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Taiwan reportedly indicted NVIDIA employees for exporting prohibited AI servers to China
Taiwan has reportedly indicted employees of NVIDIA for allegedly exporting prohibited AI servers to China. This action follows reports of illegal exports despite the US relaxing some restrictions on AI chip sales to China.
Rise of the Robots
The Trump administration has implemented a ban on new humanoid robots from China. This policy change impacts the import and development of advanced robotics technology.
Ex-TSMC manager first to be indicted under National Security Act for allegedly attempting to leak core Taiwanese…
Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted a former TSMC manager for allegedly attempting to steal trade secrets and establish a semiconductor company in China. This case is the first prosecution under the National Security Act for an alleged attempt to leak national core technologies. While the attempt to transfer technology was unsuccessful, the former manager copied confidential documents and could face up to seven years in prison.
China becomes the second country to recover a rocket booster
China has successfully recovered a Long March 10B rocket booster, marking a significant advancement in its space program. This achievement makes China the second country globally to recover a rocket booster.
CNBC: The US wants to restrict corporate use of Chinese AI
The United States Government is reportedly looking to restrict the use of Chinese-made Artificial Intelligence models by US companies. This move comes as businesses increasingly adopt these AI solutions to reduce operational costs.
Saturday Mobilization
China has unveiled a man-portable anti-drone laser weapon capable of burning through a drone at 1,600 feet in four seconds. This backpack-sized, 2-kilowatt system weighs 55 pounds and utilizes artificial intelligence for targeting.
US reportedly allows 10 Chinese companies to buy NVIDIA's coveted H200 AI chips
The United States has reportedly permitted ten Chinese companies to purchase NVIDIA's advanced H200 AI chips. However, NVIDIA has not yet begun any deliveries of these coveted semiconductors to China.
China attempts to block Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus AI company
China's state planner has blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI company Manus AI, citing compliance with national laws and regulations. This decision halts Meta's expansion into new AI technologies through this significant investment.
White House's claim that China is 'engaged in deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns to distil US frontier AI systems' called 'pure slander' by Chinese embassy
The White House has accused China of conducting "industrial-scale campaigns" to distill US frontier AI systems, a claim the Chinese embassy has labeled "pure slander." The US government alleges foreign entities, primarily from China, are using tens of thousands of proxy accounts and jailbreaking techniques to steal proprietary information. Companies like Anthropic have previously accused Chinese AI firms of such attacks, and the US is reportedly exploring measures to hold these actors accountable.
Hackers claim they've breached a Chinese supercomputer and are demanding huge amounts of crypto for the data, but…
Hackers claiming to be 'FlamingChina' have alleged they stole 10 petabytes of data from China's National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, including sensitive defense and science information. However, security researchers have expressed skepticism regarding the leak's legitimacy due to the unusual hacker moniker and the immense difficulty and cost of exfiltrating and storing such a massive amount of data.
Morning Legal Briefs
US senators have sent a bipartisan letter to the Commerce Department urging the suspension of Nvidia's AI chip export licenses to China and its intermediaries. The letter cites claims that Nvidia's assertions of no chip diversion have been contradicted.