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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 5d

Jensen Huang and some senior administration officials are frustrated a May deal to send Nvidia chips to the UAE isn't moving forward, increasing pressure on Howard Lutnick to finalize the agreement:
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Exclusive | Delays to Trump’s U.A.E. Chips Deal Frustrate Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

The multibillion-dollar deal was announced in May, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has since pushed the U.A.E. for certain U.S. investments first.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 14d

Even after the White House said the $100,000 H-1B fee is a one-time payment, Howard Lutnick continues to support an annual fee and officials are still discussing that option. That and more nuggets on the policy in our latest story:
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Inside Trump’s Chaotic Overhaul of the H-1B Visa

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sowed confusion over whether new fees were annual and applicable to existing visa holders.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 19d

The Trump administration is expected to get a multibillion-dollar fee from investors in the TikTok deal, the government's latest lucrative deal with the private sector:
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Exclusive | U.S. Government Expected to Get Multibillion-Dollar Fee in TikTok Deal

Fee would be latest example of government getting paid for involvement in private-sector deals.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 19d

One of the only CEOs taking on Trump is now in a battle that could shape the future of AI policy and threaten his government contracts worth billions. Deep dive into the fight between Anthropic's Dario Amodei and AI Czar David Sacks:
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The AI CEO Fighting Trump Over the Future of Technology

A battle between Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and the White House pits worries about safe development against a free-market approach.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Sep 4

The FTC is getting ready to study the impact of AI chatbots on kids and request documents from tech companies, an initial action on the topic that could lead to further action. W/ @emilyglazer.bsky.social:
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Exclusive | FTC Prepares to Grill AI Companies Over Impact on Children

The regulator is expected to send letters to makers of AI chatbots.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Truth Social post, the White House meeting and the deal—How Trump took 10% of Intel and CEO Lip-Bu Tan saved his job. Our deep dive on the 2-week fracas:
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Exclusive | Inside Intel’s Tricky Dance With Trump

Just five months into his tenure as Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan was fighting for his job. Getting to a truce with the president was a two-week roller-coaster ride.

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · Aug 15

Today's show ... the Trump administration makes a big (unconstitutional?) about-face on China and AI with its NVIDIA deal. With @amrithramkumar.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Trump Dips into NVIDIA’s Chips

The “government should leave private business alone” people sure are oddly quiet about this.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Aug 14

The relationship between Democrats and Silicon Valley is at its lowest point in a long time. Here's what some are doing to fix it in the Trump era:
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Democrats Try to Halt Silicon Valley’s Swing to the Right

Tech executives have been a reliable fundraising source for Democrats. Trump is complicating that.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Aug 12

How did Jensen Huang change Trump's mind on chip sales to China? By getting him to see the world of AI his way and playing diplomat:
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With Billions at Risk, Nvidia CEO Buys His Way Out of the Trade Battle

Jensen Huang tried diplomacy to sell chips in China, but it took a last-minute deal with the White House.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Aug 8

Trump's call for the Intel CEO to resign adds to his pattern of weighing in on individual company decisions in unprecedented ways, fueling fear that he will target other executives he doesn't like:
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Trump Reminds CEOs Who the Ultimate Boss Is

The president who ran on his business acumen isn’t holding back in telling corporate bosses how to run their companies—or when to resign.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jul 28

The Trump administration is considering a plan to charge patent holders tens of billions of dollars with a new fee. It'd be a radical overhaul of the patent system and their latest attempt to raise revenue:
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Exclusive | Trump Administration Weighs Patent System Overhaul to Raise Revenue

Commerce Department officials are discussing a new fee based on patent value, which could fuel backlash from businesses.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jul 23

Overseas taxes and regulations on U.S. tech companies are a sticking point in trade talks with several countries, highlighting Trump's focus on digital trade issues and a potential win for the tech industry:
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Trump Goes to Bat for Big Tech in Global Trade Talks

The administration hopes to use the threat of tariffs and access to the U.S. economy to stop countries from imposing new taxes, regulations and tariffs on U.S. technology firms.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jul 17

The White House's latest effort to go after DEI is an attack on "woke AI"—Trump is expected to ban biased AI companies from working with the government in an executive order:
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Exclusive | White House Prepares Executive Order Targeting ‘Woke AI’<br>

