Sources: amid negotiations with the DOD, Anthropic submitted a bid to compete in a $100M DOD contest to develop voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming tech
Anthropic PBC was among the artificial intelligence companies that submitted a proposal earlier this year to compete …
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's and Trump's actions against Anthropic have serious legal issues, and its designation exceeds what the statute authorizes
This is designation as political theater: a show of force that will not stick. — alanrozenshtein.com — Meet The Authors
Sources: multiple federal agencies raised concerns about Grok's safety and reliability in recent months, before DOD approved Grok for use in classified settings
Warnings about xAI's safety and reliability preceded Pentagon decision to approve Grok for use in classified settings.
Sources: multiple federal agencies raised concerns about Grok's safety and reliability in recent months, before DOD approved Grok for use in classified settings
Wall Street Journal:
Dario Amodei says Anthropic cannot “in good conscience” accede to DOD's request to remove safeguards and will work to ensure a smooth transition if offboarded
I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our autocratic adversaries.
President Trump calls Anthropic a “radical left, woke company” and says he is directing every federal agency in the US to stop using its products
The Trump administration has decided to blacklist Anthropic in the most consequential and controversial policy decision to date …
Under new US licensing requirements, the Commerce Department says it will review exports of Nvidia's H200 and AMD's MI325X to China on a case-by-case basis
a limit on how much Nvidia and AMD can sell to China and required certifications that US supply won't be affected. https://www.bloomberg.com/...@kakashiii111:The Chinese government...
Sources: Chinese officials told customs agents this week that Nvidia H200s are barred from China and told local tech companies not to buy them unless necessary
Chinese customs authorities told customs agents this week that Nvidia's (NVDA.O) H200 artificial intelligence chips are not permitted …
Chinese AI executives say China is unlikely to eclipse the US in the AI race anytime soon, citing limited resources and US chip export curbs as key constraints
Some of China's most prominent figures in generative artificial intelligence warned that the Asian nation is unlikely to eclipse the US in the global AI race anytime soon.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says that Intel must give the government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act funds; INTC closed up 6.97%
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that Intel must give the U.S. government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act funds.
Sources: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is looking into government equity stakes in Micron, TSMC, Samsung, and others that receive CHIPS Act funding
‘We should get an equity stake for our money’ Rich Smith / Motley Fool : Why Micron Stock Got Clobbered Today Tyler Lee / Android Headlines : Trump's Plan: Turn CHIPS Act Grants In...
Letter: Synopsys tells staff to stop sales, services, and new orders in China to comply with new US export curbs, and pulls its annual and quarterly forecasts
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Anusuya Lahiri / Benzinga : Synopsys Halts China Sales After US Cracks Down On Chip Design Exports insideHPC : White H...
Sources: Trump administration plans to expand Entity List restrictions to cover subsidiaries of Chinese companies, aiming to block workarounds via new offshoots
The Trump administration plans to broaden restrictions on China's tech sector with new regulations to capture subsidiaries of companies under US curbs.
Sources: Trump officials are considering removing a Biden-era rule that divides the world into three tiers to determine how many AI chips a country can obtain
stakes for tech dominance escalate Diya Lal / Tech in Asia : Trump administration may revise Biden's AI chip export rules Archanarani / Verdict : Trump team weighing changes to Bid...
Source: TSMC's US division president said during a webinar that production yields in Arizona are 4 percentage points higher than at similar facilities in Taiwan
Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg :
US prosecutors file a new indictment against SBF, accusing him of ordering an Alameda payment of $40M+ in cryptocurrency to bribe Chinese government officials
Alibaba drops as much as 8% after its Ant Group unit said it has no current plans to revive its IPO and a key regulator said it had not evaluated the listing
- Alibaba shares dropped 8% on Thursday after its financial affiliate Ant Group said there were currently no plans to revive a public listing.
Sources: weeks before Didi's US IPO, the Chinese regulator that eventually ordered Didi's app banned had suggested to the company that it delay the listing
Ride-hailing giant, under pressure to reward shareholders, pushed ahead with NYSE listing despite concerns of China's cybersecurity watchdog
Didi shares fell as much as 30% in pre-market trading after a Chinese regulator ordered it to be removed from app stores, wiping out ~$22B of market value
Bloomberg :
Just days after Didi's NYSE debut, Chinese regulators mandate app stores ban Didi Chuxing app, alleging violations in its collection and usage of personal info
- Internet watchdog asks operators to remove ride-hailing app — The surprise ban comes days after Didi's New York debut