US government reportedly probes China’s use of RISC-V

theregister.com The United States Department of Commerce is reportedly considering lawmakers' calls to make it harder for China to use the RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA). RISC-V…

Apple’s iPhone Is Getting Crowded Out of the Chinese Market

thedailyupside.com Apple must be feeling a little green about its China business. iPhone sales fell nearly 20% in the first quarter, with many consumers flocking to local rivals, according to…

TSMC is having more luck building in Japan than in America

economist.com On the Japanese island of Kyushu, the fruits of the country’s industrial policy are about to go on show. On February 24th tsmc, the world’s most advanced chip producer, will…

Apple’s first-quarter smartphone shipments in China tumble 19%, data shows

theglobeandmail.com Apple’s AAPL-Q smartphone shipments in China tumbled 19% in the first quarter of the year, the worst performance since 2020, as the iPhone maker took a hit from Huawei’s new…

Apple's Q1 smartphone shipments in China tumble 19%, data shows

finance.yahoo.com Apple's smartphone shipments in China tumbled 19% in the first quarter of the year, the worst performance since 2020, as the iPhone maker took a hit from Huawei's new…

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on U.S. microchip production, blocking of sales to China, Russia

cbsnews.com What does the secretary of commerce do? Until now, mainly promote U.S. businesses abroad. It had not been a high-profile job til Gina Raimondo turned the second-tier agency…

Huawei wants to take homegrown HarmonyOS phone platform worldwide

theregister.com Huawei plans to expand its native HarmonyOS smartphone platform worldwide, despite coming under US-led sanctions that have deprived it of access to key technologies. The…

Commerce Secretary Downplays Chinese Chip Power in Advanced Huawei Phone

inc.com Gina Raimondo says the Mate 60 Pro phone's processor is less advanced than American chips, pointing to successful tech export curbs.

China is still years behind the U.S. despite Huawei's breakthrough chips, Raimondo tells '60 Minutes'

cnbc.com WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo listens as U.S. President Joe Biden participates virtually in a meeting on the Creating Helpful Incentives…

Gina Raimondo says ‘we’ve out-innovated China’ amid chips war

thehill.com Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo proudly held up the progress of American industry on semiconductor manufacturing Sunday, declaring that the U.S. has “out-innovated” China…

Huawei’s China-Made 7nm Chip ‘Years Behind US’, Raimondo Says

asiafinancial.com US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo panned Huawei’s domestically-made 7 nanometre chip in an interview on Sunday, saying it was far behind American semiconductors and proof…

Tiny piece of technology roiling U.S. tensions with China, Russia

cbsnews.com Semiconductors have emerged as a key battleground between the U.S. and Russia and the growing Cold War between the U.S. and China The chips are imperative for almost every…

US commerce secretary downplays chip in advanced Huawei phone

investing.com The chip powering the Mate 60 Pro phone of sanctioned Chinese company Huawei is not as advanced as American chips, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday,…

Raimondo says Huawei’s chip breakthrough is years behind U.S. tech

japantimes.co.jp U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Huawei Technologies' latest phone shows that China remains behind on cutting-edge chip technology. In an interview with CBS News’…

Huawei’s 7-nanometer chip breakthrough is 'years behind what we have,' U.S. Commerce Secretary says

fortune.com US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Huawei Technologies Co.’s latest phone shows that China remains behind on cutting-edge chip technology. In an interview with CBS…

Report: US Looks to Forge AI Partnerships With UAE

pymnts.com The White House reportedly wants U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) companies to form partnerships in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). By launching operations in the UAE, the…

The 'deeply misguided' belief hurting economy: Commerce Sec. Raimondo

cnbc.com On Monday, when U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo was in Texas to tour a new Samsung semiconductor plant being built with financial support from the CHIPS Act, the…

This US startup makes a crucial chip material and is taking on a Japanese giant

technologyreview.com It can be dizzying to try to understand all the complex components of a single computer chip: layers of microscopic components linked to one another through highways of…

Semafor unveils expansion of flagship live journalism platform 'The World Economy Summit: Fall Edition'

semafor.com The News Today, on stage at the Semafor World Economy Summit in Washington D.C, Co-Founder & CEO, Justin B. Smith announced the launch of its inaugural World Economy Summit:…

CHIPS Act money is starting to move, but it’ll take years to see results

aol.com It’s been nearly two years since President Biden signed the $52.7 billion CHIPS Act with the goal of dramatically expanding the US’s semiconductor manufacturing…

Micron Poised to Get Over $6 Billion in Chips Grants in Announcement Next Week

finance.yahoo.com Micron Technology Inc., the largest US maker of computer-memory chips, is poised to get more than $6 billion in grants from the Commerce Department to help pay for domestic…

Micron poised to get over US$6 billion in chips grants in announcement next week

scmp.com Micron Technology poised to get over US$6 billion in chips grants in announcement next week Micron Technology, the largest US maker of memory chips, is poised to get US$6.1…

The US NIST appoints as head of AI safety former OpenAI researcher Paul Christiano, who has been criticized for “AI doomer” views and ties to effective altruism

arstechnica.com The US AI Safety Institute—part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)—has finally announced its leadership team after much speculation. Appointed as…

