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Chinese makers of DRAM modules, SSDs have a serious advantage over American and Taiwanese suppliers, says SMI SVP — state guidance secures local DRAM and SSD supply while the Big Three chase AI margins

…That advantage could be China's government guidance for domestic memory makers to ship more chips to local makers of DRAM modules, SSDs, PCs, and smartphones to support these industries, said Nelson…

Jun 18, 2026 · Anton Shilov

Trump administration reportedly reviving push to ban Chinese AI models following Kimi K3 launch, citing cybersecurity concerns — downloadable open weights could make an outright U.S. ban nearly impossible to enforce amid growing adoption

…Axios-cited government sources say that procurement rules, Entity List threats, and public pressure campaigns aimed at the companies using Chinese models may do the trick. The sources also say the government…

Jul 20, 2026 · Etiido Uko

Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says — $1 billion project stalls over capacity disagreements and lack of infrastructure

A $1 billion data center that Microsoft and Abu Dhabi-based AI firm G42 planned to build in Kenya has stalled after the Kenyan government failed to meet Microsoft's demand for…

May 12, 2026 · Luke James

White House reportedly considers mandatory government vetting of AI models before release — executive order under discussion

The Trump administration is in early discussions about an executive order that would create a government review process for AI models before public release. The proposed order would establish a working group…

May 7, 2026 · Luke James

OpenAI mulling giving US gov't a 5% stake in the company, days after Washington delayed GPT-5.6 — Altman reportedly wants every leading U.S. AI lab paying into an Alaska-style public fund

…The administration has already run this playbook on chipmakers, with the federal government having taken a 9.9% stake in Intel last August by converting CHIPS Act grants into equity at $20…

Jul 2, 2026 · Luke James

US pulls the 'kill-switch' on Anthropic's Fable 5 AI models, sending global allies scrambling — European and Canadian leaders alarm allies over sudden export bans

…Many of them didn't even point at America directly, merely saying that if governments around the world can block access to the latest AI technologies arbitrarily, then it was within their…

Jun 17, 2026 · Jon Martindale

Lawmakers want US government to ban memory chips from China, even in allied supply chains — citing 'unacceptable risk' to national, economic, and supply chain security

…To prevent this, Moolenaar and Whitesides also urge the American government to coordinate with Japan, South Korea, and the EU to prevent CXMT and YMTC from taking advantage of the current supply…

Jul 17, 2026 · Anton Shilov

China pushes for 70% homegrown silicon wafer use as domestic firm ramps up 12-inch production — government seeking to localize critical chip supply chain amid AI boom and export restrictions

…According to the report, reliable sources say the Chinese government's target has become an unspoken mandate among chipmakers to use locally made 12-inch wafers. "Only 30% of the market will…

May 5, 2026 · Etiido Uko

Trump administration considers mandatory pre-release vetting of AI models — Anthropic's Mythos cited as catalyst for policy reversal

The Trump administration is said to be discussing an executive order that would establish a government review process for new AI models before they’re released to the public, The New York…

May 4, 2026 · Luke James

Power companies can seize private land to make way for new AI data center transmission lines, report says — takeovers could be implemented using eminent domain law when private citizens refuse to sell land

…Should the owner refuse, the government can force a sale through the eminent domain law. The law grants the government the power to take private land, regardless of the owner's consent…