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for: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Washington Opens the Door on Nvidia Chips. Beijing Starts Closing It.

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Washington spent years blocking Nvidia's advanced chips from China. Tuesday, the Trump administration approved H200 exports with a 25% government cut. By afternoon, Beijing told its own companies to hold off.

#ai #semiconductors #techpolicy #china #chips #nvidia #gpu #stockmarket #supplychain #us

U.S. posts official H200 and MI325X AI GPU export rules to China, but with plenty of caveats — a string of requirments greatly limits the total number of GPUs that can be shipped to China

7 wks / tomshardware

US allows Nvidia to send advanced AI chips to China with restrictions

7 wks / techxplore

China Plays “Cat and Mouse” With NVIDIA Once Again By Reportedly Restricting H200 AI Chip Orders Flowing in the Region

7 wks / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

China may block US-approved imports of Nvidia H200 chips – report

7 wks / siliconrepublic / Ann O’Dea

US eases regulations on Nvidia H200 chip exports to China - WTVB

7 wks / wtvbam

Washington Opens the Door on Nvidia Chips. Beijing Starts Closing It.

7 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Washington reportedly conditionally eases Nvidia H200 chip exports to China; market acceptance of US chips remains to be seen: expert - Global Times

7 wks / globaltimes

US Greenlights H200 Exports to China, Beijing Limits Imports - 조선일보

7 wks / chosun

US clears path for Nvidia to sell H200s to China via new rule - Moneycontrol

7 wks / moneycontrol

NVIDIA can now sell AI chips to China as US eases export rules - Interesting Engineering

7 wks / interestingengineering

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock: Slightly Surges as U.S. Eases Export Rules as China Weighs ‘Necessary Use’ Approval for H200 Chips

7 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

US Clears Path for Nvidia to Sell H200s to China Via New Rule

7 wks / bloomberg / Maggie EastlandIan King

FCC Ends Verizon's 60-Day Automatic Unlocking Requirement

iclarified - The Federal Communications Commission has officially waived a long-standing requirement that forced Verizon to automatically unlock mobile devices 60 days after activation. The ruling, released late yesterday, fundamentally alters the landscape for Verizo…

#mobiletech #techpolicy #government #business #us #wireless #law #telecommunications #smartphone #fcc

FCC kills Verizon's 60-day phone unlocking rule after massive fraud spike

7 wks / techspot

Verizon (VZ) Stock: Shares Slide After FCC Waiver Amid Market Volatility

7 wks / parameter / Newton Kitonga

The FCC is letting Verizon lock your phone for more than 60 days - Android Police

7 wks / androidpolice

Verizon stock slides after FCC loosens phone-unlocking rule as fraud fight takes center stage - TechStock²

7 wks / ts2

Verizon customers will have to wait to unlock their phone going forward — here’s why - Tom's Guide

7 wks / tomsguide

FCC Ends Verizon's 60-Day Automatic Unlocking Requirement

7 wks / iclarified

Verizon To Stop Automatic Unlocking of Phones as FCC Ends 60-Day Unlock Rule

7 wks / slashdot / msmash

Verizon wins FCC waiver on unlocked phones - fiercewireless.com

7 wks / fiercewireless

Verizon gets FCC permission to end 60-day phone unlocking rule

7 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

America’s biggest telecom company can now save hundreds of millions of dollars as FCC takes U-turn on sma - Times of India

7 wks / indiatimes

Senate passes Defiance Act for a second time to address Grok deepfakes

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - The Senate has passed the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE ) Act with unanimous consent, according to the bill’s co-sponsor Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). The bill lets the subjects of nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfak…

#ai #techpolicy #aiethics #genai #politics #cybercrime #us #law #contentmoderation #digitalprivacy

After Grok's deepfake flood, Senate passes bill letting victims take creators to court

7 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Senate Passes a Bill That Would Let Nonconsensual Deepfake Victims Sue https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/01/13/2347221/senate-passes-a-bill-that-would-let-nonconsensual-deepfake-victims-sue?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

7 wks / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

Senate Passes a Bill That Would Let Nonconsensual Deepfake Victims Sue - Slashdot #sentiment analysis #ai #artificial intelligence #government

7 wks / bsky / @onpolitics.news / onpolitics.news

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7 wks / bsky / @mementomori4950.bsky.social / mementomori4950.bsky.social

What can technology do to stop AI-generated sexualized images?

