U.S. senators propose broader chip tool export ban for Chinese firms

A bipartisan proposal in the U.S. Senate would shift semiconductor equipment controls from specific fabs to targeted Chinese companies and their affiliates. The measure is aimed at cutting off access to advanced lithography and other wafer fabrication tools for firms such as Huawei, SMIC, YMTC, CXMT, and Hua Hong.

Trump executive order targets state Artificial Intelligence laws

Executive Order 14365 lays out a federal strategy to discourage, challenge, and potentially preempt state Artificial Intelligence laws viewed as burdensome. Employers are advised to keep complying with current state and local rules while preparing for regulatory uncertainty in 2026.

Who decides how America uses Artificial Intelligence in war

Stanford experts are divided over how the United States should govern Artificial Intelligence in defense, surveillance, and warfare. Their views converge on one point: decisions with such high stakes cannot be left to companies alone.

GPUBreach bypasses IOMMU on GDDR6-based NVIDIA GPUs

Researchers from the University of Toronto describe GPUBreach, a rowhammer attack against GDDR6-based NVIDIA GPUs that can bypass IOMMU protections. The technique enables CPU-side privilege escalation by abusing trusted GPU driver behavior on the host system.