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AI & Compute Infrastructure — October 3, 2026

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (国际原子能机构) is negotiating a local ceasefire to repair damaged Zaporizhzhia nuclear-plant power infrastructure.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported damage to infrastructure supporting the nuclear plant’s external electricity supply. Attacks on September 19, 20, and 27 hit the nearby Zaporizhzhia thermal power plant, damaging multiple transformers described as critical to the nuclear plant’s external supply.

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China (中国) completed 5.18 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity-market transactions during January–August, increasing 19.2% year over year.

The National Energy Administration (国家能源局) figures cover electricity-market transaction volumes for January–August 2026. Trading institutions completed 5.18 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh), up 19.2% year over year; this is traded electricity volume, not an installed-generation capacity figure or a data-center consumption total.

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Apple (苹果) plans stronger Mac privacy controls, requiring explicit user action before granting applications, including AI agents, full-disk access.

Apple’s announcement concerns planned changes to how users grant broad data-access permissions. In a Friday statement described by the source, Apple said additional Mac controls would require a very explicit user action (非常明确的用户操作) before an application receives full-disk access (完全磁盘访问权限).

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