House Pushes Contested Chip Export Controls to Curb AI Smuggling
House panel advanced legislation that would require the Commerce Department to demand chipmakers do more to keep AI tech from being smuggled to China Despite incessant cheerleading from some quarters, members understand the many problems with this bill... https://t.co/kBjLLxHfN9
China’s Research Surge Threatens U.S. Scientific Dominance
The Shocking Speed of China’s Scientific Rise When will Chinese research pull ahead of the U.S.’s? https://t.co/BBemz3lomx
China Launches Trade Probes in Response to U.S. Actions
China Hits Back at U.S. With New Trade Probes Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit Beijing responds to investigations by the U.S. that could raise tariffs @pstAsiatech: yes, Beijing will respond to every measure coming from within Beltway, every one.. https://t.co/XZraiO7f8W
Chinese EV Makers Gain Momentum in Europe, Eye US Launch
China’s Carmakers Return to Growth in Europe With EV Sales When will they be available in the US? https://t.co/kCFXgE8I5r
China Plays the Long Game Against Trump
How China Is Playing the Long Game With Trump China is always playing the long game... https://t.co/ca5y4Jpyct
Huawei AI Chip Wins ByteDance, Alibaba Orders
Huawei's new AI chip finds favour with ByteDance, Alibaba which plan to place orders ...tech firms intend to use the new 950PR more extensively, as chip is more compatible with Nvidia's CUDA software system and has better response speed...Huawei plans to...
House Committee Approves Chip Security Act Targeting China
House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Chip Security Act | Select Committee on the CCP https://t.co/Pxi7ysePpz
China Calls for NeurIPS Boycott, Deepening AI Rift
AI rift widens as China urges boycott of top US conference over sanctions ban China has become the largest contributor to NeurIPS in recent years, driven by research from institutions such as Tsinghua University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. https://t.co/wDLuPB3O1L
Middle Eastern Funds Reap Huge Gains on Chinese AI IPOs
Middle Eastern funds have racked up outsize gains from bets on newly-listed Chinese AI companies China uninvestable? Seems like so long ago now... https://t.co/u1DyM6ixKs
AI Boom Fuels China's Record‑breaking Trade Despite Oil Shock
An investment boom in AI has kept China’s trade volumes on a path to exceed last year’s record levels, offsetting disruptions from higher oil prices in the weeks after war broke out in Iran https://t.co/L3nAViEgYs
Older GPUs Now Legally Licensed for Chinese Nvidia Users
These are clearly not/not cutting edge GPUs and are now legal to ship to Chinese end users with license, many of which have been approved for Nvidia....
Oil Crisis Boosts Struggling Chinese EV Makers
The worst oil crisis in history comes at a good time for China’s troubled EV giants https://t.co/15HWchakCe
China Demonstrates Atlas Drone Swarm with AI Combat Upgrade
China unveils full-process demonstration of Atlas drone swarm operations system, expert highlights algorithm-enabled combat upgrades https://t.co/KM8FySikPc
Nvidia-Backed Startup Valued at $25B to Counter Chinese AI
Nvidia-Backed Startup Seeking to Counter Chinese AI Eyes $25 Billion Valuation Yes, it's all about "countering Chinese AI"... https://t.co/7VwOnVxaeb
Alibaba Announces 5nm AI Chip, TSMC Production Pending
Alibaba unveils 5-nm AI chipset design amid OpenClaw frenzy Sources say chip would be made by TSMC once it reaches production stage Yes, "small yard high fence" has failed... https://t.co/gTH9g4VJXA via @NikkeiAsia
OpenAI Funds Isara, a Youth‑led AI Startup
