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Indonesian president announces plan to centralize export controls on key raw materials – The Diplomat

By Frank M. EverettMay 21, 2026

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced a plan to allow the government to take control of the country’s main commodity…

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Amazon launches its supply chain services, allowing other companies to use its logistics network to move, store and deliver raw materials, final products and more (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 4, 2026

Featured Podcasts Squeak: How AIG is reinventing insurance with AI | Pierre Zaffino Grit explores what it takes to create,…

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Sources: UK-based CuspAI, which aims to use AI to discover new materials, is in discussions to raise at least $200 million, taking its valuation to more than $1 billion (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 20, 2026

Sun of Yazhou / Bloomberg: Sources: UK-based CuspAI, which aims to use AI to discover new materials, is in talks…

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Encyclopedia Britannica and its subsidiary Merriam-Webster are suing OpenAI for allegedly misusing their reference materials to train their AI models (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 16, 2026

Blake Brittain / Reuters: Encyclopedia Britannica and its subsidiary Merriam-Webster are suing OpenAI for allegedly misusing their reference materials to…

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Applied Materials reaches $252 million settlement with U.S. Commerce Department, resolving allegations it illegally shipped chipmaking equipment at minimum wage to China (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 12, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: No one has won the AI Bowl A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela…

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Google DeepMind plans to open its “first automated science lab” in the UK in 2026, focused on using AI tools to develop new materials for chips and more (Melissa Heikkilä/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 11, 2025

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: So what happens after the AGI? A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du,…

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A deep technical dive into Amazon’s Trainium3 accelerator, including its server SKU specifications, silicon design, power budget, and bill of materials (SemiAnalysis)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 6, 2025

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: AI Device Wars heats up, RIP Metaverse?, Netflix acquires Warner Brothers The Big Technology Podcast…

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The supplier of the Chinese chip equipment E-Town Suites applied materials to the IP court in Beijing for an alleged commercial flight; Applied materials hired two employees in the city E (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 13, 2025

Bloomberg:: The supplier of the Chinese chip equipment E-Town Suites applied materials to the IP court in Beijing for an…

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How the plan of the Nike manufacturer and the United States Flex to automate the production of sneakers in Guadalajara was in trouble, with factory robots which have trouble managing soft materials (Jon Emont / Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 23, 2025

Jon Emont / Wall Street Journal:: How the plan of the Nike manufacturer and the United States Flex to automate…

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Technological actions plunge into an uncertainty on American tariff levels and export controls in China: AMD, NVIDIA and ASML fell 7%, applied materials and LAM research fell by 5% (Samantha Subin / CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 16, 2025

Samantha Subin / CNBC:: Technological actions plunge uncertainty on American tariff levels and export controls in China: AMD, NVIDIA and…

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Hong Kong’s Victoria Park remains silent on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown – Radio Free Asia

Eco-brutalist resistance in Central Asia – The Diplomate

Uzbekistan’s new migration destination? America. – The diplomat

Trump’s new AI order raises the stakes in Sino-US tech competition – The Diplomat

‘Backrooms’ Producer Peter Chernin Thinks Hollywood Needs to Change

Boeing CEO announces 737 Max production will start on new line on July 6

Family offices are investing in sports, from pickleball to smart soccer balls

Record Broadway Ticket Sales Show Consumers Are Splurging on Experiences

Lululemon (LULU) first quarter 2026 results

Trump holds sit-down event in Wisconsin as apparent decline deepens

Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC massively backfired

Trump is erased as Kennedy Center begins removing his name

Scott Bessent collapses in front of Congress as he tries to defend Trump for not caring about Americans

Shocked Trump Loses Iran War Powers, Ballroom and Arms Fund on Same Day

FOIA documents reveal Amazon’s extensive control over delivery drivers it says are not employees, in a case the NLRB sought to settle on terms favorable to Amazon (Josh Eidelson/Bloomberg)

Kalshi and Polymarket sponsored X-rated publications promoting viral conspiracy theories about Los Angeles mayoral election fraud; Kalshi says he asked his paid influencers to delete posts (Max Tani/Semafor)

Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to integrate AI into the healthcare system, including an FDA fast-track regulatory process for digital health technologies such as AI chatbots (Elizabeth Dwoskin/Washington Post)

OpenAI deploys Lockdown Mode, an optional security setting designed to give users advanced protection against rapid injection attacks by limiting certain features (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget)

Google Cloud says its SpaceX compute deal is a "short term" agreement "to ensure we have transitional capacity to meet growing customer demand" for Gemini Enterprise (Kate Conger/New York Times)

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Indonesian president announces plan to centralize export controls on key raw materials – The Diplomat

Amazon launches its supply chain services, allowing other companies to use its logistics network to move, store and deliver raw materials, final products and more (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)

Sources: UK-based CuspAI, which aims to use AI to discover new materials, is in discussions to raise at least $200 million, taking its valuation to more than $1 billion (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)

Encyclopedia Britannica and its subsidiary Merriam-Webster are suing OpenAI for allegedly misusing their reference materials to train their AI models (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

Applied Materials reaches $252 million settlement with U.S. Commerce Department, resolving allegations it illegally shipped chipmaking equipment at minimum wage to China (Reuters)

Google DeepMind plans to open its “first automated science lab” in the UK in 2026, focused on using AI tools to develop new materials for chips and more (Melissa Heikkilä/Financial Times)

A deep technical dive into Amazon’s Trainium3 accelerator, including its server SKU specifications, silicon design, power budget, and bill of materials (SemiAnalysis)

The supplier of the Chinese chip equipment E-Town Suites applied materials to the IP court in Beijing for an alleged commercial flight; Applied materials hired two employees in the city E (Bloomberg)

How the plan of the Nike manufacturer and the United States Flex to automate the production of sneakers in Guadalajara was in trouble, with factory robots which have trouble managing soft materials (Jon Emont / Wall Street Journal)

Technological actions plunge into an uncertainty on American tariff levels and export controls in China: AMD, NVIDIA and ASML fell 7%, applied materials and LAM research fell by 5% (Samantha Subin / CNBC)