Trump's AI czar David Sacks rallies tech leaders against 'AI doomerism', advocating for light regulation while urging the U.S. to out-innovate competitors and develop the biggest AI ecosystem.
Saudi Arabia unveils HUMAIN, an initiative to develop sovereign AI infrastructure, Arabic language models, and position the kingdom as a global AI hub, aligning with its Vision 2030 economic diversification and tech investments.
Major Chinese cities are targeting 70% self-reliance in AI chips by 2027, challenging Nvidia's dominance as Beijing pushes to develop the domestic AI industry and reduce reliance on foreign technology.
China's space program accelerates with an $8 billion budget rivaling the U.S., achieving milestones like lunar landings and fostering a private commercial space industry to compete in satellite launches and space tourism.
DeepSeek unveils V3.1, a GPT-5 rival optimized for Chinese chips, matching OpenAI's model on benchmarks while undercutting pricing, fueling the AI race between the U.S. and China.
China escalates tensions with the US by discouraging local firms from purchasing NVIDIA's H20 AI chips, finding US commerce secretary's remarks about limiting China's access to advanced chips 'insulting', as NVIDIA develops a new chip for the Chinese market.
In a controversial move raising security concerns, President Trump authorizes Nvidia and AMD to sell advanced AI chips to China in exchange for a 15% revenue share, redefining U.S. export control policy as a bargaining chip for economic gain.
In a major move, SoftBank injects $2 billion into Intel at $23/share, bolstering U.S. semiconductor self-sufficiency and AI ambitions, supporting Intel's 18A chip manufacturing node and AI roadmap to compete with TSMC, NVIDIA, and AMD amidst intense competition, government subsidies, and geopolitical factors.
Nvidia employs tracking devices in certain AI chip shipments under investigation for potential illegal diversion to China, allowing authorities with proper legal approval or company consent to monitor suspected rule-breaking and build cases against offenders.
President Trump calls for the resignation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, citing alleged conflicts of interest due to Tan's ties to Chinese firms, causing Intel's stock to plummet amid Senator Cotton's concerns over Tan's investments linked to China's military.