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United Arab Emirates Joins U.S. and China in Giving Away A.I. TechnologyIn a move that shows the growing influence of the United Arab Emirates in the global artificial intelligence race, a new research lab backed by the Persian Gulf nation said on...
By Pablo Chavez
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Why Nvidia’s B30A Could Destroy the U.S.’s AI AdvantageEarlier this month, facing backlash for his removal of export controls on Nvidia’s H20 AI chip, President Donald Trump attempted to reassure critics by declaring the H20 “obso...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Implementation Uncertainty Clouds U.S. AI Action PlanU.S. President Donald Trump's new AI Action Plan represents a novel approach to artificial intelligence policymaking in the US, even compared to his own first term, which was ...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Researcher: U.S. Seems ‘Hesitant’ to Control Chip Equipment to Avoid Hurting China TalksThe Trump administration appears to be avoiding new China-related controls on sensitive semiconductor manufacturing equipment because it fears those restrictions could impede ...
By Janet Egan
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Trump May Not Replace Biden-Era AI Rule“It certainly seems — at the moment, at least — that the tech side has the upper hand,” said Geoffrey Gertz, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security....
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Technology & National Security
What We're Hearing on the AI Action PlanThe Trump administration's AI action plan is the tech and AI industry's dream, per glowing reactions that rolled in after its release....
By Caleb Withers
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Noteworthy
Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Noteworthy | America's AI Action PlanIntroduction The United States is in a race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI). Whoever has the largest AI ecosystem will set global AI standards and...
By Vivek Chilukuri, Emily Kilcrease, Janet Egan, Geoffrey Gertz, Sam Howell, Caleb Withers, Michael Depp, Ruby Scanlon & Morgan Peirce
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Technology & National Security
White House to Unveil Plan to Push U.S. AI Abroad, Crack Down on Restrictive Rules, Document ShowsThe White House intends to publish a plan on Wednesday that calls for the export of American AI technology abroad and a crackdown on state laws deemed too restrictive to let i...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Did Big Tech Just Outfox the China Hawks?One of the most dizzying pivots in American policy toward China happened just last week, when two chipmakers — Nvidia and AMD — said that Donald Trump’s White House had effect...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Bill to Mandate Chip Export Location Tracking Would Backfire, Tech Policy Experts SayA bill to mandate location-tracking mechanisms for exports of advanced chips was panned this week by technology policy experts who said the requirement would be tricky to impl...
By Tim Fist
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Trump Just Handed China a Major Advantage on AILate on Monday night, July 14, 2025, the ninth richest man in the world broke some momentous news: The US government would allow him, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, to sell H20 proc...
By Tim Fist
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Technology & National Security
The Trump AI Deals in the Gulf: Measuring the Value Against the Security ConcernsWhen the White House announced multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence deals with the UAE and Saudi Arabia earlier this month, there were several reactions: surprise at th...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Russia Expands Drone Capabilities as Ukraine Conflict ContinuesWhile many of Ukraine’s technological advancements resulting from the war with Russia are well-known, Russian capabilities are also continuing to evolve, including the integra...
By Samuel Bendett
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
OpenAI Says It Will Build Massive Data Centers in the U.A.E.OpenAI unveiled plans on Thursday to build a massive computing complex in the United Arab Emirates, following a deal between the Trump administration and the Persian Gulf nati...
By Pablo Chavez
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Technology & National Security
DJI Drones Are Everywhere. The U.S. May Still Ban ThemDrones from Chinese giant DJI are deeply embedded in American life. With a potential ban looming, the company has until the end of the year to convince U.S. lawmakers it does ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Saudi Arabia Wants to Build Its Post-Oil Future with Massive AI Data Centers — Trump and U.S. Tech Have Big Incentives to ObligePresident Donald Trump hit the sands of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, kicking off a Gulf tour at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum—joined by tech CEOs including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Is AI the Future of America’s Foreign Policy? Some Experts Think SoWhile in recent years AI tools have moved into foreign ministries around the world to aid with routine diplomatic chores, such as speech-writing, those systems are now increas...
By Andrew Moore
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
AI, Energy and Data Centres: How the UAE Has Approached Trump’s Second TermSince US President Donald Trump returned to office this year, his administration has announced a series of partnerships and investments involving the UAE – and more could come...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Is It Too Late to Slow China’s AI Development?For a company worth nearly $3 trillion, facing an unexpected cost of a few billion dollars may sound relatively paltry. But U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s announcement in a regulator...
By Jacob Stokes
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Technology & National Security
Researchers Ask BIS to Prioritize Enforceability in Potential Changes to AI Diffusion RuleAlthough the Bureau of Industry and Security's AI diffusion export control rule has sparked broad pushback from some U.S. allies, it appears to take a “strong step” toward imp...
By Janet Egan & Spencer Michaels
