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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 … | Reuters: |
Nvidia criticizes the Biden administration's new chip export rules, saying the regulation would jeopardize current US leadership in AI — Nvidia (NVDA.O) on Monday criticized a new effort by the Biden administration to tighten Washington's grip on artificial intelligence chip flows around the world …
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| Associated Press: |
Under a new Biden rule, countries with caps on AI compute are restricted to buying 50K advanced GPUs, which could grow to 100K in deals with the US government — The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is leaving following a botched app revamp that upset customers and stymied growth; board member Tom Conrad is named 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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| Keir Starmer / Financial Times: |
The UK PM debuts plans to increase its public sector compute by 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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LinkedIn: Owen Eszeki and David Curtis
Forums: r/LabourUK, r/ukpolitics, and r/ukpolitics
| 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.
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| Dominic Preston / The Verge: |
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko plans to transfer Mastodon's ownership to a new non-profit, saying it “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.’
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| New York Times: |
OpenAI publishes an “economic blueprint” for AI, calling on the new Trump administration to boost 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.| Simon Sharwood / The Register: |
Microsoft notifies customers in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand of upcoming ~30% to ~45% price hikes for Microsoft 365 plans — Won't say if other nations will be hit, but will ‘listen, learn, and improve’ as buyers react - so far with anger| Rest of World: |
Starlink has disrupted Kenya's existing ISP industry since its launch in July 2023, forcing legacy providers to lower prices and increase internet speeds — In Ghana, Starlink is half the price of the local ISP. — Starlink, launched in 2019 by Elon Musk's SpaceX, has become the leading satellite internet provider in the world.| Kerry Flynn / Axios: |
T-Mobile agrees to acquire Vistar Media, which focuses on programmatic digital out of home advertising, for $600M in cash; the deal is expected to close in Q1 — T-Mobile has agreed to acquire Vistar Media, an ad tech firm specializing in digital out-of-home, for $600 million, the companies announced on Monday
More: T-Mobile US, Inc. and Digiday
| 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 caseSponsor Posts
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