Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened down 165-points this morning from yesterday's close, at
21,442 on turnover of $6.6-billion N-T.
The market closed higher once again on Thursday - as investor sentiment in
the local tech sector was buoyed (受到鼓舞) by news about soaring Nvidia
earnings - after the company released its latest quarterly results overnight.
Draft of AI Governing Law to be Finalized this Year
National Science and Technology Council head Wu Cheng-wen says his office is
scheduled to draw-up a draft of the law governing the use of A-I and send it
to the Cabinet by the end of this year.
Speaking at a legislative committee hearing, Wu said the draft law will aim
to ensure (確保) user privacy, human rights and security .. and will also
seek to help the development of Taiwan's industries.
Wu told lawmakers that the main concept behind Taiwan's A-I basic law will be
more aligned (對齊，與…保持一致) with those released by United States and
Japan - which have a more open attitude to AI use ..
… rather than that of the European Union, which is more conservative and
discreet.
The National Science and Technology Council head also said the law will be
drafted to restrict A-I to being used for good, protecting user privacy,
human rights and security.
Germany Police Clear ProPalestine Student Protesters
German police have cleared about 150 pro-Palestinian demonstrators from a
Berlin university facility, ending one of a wave of student-led protests
across Europe over Israel’s conduct of its war against Hamas.
Activists had occupied several rooms of the Humboldt University’s Institute
for Social Sciences in downtown Berlin on Wednesday.
University administrators agreed to let them stay until Thursday evening, but
called in the police when some refused to leave.
Police briefly detained 130 people during the operation, in which officers
broke through several barricaded (堵住…) doors.
Unicef warns Haiti's healthcare system may collapse
The UN's Children's Fund warns that Haiti's health system is now "on the
verge of collapse".
It says there has been an "alarming decrease" in the number of hospitals
still functioning (運作) in the violence-wracked Caribbean nation.
Jody Jacobs has more from the United Nations in New York.
Pakistan: UAE Comits to 10Billion Investment
The Pakistani government says that the United Arab Emirates has committed to
investing up to $10 billion in Pakistan during a meeting in the UAE capital
between that country’s president and the Pakistani prime minister.
The office of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says that UAE President
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan made the commitment (承諾) during a meeting in
Abu Dhabi with Sharif, who is visiting the UAE.
It provided few details.
The statement said Sharif told the UAE president about measures the Pakistani
government is taking to encourage foreign investment, and that the UAE
president committed to investing $10 billion in various sectors in Pakistan.
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