Chinese military leverage Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 headsets for combat amid the US government’s export ban on AI chips over security concerns

What you need to know Despite the rivalry between China and the US, the Chinese military was recently spotted on a local TV station using Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 headsets while training in aircraft maintenance on a warplane. The move has sparked uproar among the Chinese, who expressed the need for the country to manufacture their […]

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Apple Confirms Governments Using Push Notifications to Surveil Users

Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users by tracking push notifications that move through Google’s and Apple’s servers, a US senator warned on Wednesday (via Reuters). In a letter to the Department of Justice, Senator Ron Wyden said foreign officials were demanding the data from the tech giants to track smartphones. The traffic flowing from apps […]

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Chinese GPU recycling factories have a workaround for the US government’s newly imposed export rules — modified NVIDIA RTX 4090 cards serve as great AI accelerators

What you need to know The US government recently imposed new exportation rules preventing chipmakers from shipping graphic cards to China, citing concerns over uncontrolled military AI advances. While chipmakers like NVIDIA have since pulled their products from Chinese websites,  Chinese graphics card recycling factories are dismantling GeForce RTX 4090 gaming cards and repurposing them […]

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The US government’s newly imposed export rules block $5 billion worth of advanced AI GPUs from China

What you need to know The US government is doubling down on AI safety and recently imposed new exportation rules and guidelines affecting the shipment of AI chips to China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. The government seeks to establish control over these shipments as it fears the components will be used […]

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Samsung to start making laptops in India after government’s import curbs

A few weeks ago, the Indian government suddenly imposed curbs on imports of laptops in the country, and it affected brands like Apple, ASUS, HP, and Samsung. While most popular brands decided to start manufacturing laptops in India, Apple and Samsung decided that they wouldn’t, but it looks like they’ve changed their mind. Samsung could […]

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Brad Smith wants Microsoft to help world governments with AI regulations

What you need to know There are rising concerns over generative AI’s impact on humanity. Microsoft has indicated that it would be possible to establish control over the technology with elaborate measures. Exports controls have been placed on US-based companies manufacturing AI chips to prevent China from tapping into the technology. In the past few […]

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