Charles Mok
@charlesmok.bsky.social
Stanford Global Digital Policy Incubator Research Scholar | ISOC Trustee | ICANN Nomcom | ICTTM Board | Tech for Good Asia | DSET Taiwan consultant | Ex Hong Kong IT Legislator, HKNet | Purdue ECE Grad & Advisory Board | https://charlesmok.substack.com/
The price of populism
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
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Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
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Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The price of populism
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
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Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
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Little Taipei, Arizona.
In Arizona Desert, Taiwanese Families Create Community and Build a Factory
Skilled workers from Taiwan engaged in the chip industry have found ways to ease the transition to America while making an imprint on Greater Phoenix.
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In Arizona Desert, Taiwanese Families Create Community and Build a Factory
Skilled workers from Taiwan engaged in the chip industry have found ways to ease the transition to America while making an imprint on Greater Phoenix.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...
In Arizona Desert, Taiwanese Families Create Community and Build a Factory
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December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Little Taipei, Arizona.
In Arizona Desert, Taiwanese Families Create Community and Build a Factory
Skilled workers from Taiwan engaged in the chip industry have found ways to ease the transition to America while making an imprint on Greater Phoenix.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...
In Arizona Desert, Taiwanese Families Create Community and Build a Factory
Skilled workers from Taiwan engaged in the chip industry have found ways to ease the transition to America while making an imprint on Greater Phoenix.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...
If it was a waste of time and compute (and environmental and power resources) to make useless videos anyway, it’s good that people get tired of it.
Enthusiasm for OpenAI’s Sora Fades After Initial Creative Burst www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Enthusiasm for OpenAI’s Sora Fades After Initial Creative Burst www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Enthusiasm for OpenAI’s Sora Fades After Initial Creative Burst
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ellen Huet reports on OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, after an initial b...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
If it was a waste of time and compute (and environmental and power resources) to make useless videos anyway, it’s good that people get tired of it.
Enthusiasm for OpenAI’s Sora Fades After Initial Creative Burst www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Enthusiasm for OpenAI’s Sora Fades After Initial Creative Burst www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Meta-what? Never get it, never will, and I was right about not getting it.
Meta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts
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Meta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts
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Meta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for chan...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Meta-what? Never get it, never will, and I was right about not getting it.
Meta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts
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Meta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts
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Google在台啟用AI基礎建設研發中心 規模僅次於美國總部
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Google在台啟用AI基礎建設研發中心 規模僅次於美國總部 | 產經 | 中央社 CNA
Google近年持續擴大在台投資，繼新北市板橋2座硬體研發中心啟用後，今天宣布AI（人工智慧）基礎建設研發中心在台北士林開幕，為Google美國總部以外最大的一座，將負責測試用於Google全球資料中心的技術。
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December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Google在台啟用AI基礎建設研發中心 規模僅次於美國總部
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www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202...
小紅書涉詐高風險 暫定停止解析、限制接取1年 | 社會 | 中央社 CNA
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小紅書涉詐高風險 暫定停止解析、限制接取1年 | 社會 | 中央社 CNA
刑事局今天表示，小紅書APP在台用戶逾300萬人，但國安局資安檢測有15項指標全數不合格，且自113年迄今涉入1706件詐案，內政部將對其發布網際網路停止解析及限制接取命令，暫定期間1年。
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December 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
小紅書涉詐高風險 暫定停止解析、限制接取1年 | 社會 | 中央社 CNA
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Technology Innovation and Regulation: Achieving Tech For Good
An interview for thr Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence programs at the University of Waterloo.
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An interview for thr Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence programs at the University of Waterloo.
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Technology Innovation and Regulation: Achieving Tech For Good
An interview for thr Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence programs at the University of Waterloo.
charlesmok.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Technology Innovation and Regulation: Achieving Tech For Good
An interview for thr Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence programs at the University of Waterloo.
charlesmok.substack.com/p/technology...
An interview for thr Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence programs at the University of Waterloo.
charlesmok.substack.com/p/technology...
It’s not surprising. It’s almost the same as fresh grads can’t find jobs.
