YZi Labs announced on March 24th the launch of the Atlas Scout program, aiming to recruit 5 to 10 students from top universities worldwide to manage investment projects. The program offers up to $1 million in funding support for early-stage projects in the Web3, AI, and biotechnology sectors, including institutions such as Stanford and Harvard. Participating students will receive rights such as investment decision-making authority, travel support, and access to resources.

Ukraine plans to introduce cryptocurrency political donation regulations to prevent Russian interference, including implementing a "travel rule," requiring service providers to report transaction information, and aiming to increase transparency and reduce the risk of foreign political interference.

Chinese regulators have taken disciplinary action against personnel involved in Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus, which may include restrictions on executive travel abroad and an escalation of the investigation to enforcement proceedings. Manus's AI technology developed in China was transferred to Singapore for sale, involving issues related to technology export licenses and data compliance.

Google announced on March 16 that it will open its artificial intelligence product Gemini to users in Hong Kong, first launching the web application, followed by mobile applications. Hong Kong users can use Gemini to handle daily tasks such as emails, planning, and travel, and it supports multimedia content generation.

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