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U.S. Weighs Allowing Nvidia’s AI Chips Back Into China
The Trump administration is weighing whether to relax export rules so Nvidia can sell its H200 data center AI chips to customers in China, according to people familiar with the discussions. The Commerce Department, which runs U.S. export controls, is reviewing the idea, and the plan could still change. A White House official declined…
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EU’s new “Apply AI” strategy aims to cut reliance on US and China
According to the draft, Brussels wants to “strengthen EU AI sovereignty” by accelerating the development and use of European-made AI solutions, with an emphasis on scalable, replicable generative AI for public administrations. The strategy highlights priority sectors including healthcare, defence, and manufacturing, positioning AI as a core capability for the EU’s industrial base. The…
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Bitcoin Breaks Record Above $125,000 as ETF Inflows and Risk Rally Lift Crypto
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, climbed to a fresh record on Sunday, rising roughly 2.7% to $125,245.57 at 05:12 GMT. The move eclipses the prior all-time high set in mid-August at $124,480. Momentum has been building for days: the token notched an eighth straight session of gains into Friday, supported by…
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OpenAI Tightens Sora’s IP Controls
OpenAI says it will give entertainment rightsholders “more granular” control over how their characters are generated inside its new Sora video app, shifting away from a broader opt-out approach that had allowed a flood of famous IP to appear in user-made clips. The update came late Friday via CEO Sam Altman, who framed the…
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Discord Support’s Data Was Breached
Discord has notified users about a data incident that occurred on September 20, 2025, after hackers compromised one of its external customer service providers. Discord itself was not directly breached, but information stored in the vendor’s support system was accessed. What attackers accessed:• Usernames and real names• Email addresses and IP addresses• “Limited” billing…
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Apple Begun Mass Production of M5 MacBook Pro/Air and New Studio Display
According to the latest Power On newsletter (via Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman), Apple is “nearing” mass production of several Macs powered by the next-gen M5 chip. That list includes new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models and at least one refresh of the 27-inch Studio Display. The internal code names cited include J714 and J716…
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Fire Breaks Out In South Korea’s National Security Data Center
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has ordered a significant upgrade to the security and resilience of government administrative systems after a major fire at the National Information Resources Service data center in Daejeon temporarily knocked out online services around the country. At a meeting with ministers and senior officials, Lee cited concerns about ripple…
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Humanoid Robot Hype Is About to Stop
Rodney Brooks: co-founder of iRobot and longtime MIT roboticist has a blunt message for investors betting billions on humanoid robots: the returns won’t match the hype. He says the buzziest approach right now: trying to “teach” dexterity by feeding robots videos of people doing tasks is, in his words, “pure fantasy thinking.” Human hands…
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Google’s 27th Birthday Is Fake?
Google is marking 27 years with a nostalgic Doodle that resurrects its very first 1998-era logo. That’s cute but slightly misleading because September 27 is more of a “party day” than a true birthday. The real paperwork birthday is September 4, 1998, when Stanford PhD candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporated Google Inc.…
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H-1B $100K fee: Amazon, Google, Microsoft warn against travel
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are advising employees on H-1B visas to remain in the United States and avoid international travel after the White House announced a new $100,000 employer fee for H-1B applications. Employees already abroad were urged to return before the proclamation’s start at 12:01 a.m. Eastern on Sunday. Internal memos circulated at…