The U.S. Department of Commerce has authorized Nvidia to ship its H200 artificial‑intelligence chips to approved Chinese customers. The approval allows the company to sell chips that are roughly 18 months old, with the United States taking a 25% share of the sales. The decision comes amid bipartisan legislative efforts to block advanced AI chip exports and follows a series of policy shifts on U.S. chip sales to China. Lawmakers have introduced the Secure and Feasible Exports (SAFE) Chips Act, which would prohibit such exports for up to 30 months. Read more →

President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing an executive order that would give the federal government authority to challenge state AI regulations. The draft calls for an “AI Litigation Task Force” under the attorney general to sue states whose laws are deemed obstructive, and it directs agencies such as the FCC, FTC, and Department of Commerce to act within a 90‑day framework. The move is linked to broader efforts to attach an AI moratorium to the National Defense Authorization Act and to leverage broadband funding pressures on states like California. Read more →