US gov’t imposes restrictions on Nvidia H20s, chipmaker claims will cost it $5.5bn
Follows Nvidia's announcement it plans to produce AI supercomputers in the US
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Trump: Chips tariffs still coming, Chinese electronics still taxed but in a “different Tariff ‘bucket’”
President says there will be some flexibility with semiconductor tariffs
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Trump backs US coal sector with series of executive orders to meet surge in AI power demand
Will permit the extension of coal plants and direct federal agencies to identify coal resources on federal lands
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Cerebras and Ranovus receive $45m DARPA contract to “solve” compute bottleneck
Project will see Ranovus’ optical interconnects integrated with Cerebras wafer-sized chips
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ASML plans 'new' reuse and repair center in Beijing amid ongoing US-China chip war
But report claims it is merely an upgrade of an existing facility
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US to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum
"Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25 percent tariff," said President Donald Trump
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Mark Christie named chairman of FERC
Christie replaces Willie Phillips in the role
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Biden Administration adds 16 new companies to Entity List
Restricted companies accused of posing a risk to US national security
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TSMC suspends chip production for Chinese firms
Decision affects advanced AI chips
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US gov’t strengthens regulations prohibiting US investments in Chinese quantum and chip technologies
Will go into effect on January 2, 2025
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Biden administration weighing up sales cap on AI chips to Middle Eastern countries - report
Restrictions would be in the interest of national security
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Federally funded US chip fabs to be exempt from NEPA environmental reviews
President Biden signed the bill into law this week
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Intel secures $3.5bn military semiconductor grant despite ongoing CHIPS Act funding dispute
Advanced chips will be used for US defense operations
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US government to delay Intel CHIPS act funding until company hits milestones
Job cuts at odds with CHIPS Act aim of growing semiconductor workforce
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US gov’t to add terms and conditions to CHIPS Act funding; bans purchase of equipment from China and Russia
Bill has received bipartisan support
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Chinese companies exploiting sanctions loophole by accessing GPUs in the US - report
Chinese cloud providers have also attempted to establish data centers in the US to avoid sanctions
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US gov't outlines federal guidelines for carbon offsetting
Amidst growing criticism against carbon offsets as sustainability initiative
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US gov't considering restrictions on China's access to American cloud providers
New regulation being mulled to close embargo loopholes
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US Treasury sanctions BitRiver
Government targets Russian crypto firm
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US Government continues to struggle with data center consolidation
Years into the ongoing effort, public agencies still have work to do
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Senators propose $2.2 billion in funding for US national AI strategy
Five research centers could be built to aid in AI education and to learn more about algorithmic bias
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Impact assessment reveals new US intelligence data center
Hints of new 10-acre facility at Virginia base emerge in Warrenton public library
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Rometty offers IBM's services to Trump administration
IoT, data center consolidation, cyber security and more as IBM eyes tax break
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D-Wave forms subsidiary to sell quantum computers to the US government
Board members include government, private military and video game industry executives
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Pentagon to set up data center closure team, cut 60% of facilities
Is still deciding where to put the data
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US government finalizes its data center closure plans
The plan aims to reduce annual costs by 25 percent
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CyrusOne acquires land for third data center in Virginia
Colocation provider claims a billion-dollar investment in the county
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Nlyte updates DCIM suite for US government needs
An optional module simplifies compliance with the Data Center Optimization Initiative