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China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls To Target Semiconductor, Defense Users
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
Longtime Slashdot reader hackingbear writes: Following U.S. lawmakers' call on Tuesday for broader bans on the export of chipmaking equipment to China, China dramatically expanded its rare earths export controls on Thursday, adding five new elements, dozens o…
Oct 10, 2025, 1:25 AM
'America's Elite Universities Have Lost Their Way'
msmash, Slashdot.org
Trust in America's elite universities has declined sharply over the past decade [non-paywalled source]. A Manhattan Institute survey conducted in June 2025 found that only 42% of Americans have significant trust in higher education, down 15 percentage points …
Sep 30, 2025, 2:06 PM
Gavin Newsom Signs First-In-Nation AI Safety Law
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Politico: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law on Monday that will force major AI companies to reveal their safety protocols -- marking the end of a lobbying battle with big tech companies like…
Sep 29, 2025, 10:20 PM
Did the US Successfully Take Over TikTok, Or Not?
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
Longtime Slashdot reader hackingbear writes: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that he says will allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States in a way that meets national security concerns. Trump's order will enable an Ameri…
Sep 26, 2025, 1:00 PM
Intel Approaches Apple For Potential Investment Amid Struggles
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
Intel has approached Apple about a possible investment and closer collaboration, following recent multibillion-dollar deals with Nvidia, the U.S. government, and SoftBank to stabilize the struggling chipmaker. Reuters reports: The iPhone maker and Intel have …
Sep 25, 2025, 1:30 AM
Anthropic Refuses Federal Agencies From Using Claude for Surveillance Tasks
msmash, Slashdot.org
Anthropic has declined requests from federal law enforcement contractors to use its Claude AI models for surveillance activities, deepening tensions with the Trump administration, Semafor reported Wednesday, citing two senior officials. The company's usage po…
Sep 17, 2025, 2:05 PM
Microsoft Announces $30 Billion Investment In AI Infrastructure, Operations In UK
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
Microsoft will invest $30 billion in the U.K. through 2028 to expand AI infrastructure and operations, including building the country's largest supercomputer with 23,000 GPUs in partnership with Nscale. CNBC reports: On a call with reporters on Tuesday, Micro…
Sep 16, 2025, 11:20 PM
TikTok Deal 'Framework' Reached With China
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the U.S. and China have reached a tentative "framework" agreement on TikTok's U.S. operations, with Presidents Trump and Xi set to finalize details Friday. "It's between two private parties, but the commercial t…
Sep 15, 2025, 9:00 PM
President Calls for Six-Month Corporate Reporting Cycle, Citing Cost Savings
msmash, Slashdot.org
President Donald Trump called Monday for companies to report earnings every six months instead of quarterly. Trump posted on social media that semi-annual reporting would save money and let managers focus on running companies. The SEC mandated quarterly repor…
Sep 15, 2025, 7:21 PM
UK Sought Broad Access To Apple Customers' Data, Court Filing Suggests
msmash, Slashdot.org
A newly published Investigatory Powers Tribunal filing indicates the UK government's Technical Capability Notice to Apple went beyond the company's Advanced Data Protection encryption to include standard iCloud services used by millions [non-paywalled source]…
Aug 29, 2025, 4:01 PM
Intel Warns US Equity Stake Could Trigger 'Adverse Reactions'
msmash, Slashdot.org
Intel said Monday that converting $8.87 billion in federal chip subsidies into a 10% equity stake creates unprecedented complications and potential "adverse reactions" for a company deriving 76% of revenue internationally. The arrangement transforms Biden-era…
Aug 25, 2025, 6:45 PM
Intel's New Funding Came From Already-Awarded Grants. So What Happens Next?
