Trump indicates a breakthrough in US-China TikTok talks is forthcoming.
South Korea wants to keep pace with U.S. and China tech initiatives
South Korea expands AI and tech initiative funds to $108B.
U.S. removes TSMC’s ability to freely ship supplies to China
U.S. revokes TSMC waiver to distribute chip supplies to China.
U.S. considers revoking authorisation on chipmakers in China
US considers clamping down on Intel, SK Hynix, Samsung making chips in China.
AT&T acquires U.S. satellite service provider assets
AT&T acquires the assets of EchoStar for $23 billion.
Nvidia calls claims of secret kill switch ‘implausible’
Nvidia rejects the idea that their GPUs have built-in backdoor kill switches.
China advocates for global AI group
China advocates for global AI body to counter US influence.
Huawei receives criminal charges
The 16-count indictment is related to Huawei’s alleged control of Skycom, which is a company based in Hong Kong conducting business in Iran.
Who’s in the running to buy TikTok?
There are several other prominent bidders who have also raised their hands to acquire the platform’s US operations.
U.S proposes ban on Chinese AI models
US government agencies would not be able to access the models or use the AI technologies without an exemption, such as for research.