KMT legislator Yang Jo-Ying warned that Taiwan's AI development could be hampered by unstable energy policies, citing insufficient baseload power and the intermittent nature of solar energy. She urged the government to address the AI electricity demand and reconsider its energy mix, criticizing the current system's financial losses and potential price hikes.
The AI boom is causing datacenters to expand rapidly, leading to increased utility costs, pollution, and resource diversion. Concerns are rising about their impact on communities and the potential for datacenters to gain legal personhood, mirroring corporate rights expansion in the US.
Russia's ambassador to Prague Alexander Zmeyevsky rejected the Czech Republic's protest against the Russian Defense Ministry's publication of addresses of European companies, including those in the Czech Republic, involved in producing and supplying military UAVs to Ukraine. The ambassador warned that by supplying military equipment to Ukraine, the Czech Republic is 'increasingly drawing itself into the conflict.' The Russian Defense Ministry published names and addresses of companies in Spain, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Israel, and Turkey producing UAV components.
