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Jensen Huang said that Nvidia has "largely conceded" China's AI chip market to Huawei and should "expect nothing" regarding chip sale approvals to China (Lee Ying Shan/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/21/nvidia-jensen-huang-china…

Nvidia says it has ‘largely conceded’ China’s AI chip market to Huawei
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company has "largely conceded" China's advanced artificial intelligence chip market to Huawei.

What China can learn from Japan about escaping deflation - #theeconomist
https://www.economist.com/china/2026/05/21/what-china-can-learn-from-japan-about-escaping-deflation
Archive https://archive.ph/4plgc

No, this isn't concept art for Dune 3 - it's the British design for a planned vast #astrotourism center in the #SaudiArabian desert near #AlUla: see https://heatherwick.com/studio/news/where-earth-meets-the-stars-heatherwick-studio-reveals-design-for-astrotourism-visitor-centre-and-masterplan/ and https://www.experiencealula.com/en/about/features/a-new-frontier-in-astrotourism and https://darksky.org/places/alula-manara-and-algharameel-nature-reserves/ and https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/21/show-stopping-astrotourism-centre-with-stargazing-lodge-to-open-near-saudi-arabias-alula and https://parametric-architecture.com/heatherwick-studio-observatory-alula/ and https://www.designboom.com/architecture/heatherwick-studio-observatory-astrotourism-saudi-arabia-desert-alula-manara/ and https://www.dezeen.com/2026/06/19/alula-manara-space-observatory-heatherwick-studio-saudi-arabia/ for various aspects of the endeavour which involves a 4-meter (!) telescope among numerous other attractions.

“9to5Mac’s Take: Data brokers are a form of business which quite simply shouldn’t be allowed to exist.”
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/20/ai-companies-and-data-brokers-even-resort-to-fake-forms-to-keep-selling-our-data/…

Restoring CISA is one issue many lawmakers can agree on
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/05/restoring-cisa-is-one-issue-many-lawmakers-can-agree-on/

Restoring CISA is one issue many lawmakers can agree on
Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) say restoring and extending CISA’s capabilities is a top priority for Congress.

USA und China planen angeblich KI-Gespräche im September
Die USA und China wollen im September wohl über gemeinsame KI-Regeln sprechen. US-Finanzminister Bessent soll die Gespräche leiten.
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USA und China planen angeblich KI-Gespräche im September
Die USA und China wollen im September wohl über gemeinsame KI-Regeln sprechen. US-Finanzminister Bessent soll die Gespräche leiten.

Japan's top five chip equipment makers posted their first-ever fall in combined China sales, down 10% in the year ended March 31, as China boosts local players (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semi…

Japan chipmaking equipment suppliers report 10% drop in China sales
Foreign companies lose market share as Beijing boosts local players

While there was no #Starship launch the #SpaceX webcast contained two unexpected segments, one about a vague plan of a space tourist flight - #Starlink Stargaze system described in https://starlink.com/updates/stargaze and https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/spacex-unveils-stargaze-space-tracking-system/ and https://smallsatnews.com/2026/02/18/spacex-unveils-stargaze-system-to-revolutionize-space-traffic-management/: apparently there are numerous unlisted satellites in LEO which come so close to the Starlinks that cameras on the latter see them as bright objects. How could those objects have been missed by all space surveillance from the ground?

Socket: TeamPCP, the gang claiming GitHub's repositories breach, also executed 20 "waves" of supply chain attacks recently, compromising 500 pieces of software (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/teampcp-software-supply-chain-attack-spree-github/…

A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale
GitHub is just the latest victim of TeamPCP, a gang that has carried out a spree of software supply chain attacks that has impacted hundreds of organizations.

Sources: the US and China plan to hold AI talks in September when President Xi visits the US, realizing a significant outcome of the Trump-Xi summit in May (Laurie Chen/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-china-hold-ai-talks-september-…