Tag: United States

Ex-envoy on US-Australia push to break China’s minerals grip

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The new Australia-US critical minerals pact will turbocharge efforts to build China-free supply chains and help weaken Beijing’s stranglehold on the sector, former senior diplomat Paul Myler says. But...

US judge endorses US$1.5bn Anthropic copyright settlement

Posted on   |  by Blake Brittain
A federal judge in California has preliminarily approved a landmark US$1.5 billion settlement of a copyright class action brought by a group of authors against artificial intelligence company Anthropic....

US EPA wants to speed up AI infrastructure permits

Posted on   |  by Valerie Volcovici
The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new measures aimed at speeding construction of infrastructure needed for the rapid buildup of data centers for artificial intelligence that would enable...

New Mexico to invest $483m in quantum computing drive

Posted on   |  by Stephen Nellis
New Mexico, site of the world’s first atomic bomb tests, plans to invest US$315 million (A$483 million) in a bid to become a leader in another potentially era-defining technology:...

Trump threatens more tariffs for countries with digital taxes

Posted on   |  by Kanishka Singh
US President Donald Trump has ramped up threats against countries that have digital taxes, promising “subsequent additional tariffs” on their goods if those nations do not remove such legislation....

US voids Biden’s semiconductor research grant deal

Posted on   |  by David Shepardson
The US Commerce Department said on Monday that one of its agencies will take over operational responsibility to oversee US$7.4 billion in semiconductor research funds, saying that the private...

UK agrees to drop ‘backdoor’ mandate for Apple

Posted on   |  by Kanishka Singh
US director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday the UK had agreed to drop its mandate for iPhone maker Apple to provide a “backdoor” that would have...

News Wrap: Silicon Valley gets its way in US AI plan

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There are three names attached to the Trump administration’s newly published AI Action Plan. One is the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the other two are Silicon...