Uncle Sam earmarks $54M of CHIPS funding for small-biz semiconductor boffinry

theregister.com Small businesses wishing they could get their hands on some of those billions of dollars in semiconductor funding being doled out as part of America's CHIPS Act are in luck,…

‘AI Doomer’ Paul Christiano Appointed to Lead US AI Safety Efforts

tftc.io The US AI Safety Institute, under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has appointed Paul Christiano as its head of AI safety. Christiano, a former…

US should not delink from China: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo

semafor.com The News U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Wednesday that the U.S. should avoid decoupling entirely from China, and focus instead on limiting Beijing’s access to…

Semafor 2024 World Economy Summit: Live updates

semafor.com The Scene Semafor’s second annual World Economy Summit kicks off Wednesday in Washington where more than 100 of the world’s most consequential power players will discuss the…

U.S.-backed Microsoft deal elbows out China's AI in Gulf

axios.com Microsoft's new $1.5 billion partnership with G42, a government-backed tech-investing giant in the UAE, marks a stunning move in AI's increasingly frantic global chess game.…

Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion Into AI Firm in the UAE

cryptonews.com Microsoft has invested $1.5 billion into G42, an artificial intelligence (AI) company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the company announced on April 16. This was…

Many CEOs fear a second Trump term would be worse than the first

economist.com When Donald Trump left office three years ago, still huffing, puffing and plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, the leaders of most of…

Microsoft invests in Arabic AI firm as U.S. tries to limit China’s sway

washingtonpost.com Microsoft plans to invest $1.5 billion in an Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence company, a deal that could limit China’s influence in the Gulf region amid rising…

Samsung gets $6.4 billion in grants to expand U.S. chip production

thestreet.com Caroline Woods brings the latest business headlines from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as markets open for trading Tuesday, April 16. Full Video Transcript Below:…

Microsoft’s $1.5B funding for G42 signals growing US-China rift

techcrunch.com As the Gulf region gains growing strategic importance in the tech war between the U.S. and China, Microsoft makes a big move into one of its oil-rich countries. On Monday…

Where Biden's billions in chipmaking money have gone

finance.yahoo.com The White House announcement this week of up to $6.4 billion in chipmaking cash for Samsung (005930.KS) marks a move to the next phase of the Biden administration's effort…

Electric vehicles: China’s Chery Automobile enters UK’s car rental business as its Omoda EVs are leased out by Octopus

scmp.com It did not say how many Omoda cars would be included in the leasing business. Chery could be reached for comment on Tuesday. Omoda’s battery-powered cars will be leased out…

Where Biden's billions in chipmaking money has gone

aol.com The White House announcement this week of up to $6.4 billion in chipmaking cash for Samsung (005930.KS) marks a move to the next phase of the Biden administration's effort…

Microsoft Makes High-Stakes Play in Tech Cold War With Emirati A.I. Deal

nytimes.com Microsoft on Tuesday plans to announce a $1.5 billion investment in G42, an artificial intelligence giant in the United Arab Emirates, in a deal largely orchestrated by the…

Samsung to get $6.4 billion to make computer chips in Texas

texastribune.org Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has…

Raimondo: Commerce Dept. will spend all of the CHIPS Act grant money this year

cnbc.com TAYLOR, Texas — The Commerce Department is on track to dole out all of the $39 billion in grant money allocated under the CHIPS Act by year-end, Commerce Secretary Gina…

US lawmakers rage over Intel Meteor Lake-powered Huawei PC

theregister.com Huawei's launch of its newest MateBook Pro X, which uses Intel's latest Meteor Lake CPU has invoked the ire of Republican members of Congress in the US. Revealed last week,…

Asking Big Tech to police AI is like turning to 'oil companies to solve climate change,' AI researcher says

fortune.com Managing artificial intelligence’s impact on society isn’t the responsibility of private companies, the founder of a non-profit AI research lab has said. Instead, it’s…

Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas

finance.yahoo.com The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and…

The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem

wired.com When Microsoft revealed in January that foreign government hackers had once again breached its systems, the news prompted another round of recriminations about the security…

U.S. gives Samsung $6.4 billion to build new chip factories in Texas

washingtonpost.com The U.S. government announced Monday a $6.4 billion subsidy for South Korean tech giant Samsung to build advanced computer chip manufacturing facilities in the Austin area,…

US grants Samsung up to US$6.4 billion to make advanced chips in Texas

scmp.com President Joe Biden ’s administration has previously approved billions in grants to US titan Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), as the US tries to avoid…

U.S. to award Samsung $6.4-billion in grants to expand chip production complex in Texas

theglobeandmail.com The Biden administration will award up to $6.4-billion in grants to South Korea’s Samsung to expand its chip production in central Texas as part of a broader effort to…

Biden administration will provide up to $6.4bn in direct funding for Samsung to develop Texas chip manufacturing and research cluster

fortune.com The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and…

Samsung gets $6.4 billion to build massive semiconductor plants in central Texas

npr.org Samsung gets $6.4 billion to build massive semiconductor plants in central Texas The Biden administration is giving Samsung $6.4 billion to help build massive new…