Newly minted Fields Medal winner Jacob Tsimerman is leaving academic mathematics for artificial intelligence. He has announced he will stop accepting PhD students and will formally join OpenAI before the end of this summer. According to National Business Daily (每日经济新闻), his goal is to find ways to control AI and head off what he calls a potential "civilization-level extinction risk." Tsimerman's move comes as safety teams at major AI companies accelerate the recruitment of top scholars from fields well beyond computer science. Anthropic has hired a Stanford University economist and a philosopher from the University of Texas at Austin. OpenAI, for its part, has brought in a roster of leading mathematicians and physicists. The report also points to 2026 figures: at least 22 professors have left, or temporarily stepped away from, elite institutions including Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard and MIT. They now work at OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta or Google DeepMind, according to the same report.

The Bitcoin and Virtual Asset Development Association will host a forum on May 7, 2026, unveiling a comprehensive blockchain industry map covering over 100 local firms. Panels will tackle stablecoins, Bitcoin ETFs, and regulatory compliance.

Taiwan’s economy may grow by more than 10% in 2026, according to Taiwan Institute of Economic Research President Gordon Chang Chien-yi, who said the institute’s latest forecast will be revised upward to above the 10% mark. That would place TIER alongside Academia Sinica, which projected 10.16% on July 13, and the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, which had already raised its estimate to 9.64%. Chang said the key driver is straightforward: exports have come in far stronger than the assumptions built into earlier models. He tied the momentum to stronger-than-expected demand for AI, high-performance computing and cloud infrastructure, which has lifted semiconductor and information and communications technology exports as well as private investment. Chang also said AI-related business opportunities should last at least through 2028, though he cautioned that next year will be a tougher test because the comparison base will already be high. He added that if Taiwan can still post growth above 8% next year, that would show AI demand is holding up beyond a short-lived surge. Chang also commented on global trade realignment, saying the world may increasingly split into U.S.-centered, China-centered and non-U.S./non-China blocs led by the European Union.

Charles Lieber, the former Harvard scientist convicted in the US over undisclosed ties to Chinese institutions, has reportedly reestablished a lab in Shenzhen focused on brain-computer interface technology.

At the Zhongguancun Forum, the Chinese Academy of Sciences unveiled the open-source Xiangshan processor and Ruyi operating system, marking key breakthroughs in RISC-V technology and launching joint R&D for next-gen chips and OS.

Data compiled by The Alliance for Secure AI shows 90,450 AI-linked layoffs since January 2025, highlighting growing pressure on jobs across tech, finance, and crypto-related firms.

The newly established Ticino Blockchain Technologies Association brings together universities and international companies to support blockchain research, training, and ecosystem growth in southern Switzerland.

On September 10, 2020, the Ticino Blockchain Technologies Association (TBTA) was officially established in Lugano, Switzerland, bringing together two universities and multiple international firms to promote blockchain research, training, and ecosystem growth.