Trump’s UAE chip deal stalls over China threat
National security fears threaten Nvidia’s billion-dollar AI bonanza
A deal to ship billions of dollars’ worth of Nvidia’s cutting-edge AI chips to the United Arab Emirates is stuck in the mud as Trump administration officials squabble over national security risks.
Nvidia has only won a brief reprieve in the US–China chip war
China troubles are not over
Nvidia's joy after the Trump administration loosened export restrictions, allowing the AI chip giant to sell its H20 processors in China, might be short lived, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Trump bends on Nvidia chip sales to China
Beijing visit by CEO prompts rare reversal
Nvidia has wrung a rare concession out of the Trump administration, securing permission to flog its H20 artificial intelligence chip in China after a tense few months of uncertainty.
Nvidia to launch stripped down AI chip for China
Chipmaker sidesteps US export bans with a neutered Blackwell
Nvidia is plotting to flog a China-specific AI chip in September. It's a lobotomised version of the Blackwell RTX Pro 6000, tweaked just enough to duck under the US's tightened export controls.
China uses cut-price AI to break the US tech chokehold
DeepSeek and Alibaba muscle into markets as Western firms squabble over premiums
The Wall Street Journal reckons China is building an AI ecosystem that dodges US influence and the rest of the world seems happy to go along with it.
China's GPU hopefuls eye IPOs
Moore Threads and MetaX want your yuan
Two of China’s homegrown GPU outfits, Moore Threads and MetaX, are apparently getting ready to shake the tin at the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
US backs down on chip tool ban
China lifts rare earth curbs
The US government has walked back its export bans on chip design software for Chinese firms. The revocation, reported by Bloomberg, is part of a broader trade deal with Beijing, which is dropping its own export restrictions on rare earths in return.
Apple's Indian dream dented by China pushback
Foxconn boots Chinese workers as Beijing tightens grip
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s plans to turn India into its new iPhone haven have run into trouble, as Foxconn has been quietly shipping Chinese staff out of the country. This follows its $1.5 billion investment and India’s green light for a new semiconductor plant.
Germany wants Apple and Google to pull Chinese AI app
Privacy watchdogs fume over DeepSeek’s data funnelling to Beijing
Germany’s data protection commissioner is sharpening the knives for DeepSeek, demanding that the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Google boot the Chinese AI outfit from their German app stores.
DeepSeek’s tech fuelling China’s military
Avoiding US export controls
A senior US official has accused DeepSeek of aiding the PRC’s military and intelligence operations by using Southeast Asian shell companies to sidestep US semiconductor export controls.