The order would be one of several expected to be released outlining the president’s vision for winning the AI race with China.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jul 17

The US is changing a landmark deal to send Nvidia chips to the UAE due to national-security concerns. Now no chips will go directly to UAE firm G42, a change showing the challenges to Trump's AI agenda. Scoop w/ @eliotwb.bsky.social:
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Exclusive | National-Security Concerns Tie Up Trump’s U.A.E. Chips Deal

Some administration officials worry China could get access to advanced Nvidia chips and are holding up efforts to iron out the agreement.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jul 15

Jensen Huang told Trump his company needed freer access to global customers to stay ahead of Chinese competitors like Huawei. 4 days later, Nvidia had approvals it had been seeking for months:
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Nvidia Wins OK to Sell AI Chip to China Again After CEO Meets Trump

The U.S. will grant licenses for the H20 chip after it had announced restrictions in April.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jul 11

Many of the big tech execs who cozied up to Trump don't have much to show for it, while others have used splashy investments to appeal to him. Our industry scorecard 6 months into the administration:
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Sam Altman Is Up, Tim Cook Is Down: Big Tech’s Trump Scorecard

Technology CEOs and companies donated millions of dollars to the president, and the industry has been aggressive in trying to garner his appeal.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jul 2

When the ban on state AI laws fell apart, it showed the division between the pro-tech and MAGA wings of Trump's party. That split will make it hard to enact AI policy:
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How a Bold Plan to Ban State AI Laws Fell Apart—and Divided Trumpworld

A split among the president’s advisers helped give an opening to opponents of the ban.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jul 1

Is training AI models on copyrighted material legal? A battle between tech companies and creative groups over the answer is simmering in DC:
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Hollywood Confronts AI Copyright Chaos in Washington, Courts

Technology firms say using copyrighted materials to train AI models is key to America’s success, while creatives want their work protected.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jun 20

A U.S. official told top chipmakers in allied countries he wants to end a process that lets them operate with American tech in China, a move that could complicate trade talks .
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Exclusive | U.S. Prepares Action Targeting Allies’ Chip Plants in China

A U.S. official told top global semiconductor makers he wanted to revoke waivers they have used to access American technology in China, people familiar with the matter said.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jun 18

The Senate passed a key crypto bill 68-30 yesterday, a move that's expected to help legitimize the industry after it poured money into last year's election:
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Senate Passes Stablecoin Bill in Big Win for Crypto Industry

The legislation, known as the Genius Act, moves to the House, where passage is viewed in Washington as likely, before Trump’s desk.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jun 17

The Trump team recently considered much more aggressive China export controls on chipmaking equipment, adding to its arsenal if trade tensions flared again:
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Exclusive | Trump Officials Weighed Broader China Tech Restrictions Ahead of Trade Talks

Expanding export curbs on chip-making equipment was an option if London talks hadn’t gone well.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jun 10

Tech industry groups are lobbying to save clean-energy tax credits, a signal that access to power is a top priority for the biggest AI companies. W/ @jenhiller.bsky.social:
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Exclusive | Tech Industry Fights to Save Clean-Energy Tax Credits

Microsoft and Google have been leading backers of technologies such as solar projects and battery storage.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · Jun 7

Can the U.S. lead the world in AI while cracking down on international students? Smart story from
@pkwsj.bsky.social on the proven pipeline of inventors:
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Trump’s Crackdown on Foreign Students Threatens to Disrupt Pipeline of Inventors

Immigrants who came as students created the USB port and numerous other innovations.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · May 29

Nvidia can hardly make a move without facing criticism that it's too close to China. The latest example is pushback from lawmakers over a planned facility in Shanghai that the company calls regular office space:
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Exclusive | Senators Bash Nvidia’s Plans for Facility in China

Sen. Jim Banks and Sen. Elizabeth Warren are accusing the chip maker of undercutting national security.

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · May 23

Kids online safety bills are becoming such a big threat to Apple that Tim Cook called Greg Abbott last week to lobby on Texas App Store age verification legislation:
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Exclusive | Tim Cook Called Texas Governor to Stop Online Child-Safety Legislation

Apple’s CEO called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after law passed requiring app stores to verify user ages.

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