The US Commerce Department has lifted export controls on Anthropic’s advanced Fable and Mythos AI models, less than three weeks after restricting access over national security concerns. Anthropic confirmed the decision on Tuesday, saying it removed the restrictions after introducing new safeguards designed to reduce security risks while allowing wider access to its latest artificial […]
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US approves chip export licences for Samsung, SK Hynix China plants
The United States has approved annual licences allowing South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to ship chipmaking equipment to their factories in China throughout 2026, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The decision offers temporary relief to the two major memory chipmakers at a time of heightened scrutiny over technology exports to […]
Trump administration mulls sweeping export curbs on China
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is weighing a sweeping plan to restrict software-powered exports to China, including items ranging from laptops to jet engines, in retaliation for Beijing’s latest rare earth export controls, according to US officials and sources briefed on the deliberations. The proposed measure, not yet finalized, would target global shipments containing US software […]