What’s at stake for tech at the Trump-Xi meeting
… Supply chain security The U.S. wants companies to reduce their reliance on Chinese supply chains, but China is signaling it will fight against this trend. …
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The Gulf has billions to spend on AI. It still needs Nvidia
… But they are running into a wall, because the few alternatives to Nvidia are either far weaker or, in China’s case, blocked by the U.S. “Diversification away from Nvidia reduces the Gulf’s dependence on any one commercial vendor, but it doesn’t change the political risk of dependence on the U.S. at… …
Pushing back from Big Tech: Africa’s hard road to AI sovereignty
… Nigeria, Egypt, and Kenya have released draft AI policies since January 2025 that identify dependence on U.S. tech companies as a threat to security and survival. …