1. The US government is investigating whether the country’s reliance on imports for semiconductors and pharmaceuticals could hurt national security. The Commerce Department says the probes, launched on April 1, also cover imports of chip-making devices and pharmaceutical ingredients.
2. Tokyo police have arrested four people for allegedly selling obscene images generated by artificial intelligence. Police say the arrests are the first clampdown on sales of images of this kind created by generative AI. They say the suspects, in their 20s to 50s, are alleged to have sold posters featuring indecent images of women through online auction sites around October of last year.
3. The British government announced on Monday that it would take additional measures to help businesses amid tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. The measures are meant to help the several thousand companies that are impacted by the tariffs.
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