AI Launches Restricted
The Trump administration’s decision to impose pre-release cybersecurity reviews on frontier AI systems has forced OpenAI and Anthropic into an unprecedented pattern of restricted launches, while OpenAI simultaneously explores ceding a 5 percent equity…
Alibaba Added to Pentagon List
The Pentagon’s decision to add Alibaba to its list of Chinese military companies landed just as the e-commerce giant unveiled its first suite of embodied-AI models for robots. The timing underscores a deepening tension: Beijing’s leading technology firms…
US Blacklists China Giants
Introduction to a New Era of Tensions The United States has taken a significant step in its ongoing efforts to address the complex and evolving landscape of technological competition with China. By designating Chinese corporate giants such as Alibaba,…