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Asus has warned customers of its online eShop that their data may have been compromised in a security breach. The company has begun notifying affected customers, though details on how many people are affected or what specific information was exposed have not yet been made public. Cybersecurity watchers are monitoring the incident for further disclosure.

Asus has apparently avoided a US restriction affecting routers, but the company has declined to explain how. The Verge reports that Asus will not say what steps it took, raising questions about whether it shifted manufacturing or lobbied for an exemption. The silence has prompted discussion about transparency in US trade and tech policy.

Asus is facing questions after reportedly avoiding a US router ban, with the company declining to explain how it secured the exemption. The outcome has drawn attention in the tech world, as observers want to know what lobbying, legal or security arguments persuaded US authorities to spare Asus while other router makers were targeted.

Asus is refusing to explain how it escaped a US ban on its routers, and the company is not publicly committing to manufacturing in the United States. The stance has raised questions about what concessions, if any, the Taiwanese hardware maker made to US authorities, and whether customers can expect any change to where its products are built.

Asus has confirmed on its Weibo page that the ProArt 16 RTX Spark laptop will launch on 8 October. The announcement, reported by Lowyat.NET, gives a firm date for the high-end creative laptop, which pairs Asus's ProArt display line with Nvidia RTX graphics. tech watchers are now waiting for pricing and regional availability details.

A large American megachurch has dedicated a 62-foot statue of Jesus, one of the events highlighted in a weekly roundup of Christian history. The same feature notes the anniversary of Damasus becoming pope in the fourth century, a pontiff remembered for his ties to Rome's early Christian legacy.