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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Trump Calls for Intel Boss to Resign Immediately, Alleging China TiesPresident Donald Trump has called on the head of US chipmaker Intel to resign "immediately", accusing him of having problematic ties to China....
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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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
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
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
Why Smuggle Chips When You Can Remote In?In the global race to control the most powerful new technologies, America has used aggressive export controls to cut off China’s access to high-end microchips. And smugglers h...
By Janet Egan
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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
Trump is Rewriting How the U.S. Treats AI Chip Exports—and the Stakes Are EnormousThis week, President Trump traveled to the Middle East on a business and diplomacy mission, during which he greenlit the sale of hundreds of thousands of American-made AI chip...
By Janet Egan
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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
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
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Why DeepSeek Is a Chinese Shot Across Trump’s BowThe release of Chinese AI app DeepSeek has spooked Wall Street as technology investors fear that American companies are falling behind in the race to develop super-intelligent...
By Janet Egan
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
U.S. Tech Stocks Plunge on China AI’s Unexpectedly Strong ShowingThe US markets got a loud wake-up call on Monday when shares of major US artificial intelligence and semiconductor companies slumped on a wave of fear that Chinese companies w...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Trump Signals Aggressive Stance as U.S. Races China in AI DevelopmentBefore he had been in office for 48 hours, President Donald Trump sent a clear signal that to outpace China, his administration will be pursuing an aggressive agenda when it c...
By Janet Egan