US government wants to further limit sales of Nvidia AI chips
They should only be sold to those we like
US officials have discussed limiting sales of advanced AI chips from Nvidia and other American companies on a country-specific basis.
China’s x86 CPU a long way behind US
8-core Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-7000 processor close but no cigar
Chinese tech magazine PC Watch has acquired the 8-core Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-7000 processor, China’s latest entry into the x86 CPU market.
AV giant Kaspersky is about to be kicked out of the US
US government claims it is under Putin’s thumb
The Biden administration announced plans to prohibit the sale of antivirus software made by Kaspersky Lab in the United States.
US blocks companies from selling chips to Huawei
Tightens restrictions
Uncle Sam's not letting Huawei get its mitts on any semiconductors from Qualcomm and Intel and is trying to put a spanner in the works for Huawei's phone and laptop chip supply.
Biden blocks bargain Chinese cars
They are cheaper and better, and we can't compete so they are "insecure"
The US President, Joe Biden, is trying to stop cheap and cheerful Chinese smart cars from coming to America. The US government says it is looking into the "security implications" of letting China sell its intelligent cars, claiming that it can collect data about the drivers.
Top boffin hired to advise US cops
AI Tsar named
The US Justice Department has hired a top boffin to be its first AI Tsar as it tries to work out how AI affects the law and policing.
US probes another Chinese chip "threat"
Worried about legacy chips now
The US has announced a probe into how its firms buy Chinese-made chips, under the unproven claim that they could pose a danger to national security.
US regulators investigate Adobe’s cancellation rules
The company claims it is cooperating
Adobe said US regulators are probing the company's cancellation rules for software subscriptions, an issue that has long hacked off its customers.
US-China chip ban failed
Stockpiles kept China safe for a long time
The US-China chip ban failed because the Chinese stockpiled enough chips to keep them going until they could create them locally.
China starting to ignore US chips
Bad news for the US
Just as we predicted the US embargo against supplying chips to China has backfired and now Middle Kingdom companies are buying locally.