UNDP report warns that AI could worsen development inequalities
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UNDP report warns that AI could worsen development inequalities
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UNDP report warns that AI could worsen development inequalities - Developing Telecoms
A UNDP report, published this week, warns that unmanaged artificial intelligence (AI) could reverse the trend of narrowing development inequalities that has marked much of the last half-century.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
It’s not surprising. It’s almost the same as fresh grads can’t find jobs.
UNDP report warns that AI could worsen development inequalities
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UNDP report warns that AI could worsen development inequalities
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Ukraine to build national AI model on Google’s Gemma with Kyivstar
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Ukraine to build national AI model on Google’s Gemma with Kyivstar - Developing Telecoms
Ukraine will develop a national large language model (LLM) based on Google’s Gemma, with operator Kyivstar acting as strategic partner and operational lead alongside the WINWIN AI Center of Excellence...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Ukraine to build national AI model on Google’s Gemma with Kyivstar
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China using AI as ‘precision instrument’ of censorship and repression, at home and abroad
Think tank ASPI says Beijing is even using it to steal fish from the ocean
www.theregister.com/2025/12/03/a...
Think tank ASPI says Beijing is even using it to steal fish from the ocean
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China using AI as ‘precision instrument’ of repression
: Think tank ASPI says Beijing is even using it to steal fish from the ocean
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December 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
China using AI as ‘precision instrument’ of censorship and repression, at home and abroad
Think tank ASPI says Beijing is even using it to steal fish from the ocean
www.theregister.com/2025/12/03/a...
Think tank ASPI says Beijing is even using it to steal fish from the ocean
www.theregister.com/2025/12/03/a...
I was interviewed by Prof Peter Carr, conducted for the programs in Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence at U of Waterloo -- where we discussed tech innovation, regulations, role of civil society and how everyone can get involved!
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Technology Innovation and Regulation: Achieving Tech For Good - Charles Mok
YouTube video by Peter Carr
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December 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I was interviewed by Prof Peter Carr, conducted for the programs in Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence at U of Waterloo -- where we discussed tech innovation, regulations, role of civil society and how everyone can get involved!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=re6k...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=re6k...
ICANN NomCom Community Input announcement has been published. Input is welcome from the community!
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Invitation to Provide Input for the 2026 ICANN Nominating Committee Cycle
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites the ICANN community to share insights and input for the 2026 cycle.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
ICANN NomCom Community Input announcement has been published. Input is welcome from the community!
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Apple Rejects India’s Order Forcing Smartphone Makers To Install State-Run App, Report Says
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India Orders All Smartphone Makers To Preload State-Run App—Apple Pushes Back
Phonemakers have been ordered to pre-install the Indian government’s “Sanchar Saathi” cyber safety app on all new devices and ensure it cannot be “disabled or restricted.”
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December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Apple Rejects India’s Order Forcing Smartphone Makers To Install State-Run App, Report Says
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DeepSeek just dropped two insanely powerful AI models that rival GPT-5 and they're totally free
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DeepSeek just dropped two insanely powerful AI models that rival GPT-5 and they're totally free
DeepSeek unveils V3.2 AI models matching GPT-5 and Google Gemini 3.0 Pro performance at fraction of the cost, introducing breakthrough sparse attention and reasoning-with-tools capabilities in open-source release.
venturebeat.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
DeepSeek just dropped two insanely powerful AI models that rival GPT-5 and they're totally free
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Blame your users/victims?
We may be next.
ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology
OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself
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We may be next.
ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology
OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology
OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Blame your users/victims?
We may be next.
ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology
OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We may be next.
ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology
OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Report: ‘AI safety’ needs to mean safety from authoritarian abuse
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Report: ‘AI safety’ needs to mean safety from authoritarian abuse | The Strategist
‘AI safety’ has become a buzz-phrase in Silicon Valley, where tech companies use it to refer to artificial intelligence systems that reflect human values and protect human well-being. AI chatbots that...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Report: ‘AI safety’ needs to mean safety from authoritarian abuse
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In the A.I. Race, Chinese Talent Still Drives American Research
Although some Silicon Valley executives paint China as the enemy, Chinese brains continue to play a major role in U.S. research.