7 wks / techxplore

Senate Passes a Bill That Would Let Nonconsensual Deepfake Victims Sue

7 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Senate passes Defiance Act for a second time to address Grok deepfakes

7 wks / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue / It comes amid the global uproar over X’s mass AI undressing of users on its platform.

7 wks / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue

7 wks / theverge / Lauren Feiner

US Senate Unanimously Passes DEFIANCE Act as Grok Crisis Spurs Victim Protection Law

7 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

X could face UK ban over deepfakes, minister says

7 wks / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Microsoft Vows to Pay Full Cost of AI Data Centers After White House Pressure

James Maguire / techstrong - Microsoft has moved to blunt growing public opposition to its expanding data-center footprint, pledging to absorb the full cost of the electricity, water use, and local taxes associated with its AI infrastructure. The commitments mark the company’s most s…

#ai #cloud #techpolicy #microsoft #energy #business #datacenter #environment #azure #community

Enhancing local sustainability with water, jobs, and more (5)
Navigating political pressure and regulatory demands (4)
Safeguarding community electric bills amid AI expansion (9)
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Enhancing local sustainability with water, jobs, and more

Microsoft responds to backlash with new data center promises

7 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Microsoft plan aims to protect energy and water in data center rollout

7 wks / techzine / Berry Zwets

Microsoft details plan to prevent its data centers from straining power, water resources

7 wks / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Microsoft to overhaul AI data center building with community-first approach — says it will 'be a good neighbor' to communities, cover energy cost increases, and replenish water

7 wks / tomshardware

Microsoft scrambles to quell fury around its new AI data centers

7 wks / theverge / Justine Calma

Navigating political pressure and regulatory demands

Microsoft vows to limit data center energy costs

7 wks / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Big Tech wants more data centers. Everyone else wants lower bills

7 wks / qz / Shannon Carroll

Microsoft vows to ‘pay its way’ as it seeks to defuse data centre backlash

7 wks / ft

Microsoft Vows to Pay Full Cost of AI Data Centers After White House Pressure

7 wks / techstrong / James Maguire

Safeguarding community electric bills amid AI expansion

Microsoft announces glut of new data centers but says it won’t let your electricity bill go up

7 wks / techcrunch / Lucas Ropek

Microsoft vows to cover full power costs for energy-hungry AI data centers

7 wks / arstechnica / Benj Edwards

Microsoft says will foot AI's massive power bill

7 wks / techxplore

Microsoft pledges to cover data center power costs as community pushback grows

7 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Microsoft's Brad Smith pushes Big Tech to 'pay our way' for AI data centers amid rising opposition

7 wks / techxplore

Microsoft Has a Plan to Keep Its Data Centers From Raising Your Electric Bill

7 wks / wired / Molly Taft

Microsoft says communities won't see energy price hikes near data centers as utility costs rise

7 wks / cnbc

Microsoft Pledges Full Power Costs, No Tax Breaks in Response To AI Data Center Backlash

7 wks / slashdot / msmash

Microsoft Vows to Pay Utility Rates to Cover Data Center Costs

7 wks / bloomberg / Maggie Eastland

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7 wks / bsky / @justicetoall.bsky.social / justicetoall.bsky.social

Microsoft is the latest tech giant promising to address frustrations among local communities around its data centers. It has made five pledges today to address concerns that have stymied plans to build out new AI data centers www.theverge.com/news/861080/

7 wks / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

NEW: As public backlash against data centers grows, Microsoft (sounding to my ear a bit like a baseball team that wants a new publicly-financed stadium) says it has a plan to keep its data centers from driving up electric bills in surrounding areas. @moll

7 wks / bsky / @timmarchman.bsky.social / timmarchman.bsky.social

big tech companies are taking note of the backlash to data centers — and they, w/ the help of the Trump administration, are promising to be good neighbors first up is Microsoft, which announced a series of commitments this morning - some of Microsoft’s

7 wks / bsky / @mollytaft.com / mollytaft.com

Senate unveils updated market structure bill limiting stablecoin rewards on idle holdings

Timmy Shen and Sarah Wynn / theblock - The bill seeks to bar digital asset providers from paying interest just for holding a stablecoin, but would allow activity-based rewards.