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| Financial Times: |
The Biden admin unveils a new chip export rule that gives 18 key allies full AI chips access while requiring licenses from most other countries, including China — US semiconductor industry warns move will aid competitors — The US is imposing expansive export controls on chips used …
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| Reuters: |
Nvidia criticizes the Biden admin's new chip export rule, saying the regulation would “undermine” the US' AI leadership and “weaken” its global competitiveness — Nvidia (NVDA.O) on Monday criticized a new effort by the Biden administration to tighten Washington's grip …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is leaving following a botched app revamp that upset customers and stymied growth; Sonos names board member Tom Conrad as interim CEO — - 'We've let far too many people down,' company tells staffers — Former Snap and Pandora executive Tom Conrad named interim CEO
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Forums: r/technology and MacRumors Forums
| Keir Starmer / Financial Times: |
The UK's PM debuts plans to increase its public sector compute over 20x to spark a “national renewal”, saying the UK doesn't need to walk a US or EU path on AI — Going our own way will unleash national renewal — Artificial intelligence is the defining opportunity of our generation.
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Forums: r/LabourUK, r/thethickofit, r/ukpolitics, r/ukpolitics, and r/technology
| TechCrunch: |
The UK plans to create geographic “AI Growth Zones” to speed up the building of AI infrastructure and says that tech companies have pledged £14B for its AI plan — In 2023, the U.K. made a big song and dance about the need to consider the harms of AI …
More: The Register, Tech Monitor, Metro.co.uk, TVNewsCheck, UKTN, and Data Center Knowledge
| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
Sources: the EU sent questionnaires to app developers in December focusing on concerns Apple's Core Technology Fee of €0.50 per app install could drive up costs — - Firm's new fees for developers lead to fresh EU questions — EU is examining Apple's plans under a Digital Markets Act case| Dominic Preston / The Verge: |
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko plans to transfer Mastodon's ownership to a new non-profit, saying “Mastodon should not be owned or controlled by a single individual” — Mastodon says the decentralized network ‘should not be owned or controlled by a single individual.’
More: Mastodon Blog, TechCrunch, BetaNews, We Distribute, and Werd I/O
Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social and @tilvids@mstdn.social. Threads: @zeldman. LinkedIn: Magdalena Hai. Forums: r/Mastodon
| Counterpoint Research: |
Global smartphone shipments grew 4% YoY in 2024 after a decade-low in 2023; top two brands, Samsung and Apple, were mostly flat, while Xiaomi grew 12% YoY — - Global smartphone sell-through grew 4% YoY in 2024, following the weakest year in a decade in 2023.
More: AppleInsider, MacRumors, Neowin, PhoneArena, Android Police, Android Authority, GSMArena.com, Huawei Central, XiaomiTime, Nairametrics, Sammy Fans, Mobile World Live, and Notebookcheck
X: @ankit167ankit, @mikebutcher, and @keir_starmer
Forums: r/Android and MacRumors Forums
| New York Times: |
OpenAI publishes a “economic blueprint” for “AI in America”, calling on the new Trump admin to spur investment from the Middle East and avoid strict regulations — The maker of ChatGPT hopes to spur investment from the Middle East and avoid strict regulations on the development of new technologies.
More: Washington Post, Axios, Reuters, Fox News, Semafor, and Bloomberg
X: @marionawfal and @andrewcurran_
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
SCOTUS declines to hear Meta's bid to avoid a class action by advertisers that accused the company of overcharging them by inflating their potential ad reach — The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Meta Platforms (META.O) to avoid a multi-billion dollar class action … | The Information: |
Sources: Microsoft, Meta, AWS, and Google recently cut some orders of Nvidia's Blackwell GB200 racks, as overheating and connection glitches lead to new delays — Some of Nvidia's biggest customers are facing new delays in getting its most advanced artificial intelligence chips up and running in data centers.
More: Reuters
| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Nvidia announces partnerships with Illumina, the Mayo Clinic, and other companies as part of its push to encourage the health care industry to adopt AI — - Company envisions multiple ways AI will invigorate health care — Chipmaker points to drug discovery as a prime application
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