europe’s age structure varies from one region to another, with working-age shares differing significantly between urban centres, capital regions, islands and predominantly rural areas.