[News] US Lawmakers Seek 30-Month Ban on Advanced AI Chips to China, Hitting NVIDIA H200 and Blackwell

    [News] US Lawmakers Seek 30-Month Ban on Advanced AI Chips to China, Hitting NVIDIA H200 and Blackwell

    The U.S. is moving to tighten its grip on AI-related technologies, with lawmakers pushing to block China’s access to advanced American AI capabilities. According to Financial Times, a newly introduced bipartisan bill would bar NVIDIA from supplying China with its high-end H200 and Blackwell processors. The measure, called the Secure and Feasible Exports (SAFE) Chips…

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      Revised law in China deepens trend toward limited freedoms

      China (MNN) — A revised law in China leaves a slippery legal opening for exploitation. On January 1, China will begin enforcing a revised Law of Public Order Offenses. The measure updates the Public Security Administration Punishments Law and bans organizing or inciting others to participate in superstitious, sect, secret-society, or illegal religious activities. Kurt…

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      Here’s a guide to the ‘other’ Greater Bay Area cities

        Here’s a guide to the ‘other’ Greater Bay Area cities

        Can you name any Greater Bay Area cities outside of Macao, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai? Perhaps some of us have ventured to Zhongshan and Dongguan – but let’s be honest, can we really claim to know these other six cities that we’ve been buddied up with in the Greater Bay Area megalopolis?  Here…

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        China's National Energy Administration (NEA) issued a notice calling for “AI+ energy” pilot projects in November. (Photo: Pixabay)

          What China’s latest “AI+ energy” pilot projects aim to achieve? | NEWS

          China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) issued a notice calling for “AI+ energy” pilot projects in November. (Photo: Pixabay) China is seeking to identify scalable artificial intelligence (AI) models to integrate into its energy system as part of its broader “AI+” industrial strategy. On 25 November, the National Energy Administration (NEA) issued a notice calling for “AI+ energy”…

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