April Ma / Bloomberg:
Tencent-backed Enflame receives approval for a Shanghai IPO and plans to raise ~$888M; Enflame is the last of China's four leading AI chipmakers to go to market  —  Tencent Holdings Ltd.-backed Shanghai Enflame Technology Co. has received approval for an initial public offering …

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
The FBI dismantles Outsider Enterprise, an AI-powered Chinese phishing operation, and seizes $100K in Tether in joint effort with Google and Black Lotus Labs  —  In a coordinated effort, the FBI, working with Google and Black Lotus Labs, has dismantled a massive Chinese phishing …

Liv McMahon / BBC:
The UK social media ban will apply to Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X, and will require platforms to stop children from livestreaming  —  The UK has announced it is going to block social media for under-16s.  —  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that the ban would take effect in early 2027.

Sam Sabin / Axios:
Letter: US cybersecurity leaders urge the White House to lift the ban on Anthropic's Mythos and Fable 5, arguing the move hurts defenders more than attackers  —  Prominent cybersecurity leaders — including CISOs, security researchers and executives at Adobe, Zoom and Sophos …

Reuters:
UK PM Keir Starmer says the UK will ban social media for under-16s and restrict gaming and livestreaming platforms, aiming for regulation by the end of 2026  —  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would ban social media sites for under-16s and impose restrictions on gaming …