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Chinese AI experts in private firms now required to secure approval before international travel — Beijing enforces policy to secure top-tier talent, expands measures beyond government

The Chinese government has imposed travel restrictions on key AI experts, requiring them to secure an approval before they can leave the country. Beijing is reportedly doing this to secure talent, which it now considers as a strategic resource, as it competes with the U.S. to gain supremacy in artificial intelligence.

Acer is reportedly working on a ‘Predator Atlas 8’ handheld featuring Intel’s Arc G3 chips — Panther Lake-based handhelds expected to be revealed at Computex 2026

At Computex next month, Intel is expected to reveal a bunch of handhelds rocking its Arc G3 series of chips, and Acer is now rumored to be one of the manufacturers showing off its devices. New leaks say a “Predator Atlas 8” is in the works that, as the name suggests, will feature an 8-inch screen and might come in both the Arc G3 and G3 Extreme variants.