This analysis is in response to breaking news and it will be updated. Please contact pr@rstreet.org to speak with the author. Today, the White House released an important 23-page AI policy blueprint entitled, “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan.” This was the product of the administration’s February “Request for Information (RFI) on the Development…
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The Trump administration’s AI Action Plan underscores a strategic pivot to tighten control over advanced artificial intelligence technologies, particularly in curbing the export of sophisticated AI chips to China. The plan, unveiled amid intensifying U.S.-China tech competition, outlines broad goals of maintaining American leadership in AI while addressing the dual-use nature of AI technologies that…
JAKARTA The Chinese government will tighten road traffic regulations and set legal responsibility to ensure public safety, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday, July 23, following the increasing use of assisted driving technology (assisted-driving) on vehicles. The move comes after a fatal crash that occurred in March 2025, involving the Xiaomi SU7 sedan…
Tencent rallied over optimism for U.S.-China trade talk progress. Shares of Tencent Holdings (TCEHY 3.93%) rallied on Wednesday, up 4% as of 3:48 p.m. There wasn’t much company-specific news for the Chinese tech giant; however, positive words from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent yesterday revived hopes for progress on trade between the U.S. and China….
President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping AI Action Plan aimed at accelerating U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence through deregulation and expanded energy infrastructure. The initiative, outlined in a 90-plus page strategy, prioritizes easing restrictions on data centers, semiconductor manufacturing, and energy projects, while emphasizing nuclear and geothermal power to meet AI’s growing electricity demands….
In 2019, just after her 30th birthday, Aleese Lightyear left a career in reality TV production behind to teach English as a second language in China. At the time, Lightyear was earning around $100,000 a year, working eight months out of the year. “I was living check to check, which sucked. My last few years…
The Trump administration published its much-anticipated AI Action Plan on Wednesday, a document that takes a sharp shift away from former President Biden’s cautious approach to addressing the risks of AI, and instead barrels ahead with plans to build out AI infrastructure, cut red tape for tech companies, shore up national security, and compete with China. …
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a directive late last week ordering the Pentagon’s chief information officer to take additional measures to ensure the department’s technology is protected from the influence of top adversaries. The secretary’s order, signed Friday but first made public Tuesday, came after an eye-opening investigation by ProPublica revealed Microsoft had been…
The Trump administration unveiled an aggressive, low-regulation strategy on Wednesday, boosting big tech’s race to stay ahead of China in artificial intelligence and solidifying the United States’ dominance in the rapidly expanding field. The 25-page “America’s AI Action Plan” outlines three aims: accelerating innovation, building infrastructure, and leading internationally on AI. Overall, the administration frames…