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US data brokers sell RL environments to Chinese AI labs, report says
ChinaTalk names at least nine US firms and about $500 million in sales; export controls largely miss these environments.
Fourteen governments adopt first guidelines for commercial hacking firms
The non-binding Pall Mall rules ask vendors to vet customers and halt sales when misuse is a credible risk.
US officials push quantum manufacturing to hold lead over China
A quantum-primacy commission says China's factories and supply chains could erode US research and investment strengths.
5G CATS certifies AI accelerator location with an in-package 5G radio
Unloaded-cell simulations cut 99.9th-percentile RTT spread to 2.60 ms and reject every 300 km fiber-relay round.
Huawei tells AI chip buyers to source their own memory amid shortages
Smugglers route HBM with below-threshold processors via Hong Kong; a broker says HBM3E now costs about $4,000 a unit.
U.S. probed alleged Chinese spy effort targeting Nvidia CEO
Anonymous sources told the Times that a Megaspeed executive close to Jensen Huang may have sought Nvidia plans and China export policy.
Anthropic IPO filing flags model misuse, export controls and FTC probe
The filing says Commerce restricted Mythos 5 and Fable 5 and that the FTC demanded safety and privacy information this month.
Schmidt essay likens OpenAI and Anthropic to colonial trading companies
A Foreign Affairs essay argues debt, minerals, chips and a Taiwan risk constrain the US-China AI race.
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OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia post record lobbying quarters
Nvidia spent $2.2 million, Anthropic $2.1 million, and OpenAI $1.5 million from July through September.
China demands the US lift its federal DeepSeek removal order
The order also covers other vendors' software built on DeepSeek models and bars future federal purchases.
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China defends DeepSeek after US ban on civilian agency systems
Homeland Security told civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and stop procuring them, citing China-based servers.
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China and DHS move on open models as DeepSeek ships V4.1 Flash
The commerce proposal is not law, and DeepSeek also published DeepInfer, the inference stack it uses to serve tokens.
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Altman reportedly pitched three AI safety endgames to OpenAI staff
A reported third scenario has one lab withhold compute from rivals; Altman raised it only for completeness.
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US orders civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek from systems
The DHS order also covers third-party products built with DeepSeek technology, with exceptions available on request.
China plans to tighten export controls on open-weight models and 23 key AI technologies
China drafted export controls on 23 AI technologies, including frontier models above set compute and size thresholds.
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US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China
The US arrested Earthmade CEO Greg Lui for allegedly smuggling over $300 million in Nvidia AI chips to China.
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Californian accused of shipping $300M worth of Nvidia chips to China without Uncle Sam’s approval
Greg Lui was charged with allegedly smuggling roughly $300 million in Nvidia AI GPUs to China.
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U.S. Arrests Company Owner Accused of Shipping $300 Million in Restricted GPU Servers to China
U.S. prosecutors arrested Earthmade owner Greg Lui for allegedly exporting over $300 million in restricted GPU servers to China.
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U.S. Arrests Tech Company Owner for Allegedly Smuggling $300 Million in GPU Servers to China
U.S. authorities arrested Earthmade owner Greg Lui for allegedly smuggling over $300 million in restricted GPU servers to China.
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Nvidia may sell more chips in China as Jensen Huang’s influence over Trump grows
China may let ByteDance and Alibaba buy Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 chips as Huang's sway over Trump grows.
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China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks
The US and China agreed to create an AI incident channel and continue military and trade talks.
White House tells OpenAI and Anthropic to let U.S. review new models before sharing them with British testers
The White House told OpenAI and Anthropic to let U.S. agencies review models before UK testers see them.
Trump’s China rivalry and “AI race” delusion may endanger US, experts say
US proposal for US-China AI safety alert channel lacks technical experts, and China hasn't endorsed it ahead of Trump-Xi talks.