Intel swipes Qualcomm veteran of 25 years to lead client computing — Alex Katouzian jumps ship to oversee consumer CPUs and physical AI

Intel appoints Alex Katouzian to lead client computing and physical AI efforts and confirms Pushkar Ranade as CTO, signaling a deeper shift toward AI-driven and edge computing systems
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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.
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Nvidia’s exposure to Asian supply chains for components hits 90% of its production costs — marked increase from 65% could intensify as physical AI adds even more exposure

Asian suppliers now represent roughly 90% of Nvidia’s production costs, up from about 65% a year earlier, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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Anthropic in early talks to buy DRAM-less AI inference chips from UK startup — Fractile’s SRAM architecture reduces need for pricey memory during extreme pricing and shortage crunch

Anthropic has reportedly held early discussions with London-based chip startup Fractile about purchasing the company’s inference accelerators.
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Chinese court rules companies can’t fire workers just because AI is cheaper — ruling says automation alone doesn’t justify layoffs

Chinese courts ruled that companies cannot automatically fire workers simply because AI can do the job more cheaply, declaring that automation alone does not justify dismissal under labor law.
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Jensen says Nvidia now has ‘zero percent’ market share in China — says US export policy ‘has already largely backfired’

Jensen Huang says China has become a lost market for Nvidia due to U.S. sanctions, but warns that America could lose out in a broader AI competition.
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Japan is deploying ultra-cheap cardboard drones built for swarm warfare and expendable combat missions — $2,000 expendable combat drones cost less than some gaming PCs

Japan is deploying ultra-cheap cardboard drones built for swarm warfare and expendable combat missions. The flat-packed AirKamuy 150 costs as little as $2,000 — far cheaper than many military drones.
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FCC votes to ban all Chinese labs from certifying electronics sold in the US due to national security concerns — ruling would affect 75 percent of US-bound devices

The FCC estimates that roughly 75% of all U.S.-bound electronics are currently tested in Chinese facilities.

US Navy signs deal with AI firm for training underwater drones to detect mines in Strait of Hormuz — $100 million would allow drone minesweepers to update their detection algorithms in days instead of months

The U.S. Navy just signed a $99.7 million deal with Domino Data Lab to build software to monitor other AI mine detection systems, identify failures, and push corrections in the field.
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Canonical under sustained DDoS attack as Ubuntu 26 releases — Iranian group 313 Team claims responsibility

Canonical under sustained DDoS attack as Ubuntu 26 releases

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