OpenAI Backs New AI Startup Seeking Bot Army Breakthroughs The San Francisco company, called Isara, was founded last June by two 23-year-old AI researchers, Eddie Zhang and Henry Gasztowtt. They have hired researchers from Google, Meta , and OpenAI. https://t.co/TmyAydRBDk
AI Scientist Automates Full Research Cycle End‑to‑End
Towards end-to-end automation of AI research We present The AI Scientist, which creates research ideas, writes code, runs experiments, plots and analyses data, writes the entire scientific manuscript, and performs its own peer review. https://t.co/sYHqJNztcE
Melania Trump Hosts Record 45 Nations, Unveils US Humanoid
First Lady Melania Trump Convenes Record 45 Nations at the White House and Introduces American-Built Humanoid – The White House https://t.co/hRogI1ZfKF
Tesla Negotiating $2.9B Chinese Solar Equipment Deal
Exclusive: Tesla in talks with Chinese firms to buy $2.9 billion worth of solar equipment, sources say No "overcapacity" here.... https://t.co/XUURdFhf32
Trump and Xi Set to Meet in Beijing May 14‑15
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will hold their highly anticipated summit in Beijing on May 14-15, following a delay that brought fresh uncertainty to relations between the world’s largest economies. https://t.co/mGv6Vxm4He
Export Controls Must Prioritize Cost‑Benefit Over Honor System
#ChipSecurityActWatch America’s Export Controls Shouldn’t Run on the Honor System No, but it should run based on clear cost benefit analysis and with minimal impact on industry and supply chains. A short thread 🧵 https://t.co/KArD3li5Ly
Chinese Firms Boost AWS Compliance Demand 250% Abroad
Chinese companies' demand for Amazon Web Services compliance has increased by 250% as they expand overseas | Going Global · Technology _ https://t.co/YUHaLiFdIV https://t.co/w6d3n4u8bd
SK Hynix Seeks US IPO, Targeting $14 Billion
SK Hynix files for US listing that source says could raise up to $14 billion https://t.co/QBH8wtKrug
AI Surge Fast-Tracks China's Chip Industry, Straining Supply
AI boom accelerates China's chip industry growth as demand strains supply chain Growth in the industry "is coming faster than expected" this year... no kidding... https://t.co/NOedZy15kH
Biden's China Strategy Prioritizes Tech Competition and Selective Decoupling
Implementing the Biden Administration’s China Strategy An interesting study, some thoughts on US China technology competition portion. A thread. 🧵 https://t.co/Y81X3BGkEJ
Chinese AI Models Close Gap, Outpacing Costly Alternatives
China AI labs face growing open-source dilemma Cursor/Moonshot also underscores a new reality in Silicon Valley and beyond: startups and more established companies alike are increasingly eschewing pricey proprietary models from OpenAI and others for free or low-cost Chinese versions which...
China AI Stocks Surge After State Media Touts Token Boom
China’s AI Stocks Rally as State Media Highlights Surge in Token Usage - Bloomberg https://t.co/gL8DSTlUNg
Taiwan Targets Drone Hub with $1.38B Non‑red Supply Push
Can Taiwan fulfil Asia-Pacific drone hub goal with ‘non-red’ supply chain push? Plan is to invest US$1.38 billion between 2025 and 2030 for uncrewed systems industry, but questions linger over scale, politics and timing https://t.co/jb0kr8jdVY via @scmpnews
US Laws Block Leading Lab’s Move to China
Yes, how would the US government react if leading lab wanted to relocate to China? Oh wait, there are laws that would prevent this....
US, China AI Rift Persists Yet Collaboration Remains Feasible
US, China ‘disjointed’ on AI, but collaboration is possible: Silicon Valley tech founder “There is not any real way where, for example, US enterprise companies will directly spend billions of dollars on something from Chinese companies or vice versa,” he said...
