2025-09-08
“The Trump team's proposal instead requires South Korea's two largest companies to seek Washington's approval for a year's worth of restricted gear, parts and materials at a time, spelled out in exact quantities” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources: the US is proposing annual approvals for exports of chipmaking supplies to Samsung and SK Hynix factories in China, as part of a “site license” idea
The US is proposing annual approvals for exports of chipmaking supplies to Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc.'s factories …
2025-05-20
“Malaysia is in many ways the perfect test of the Trump admin's new-fashioned AI diplomacy...At the same time the admin has promised to crack down on illegal shipments of advanced Nvidia chips to China via 3rd countries. Officials have identified Malaysia as a particular concern.” [image]
Bloomberg
Malaysia downplays its deal to use 3,000 Huawei chips to build a first-of-its-kind AI system by 2026, underscoring its delicate position in the US-China AI race
Malaysia declared it'll build a first-of-its-kind AI system powered by Huawei Technologies Co. chips, only to distance itself …
2025-04-30
“The regulation, issued in Jan, is aimed at dividing up access to most advanced AI chips & controlling certain model weights in order to keep the most sophisticated computing power in the US & among its allies & away from China/other countries of concern” https://www.reuters.com/...
Reuters
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...
2024-06-05
“2 top Chinese AI chip firms, MetaX and Enflame, submitted downgraded designs of their chips to TSMC in late 2023 to comply with US restrictions..The companies have previously marketed their chips as being comparable to Nvidia's graphics processing units” https://www.reuters.com/...
Reuters
Sources: some Chinese AI chip companies, including MetaX and Enflame, are submitting less powerful GPU designs to TSMC to comply with US sanctions
Some Chinese AI chip companies are now designing less powerful processors to retain access to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) …
2022-11-30
“Zhengzhou said Tue it was lifting a lockdown of main urban areas...Authorities then issued a lengthy list of buildings that wld be declared high risk spanning greater Zhengzhou region which means they will continue to be subject to lockdown-style curbs.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
CNN
Chinese state media: a five-day COVID-19 lockdown in Zhengzhou, home to Foxconn's iPhone plant, has been lifted; an analyst says disruptions cost Apple $1B/week
Hong Kong CNN Business — The central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, home to the world's largest iPhone factory …
2021-07-09
“Officials have demanded Facebook and Twitter take down 100s of posts, divulge sensitive user information and submit to a regulatory regime that includes potential jail terms for executives if companies don't comply.” @markets https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Twitter says it will “fully comply” with India's new IT rules, has appointed an interim chief compliance officer, and will name a grievance officer by July 11
Bloomberg :