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Although some Silicon Valley executives paint China as the enemy, Chinese brains continue to play a major role in U.S. research.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
In the A.I. Race, Chinese Talent Still Drives American Research
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December 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
In the A.I. Race, Chinese Talent Still Drives American Research
Although some Silicon Valley executives paint China as the enemy, Chinese brains continue to play a major role in U.S. research.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
Although some Silicon Valley executives paint China as the enemy, Chinese brains continue to play a major role in U.S. research.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
Data centers' power demand surging faster, new analysis shows’
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Data center power demand surges faster, analysis finds
Even BloombergNEF's bigger 2035 projection is still pretty conservative compared to estimates from others.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Data centers' power demand surging faster, new analysis shows’
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More of Silicon Valley is building on free Chinese AI
AI startups are seeing record valuations, but many are building on a foundation of cheap, free-to-download Chinese AI models.
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AI startups are seeing record valuations, but many are building on a foundation of cheap, free-to-download Chinese AI models.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovat...
More of Silicon Valley is building on free Chinese AI
AI startups are seeing record valuations, but many are building on a foundation of cheap, free-to-download Chinese AI models.
www.nbcnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
More of Silicon Valley is building on free Chinese AI
AI startups are seeing record valuations, but many are building on a foundation of cheap, free-to-download Chinese AI models.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovat...
AI startups are seeing record valuations, but many are building on a foundation of cheap, free-to-download Chinese AI models.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovat...
The VPN panic is only getting started
The UK government is facing calls to restrict children’s access to VPNs.
www.theverge.com/tech/827435/...
The UK government is facing calls to restrict children’s access to VPNs.
www.theverge.com/tech/827435/...
The VPN panic is only getting started
Could age restrictions come to VPNs next?
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November 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The VPN panic is only getting started
The UK government is facing calls to restrict children’s access to VPNs.
www.theverge.com/tech/827435/...
The UK government is facing calls to restrict children’s access to VPNs.
www.theverge.com/tech/827435/...
Reposted by Charles Mok
On Nov. 20, @kevintfrazier.bsky.social testified in front of Congress on the threats facing submarine telecommunications cables and why there needs to be an overhaul of how the U.S. regulates and protects the system. Read an adapted version of his testimony: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Subsea Sputnik Moment
China’s XLUUV exposes decades of policy negligence, demanding Congress reject bureaucratic inertia and secure the undersea cable system.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
On Nov. 20, @kevintfrazier.bsky.social testified in front of Congress on the threats facing submarine telecommunications cables and why there needs to be an overhaul of how the U.S. regulates and protects the system. Read an adapted version of his testimony: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
UK: Autumn Budget 2025: Key announcements for engineering and technology
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November 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
UK: Autumn Budget 2025: Key announcements for engineering and technology
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Europe is scaling back regulations all over the place. Regulation vs innovation? It's governance. I hope Europe wouldn't overdo it and end up something they aren't, and it won't help them either way, anyway.
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws
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Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws
www.theverge.com/news/823750/...
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws
The EU folds under Big Tech’s pressure.
www.theverge.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Europe is scaling back regulations all over the place. Regulation vs innovation? It's governance. I hope Europe wouldn't overdo it and end up something they aren't, and it won't help them either way, anyway.
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws
www.theverge.com/news/823750/...
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws
www.theverge.com/news/823750/...
AI for good.
TraffickCam Uses Computer Vision to Counter Human Trafficking
Hotels offer particular challenges for AI image recognition
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TraffickCam Uses Computer Vision to Counter Human Trafficking
Hotels offer particular challenges for AI image recognition
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How Can Your Hotel Photos Help Combat Human Trafficking?
Abby Stylianou's app uses hotel room photos to aid in locating trafficking victims, showcasing the power of technology in social justice efforts.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
AI for good.
TraffickCam Uses Computer Vision to Counter Human Trafficking
Hotels offer particular challenges for AI image recognition
spectrum.ieee.org/traffickcam-...
TraffickCam Uses Computer Vision to Counter Human Trafficking
Hotels offer particular challenges for AI image recognition
spectrum.ieee.org/traffickcam-...