Taiwan's $3 Trillion Tech Ecosystem Eclipses TSMC
Beyond TSMC: Colley Hwang reveals Taiwan's massive US$3 trillion tech ecosystem at AI Expo https://t.co/W55Qnfzgze
OpenAI CEO Reshuffles, Launches ‘Spud’ AI Mode
OpenAI CEO Shifts Responsibilities, Preps ‘Spud’ AI Mode Altman also said that the company would be renaming senior executive Fidji Simo’s product organization to “AGI Deployment,” a reference to artificial general intelligence, or AI that’s roughly on par with humans. https://t.co/kQ9rcyp1kL
Arm Unveils Own CPU, Meta First Buyer, China Market Open
Bigly....Arm launches its own CPU, with Meta as first customer Arm can sell this to China...... https://t.co/AMt1kLNiV5
Japan Downgrades China Ties; Beijing Calls It Red‑line Breach
As Japan moves to downgrade status of China ties, Beijing moves to blame Tokyo On Tuesday, China’s foreign ministry said comments by Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi had sparked anger in China and breached a “red line”. https://t.co/hPal9FNVTW
OpenAI Boosts Private‑Equity Offer in Enterprise War with Anthropic
Exclusive: OpenAI sweetens private equity pitch amid enterprise turf war with Anthropic, sources say https://t.co/ZcUhtQFcMj
Taiwan Scrambles with Chip Deals to Win Trump
Fast Chips, Big Money, 3:30 a.m. Calls: Taiwan’s Urgent Quest to Win Over Trump https://t.co/XAPflnhoCQ
Nvidia Warns U.S. Robotics Will Depend on China
Nvidia’s Huang calls China ‘formidable’ in robotics as firm bets on physical AI Huang says US robotics industry will have to rely on China’s supply chain despite US pioneering market... Yup...3D chess vice one dimensional game within Beltway.... https://t.co/rrFQq5IlpQ
China Leverages Power Grid, Open‑Source AI for Certainty
China’s AI edge built on power grid, open-source models: Alibaba’s Joe Tsai "In this era and environment of uncertainty, China’s technology sector is both willing and capable of providing certainty.” https://t.co/klX3qfoZmA
OpenAI Aims to Create Fully Automated Researcher
OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher | MIT Technology Review https://t.co/7NbWxuAL8L
Trump Pushes Managed Trade Strategy Before Xi Meeting
What is the managed approach to trade that Donald Trump's administration is seeking with China, as both sides work towards the US president's potential meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the coming weeks? What is a 'Board of Trade'? https://t.co/7KSQgnuNxR
AI ‘Godfather’ Warns Firms Chase Profit over Future
‘Godfather of AI’ says tech companies aren’t concerned with the AI endgame. They’re focused on short-term profits instead https://t.co/DEj60Q96gI
U.S. Leaders Debate China Without Ever Visiting
Washington Is Flying Blind on China Americans talk incessantly about the need to compete with their country’s greatest rival and how to do it. Yet many U.S. policymakers have never been to China. Impacts quality of the debate clearly... https://t.co/ghNp4u7uqt
Russia Proposes Sweeping Bans on Foreign AI Tools
Russia to give itself sweeping powers to ban or restrict foreign AI tools Foreign AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini could be banned or restricted inside Russia if they fail to adhere to new rules that would give Moscow...
Pentagon Chooses Palantir AI as Core Military System
Exclusive: Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system, memo says. The apotheosis of mil civ fusion... https://t.co/Sp7uxEvsGv
ASML's New Boss Calls for Simpler, AI-Ready Reorg
ASML needs to become simpler. That, too, is innovation. Marco Pieters, ASML “We have become too sluggish,” says Marco Pieters, ASML’s new technical boss. He is leading a sweeping reorganization to prepare the Veldhoven-based high-tech giant for the AI era. https://t.co/0vG7jthH2I
Trump‑Japan Pact Targets Deep‑sea Rare‑earth Supply
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strengthens U.S.-Japan Alliance for the Benefit of All Americans Under a new Memorandum of Cooperation, the two nations will accelerate joint research and development and industry cooperation on commercially-viable development of deep-sea critical minerals...
AI Agents Set to Spark ChatGPT‑Era Robotics Revolution
Nvidia Robotics Chief: AI Agents Will Bring About ChatGPT Moment for Robotics In fact, a single agent could be responsible for coordinating a whole fleet of robots, dividing up a goal into specific tasks and assigning them to individual robots... https://t.co/hCz4HTp1t1
Pentagon Faces Push to Drop Claude, Users Resist
Hegseth wants Pentagon to dump Anthropic's Claude, but military users say it's not so easy https://t.co/JpevYXENl9
Groq 3 LPX Delivers Ultra‑Low Latency Inference for Vera Rubin
Inside NVIDIA Groq 3 LPX: The Low-Latency Inference Accelerator for the NVIDIA Vera Rubin Platform | NVIDIA Technical Blog https://t.co/lHAref0UAn
Chinese Automakers Force U.S. to Rethink Supply Chains
How Chinese Automakers Are Redefining Global Competitiveness American companies need access to a supply chain at scale that allows us to build competitively priced products that can compete not just in the United States but in international markets. https://t.co/La8eO0ry7v