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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
Chinese Firms Rush For Nvidia Chips As US Prepares To Lift Ban
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Chinese firms have begun rushing to order Nvidia's H20 AI chips as the company plans to resume sales to mainland China, Reuters reports. The chip giant expects to receive US government licenses soon so th…
Jul 16, 2025, 1:00 PM
A Marco Rubio Impostor is Using AI Voice To Call High-Level Officials
msmash, Slashdot.org
An impostor pretending to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress by sending them voice and text messages that mimic Rubio's voice and writing style using AI-powered software, Washington Post rep…
Jul 8, 2025, 4:05 PM
BRICS Demand Wealthy Nations Fund Global Climate Transition
msmash, Slashdot.org
Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations addressed the shared challenges of global warming on Monday, the final day of their summit in Rio de Janeiro, demanding that wealthy nations fund mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in poorer nations. From a…
Jul 7, 2025, 8:15 PM
Scientists Warn US Will Lose a Generation of Talent
msmash, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader shares a report: A generation of scientific talent is at the brink of being lost to overseas competitors by the Trump administration's dismantling of the National Science Foundation (NSF), with unprecedented political interference at the a…
Jul 3, 2025, 5:30 PM
NIH-Funded Science Must Now Be Free To Read Instantly
msmash, Slashdot.org
Starting today, researchers funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be required to make their scientific papers available to read for free as soon as they are published in a peer-reviewed journal. That's according to the agency's latest publ…
Jul 1, 2025, 2:40 PM
Canada's Digital Services Tax To Stay In Place Despite G7 Deal
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Canada is proceeding with its digital services tax on technology companies such as Meta despite a Group of Seven agreement that resulted in removing the Section 899 "revenge tax" proposal from U.S. President…
Jun 27, 2025, 7:40 PM
Zuckerberg's Advocacy Group Warns US Families They Can't Afford Immigration Policy Changes
msmash, Slashdot.org
theodp writes: FWD.us, the immigration and criminal justice-focused nonprofit of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg -- the world's third richest person, according to Forbes with an estimated $250B net worth -- has released a new research report warning that announced i…
Jun 27, 2025, 4:01 PM
SoftBank's Son Pitches $1 Trillion Arizona AI Hub
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is envisaging setting up a $1 trillion industrial complex in Arizona that will build robots and artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people fa…
Jun 21, 2025, 3:30 AM
Silicon Valley Execs Join the Army As Officers
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
The U.S. Army Reserve has directly commissioned four top Silicon Valley executives as lieutenant colonels under a new initiative, Detachment 201, aimed at accelerating tech integration into military operations. While these part-time roles are intended to brin…
Jun 19, 2025, 7:00 AM
Obscure Chinese Stock Scams Dupe American Investors by the Thousands
msmash, Slashdot.org
Thousands of American investors have lost millions of dollars to sophisticated pump-and-dump schemes involving small Chinese companies listed on Nasdaq, prompting the Justice Department to declare the fraud a priority under the Trump administration's white-co…
Jun 16, 2025, 8:50 PM
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