EditorDavid, Slashdot.org
The U.S. government's 10% stake in Intel "is a mistake," writes the Washington Post's editorial board, calling Intel "an aging also-ran in critical markets" that "has spent recent years stumbling on execution and missing one strategic opportunity after anothe…
Aug 23, 2025, 10:34 PM
4chan Refuses To Pay UK Online Safety Act Fines
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: A lawyer representing the online message board 4chan says it won't pay a proposed fine by the UK's media regulator as it enforces the Online Safety Act. According to Preston Byrne, managing partner of law firm…
Aug 22, 2025, 9:00 PM
Intel Has Agreed To a Deal For US To Take 10% Equity Stake, Trump Says
msmash, Slashdot.org
President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. would take a 10% stake in Intel under a deal with the struggling chipmaker and is planning more such moves, the latest extraordinary intervention by the White House in corporate America. Reuters: The development …
Aug 22, 2025, 6:50 PM
US Strips Ocean and Air Pollution Monitoring From Next-Gen Weather Satellites
msmash, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader shares a report: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is narrowing the capabilities and reducing the number of next-generation weather and climate satellites it plans to build and launch in the coming decades, two people fam…
Aug 22, 2025, 4:12 PM
Trump Confirms US Is Seeking 10% Stake In Intel
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: After the Trump administration confirmed a rumor that the US is planning to buy a 10 percent stake in Intel, US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) came forward Wednesday to voice support for the highly unusua…
Aug 20, 2025, 10:02 PM
China Urges Firms To Avoid Nvidia H20 Chips After Trump Resumes Sales
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Beijing has urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia's H20 processors, particularly for government-related purposes, complicating the chipmaker's return to China after the Trump administration reversed an…
Aug 12, 2025, 8:40 PM
Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World
msmash, Slashdot.org
Former NSA and Cyber Command chief Paul Nakasone told the Defcon security conference this month that technology companies will find it "very, very difficult" to remain neutral through 2025 and 2026. Speaking with Defcon founder Jeff Moss in Las Vegas, Nakas…
Aug 11, 2025, 4:50 PM
Trump Vows 100% Tariff On Chips, Unless Companies Are Building In the US
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
Without providing specifics, President Trump said on Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips, but not for companies that are "building in the United States." CNBC reports: "We're going to be putting a very large tari…
Aug 6, 2025, 11:00 PM
Trump, Apple To Announce New $100 Billion Commitment To Manufacturing in US
msmash, Slashdot.org
President Trump and Apple are expected to announce a new $100 billion commitment by Apple to boost manufacturing in the U.S. CBS News: The new investment would increase Apple's commitment to U.S. manufacturing to $600 billion over the next four years, accordi…
Aug 6, 2025, 2:48 PM
NASA Satellites That Scientists and Farmers Rely On May Be Destroyed On Purpose
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
The Trump administration has reportedly directed NASA to draw up plans to shut down its Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite missions, which provide vital climate and agricultural data for scientists, oil and gas companies and farmers who need detailed infor…
Aug 6, 2025, 7:00 AM
'No One Cares' About Elite Degrees at Palantir, CEO Tells Investors
msmash, Slashdot.org
Palantir chief executive Alex Karp has told analysts and investors that the company treats Harvard, Princeton and Yale graduates the same as those without college degrees, calling employment at the data analytics firm "a new credential independent of class an…
Aug 5, 2025, 5:25 PM
SEC Debuts 'Project Crypto' To Bring US Financial Markets 'On Chain'
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
The SEC has launched "Project Crypto" to overhaul outdated securities regulations for a blockchain-based future, aiming to support tokenized assets, crypto trading, and "super apps." "To achieve President Trump's vision of making America the crypto capital …
Jul 31, 2025, 11:20 PM
UK Backing Down on Apple Encryption Backdoor After Pressure From US
msmash, Slashdot.org
Sir Keir Starmer's government is seeking a way out of a clash with the Trump administration over the UK's demand that Apple provide it with access to secure customer data, Financial Times reported Monday, citing two officials. From the report: The officials b…
Jul 21, 2025, 4:44 PM
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