Sources: the US Commerce Department finished reviewing Nvidia's H200 China license, but the State Department wants tougher restrictions, delaying final approval
The state department has pushed for close scrutiny before approving export licences — Michael Acton in San Francisco …
How Ukraine and Russia rely on the same Chinese drone suppliers, whose tech is vital to the war; China has banned sensitive drone tech exports to both countries
As both sides scramble to source vital parts, some experts are convinced Russian buyers are being favoured by Beijing
Sources: Chinese authorities told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by ~12 US and Israeli companies due to national security concerns
Sources: Chinese authorities told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by ~12 US and Israeli companies due to national security concerns
Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by roughly a dozen firms from the U.S …
Sources: China is retrofitting older models of ASML's DUV machines to produce advanced smartphone and AI chips, exposing cracks in US-led export controls
Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times :
US approving Nvidia H200 exports to China is based on the idea that Huawei is a viable competitor, but data shows the gap between Nvidia and Huawei is widening
Executive Summary — On December 8, the Trump administration announced plans to loosen U.S. export controls on artificial intelligence …
MIT and Hugging Face study: the share of downloads of Chinese-made open AI models rose to 17% in the past year, surpassing US developers' 15.8% share, a first
Beijing-backed technology gains ground as American giants hold fast to ‘closed’ AI strategies — China has overtaken the US …
Sources: the Netherlands is prepared to drop the ministerial order that gave it control of Nexperia if China allows exports of its critical chips again
The Netherlands is prepared to suspend its powers over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in a move that would de-escalate a fight …
The Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia using its Goods Availability Act, a first, to safeguard chip supply for Europe
Move by The Hague escalates frictions between western countries and Beijing over access to high-end technology
Crypto markets crashed after Trump threatened an extra 100% tariff on China, triggering $19.1B+ in liquidations, 10x+ the liquidations during the FTX crash
Trump's 100% tariff warning on China ignited a global sell-off that wiped out $16 billion in leveraged crypto longs and pushed Ethena's USDe to a rare sub-$1 print.
China's new export controls on rare earth minerals mean major semiconductor companies are bracing for disruptions due to higher costs and supply chain slowdowns
Bloomberg :
Sources: China tightens customs checks on chip imports, starting with Nvidia's H20 and RTX Pro 6000D, after urging local companies not to buy Nvidia's products
Stringent border checks come after Beijing orders tech companies to stop ordering US processors
China's Cyberspace Administration began a two-month campaign in late September to fight “excessively pessimistic sentiment” and defeatist ideas on social media
As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work, marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online.
Sources: the US secretly embedded location trackers in select AI chip shipments, such as in Dell and Super Micro servers, to detect illegal diversions to China
U.S. authorities have secretly placed location tracking devices in targeted shipments of advanced chips they see as being at high risk …
White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios says the US is exploring software or physical ways to track the location of AI chips, as part of its AI Action Plan
The US is exploring ways to equip chips with better location-tracking capabilities, a senior official said …
Taiwanese prosecutors say two ex-TSMC employees and a third suspect were arrested for allegedly stealing proprietary tech; investigators searched Tokyo Electron
Taiwanese prosecutors probe ‘potential trade secret leaks’ in first case since key technologies added to national security legislation
Microsoft relied on China-based engineers to maintain SharePoint On-Premises, which Microsoft said in July was exploited by Chinese hackers to breach US systems
including those based in China—to maintain the Defense Department's cloud systems' Forums: r/cybersecurity : Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked...
A look at China's efforts to grow its “low-altitude economy”, or the airspace below 1,000 meters, by leveraging its domination in drone production and drone R&D
www.ft.com/content/65e4... [image] Sense Hofstede / @sensehofstede.nl : China made millions of drones. Now it has to find uses for them - FT: ‘The Civil Aviation Administration o...
Sources: China instructs its top AI leaders to avoid visiting the US over fears they could divulge confidential info or be detained and used as bargaining chips
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Sources: China is instructing its top AI leaders to avoid visiting the US over fears they could be detained as bargaining chips or divulge confidential info
Beijing increasingly views cutting-edge technology through national-security lens, putting executives on tighter leash