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How, and if, the Trump administration plans to regulate the export of semiconductors has remained unclear since Donald Trump took office last year. Now, we have an idea of what the administration is thinking. U.S. regulators have allegedly drafted rules that would require U.S. government approval to ship AI chips anywhere outside the U.S., according to Bloomberg, citing sources. This would give the U.S. significantly more control over companies like AMD and Nvidia. TechCrunch reached out to AMD and Nvidia for comment. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Commerce provided the following: “The Commerce Department is committed to promoting…

Wild animal species respond very differently to human development, and as a result, they use ecological corridors in agricultural and urban areas in distinct ways. This emerges from research in Botswana by ecologist Marlee Tucker of Radboud University published in Integrative Conservation. Source link

Dario Amodei said Thursday that Anthropic plans to challenge the Defense Department’s decision to label the AI firm a supply chain risk in court, a designation he has called “legally unsound.” The statement comes a few hours after the Department officially designated Anthropic a supply chain risk following a weeks-long dispute over how much control the military should have over AI systems. A supply chain risk designation can bar a company from working with the Pentagon and its contractors. Amodei drew a firm line that Anthropic’s AI should not be used for mass surveillance of Americans or for fully autonomous…

Amazon Web Services announced Thursday the launch of Amazon Connect Health. This AI agent-powered platform is meant to help healthcare organizations automate repetitive administrative tasks, including appointment scheduling, documentation, and patient verification, among other things. Amazon Connect Health is HIPAA-eligible and connects with electronic health record (EHR) software. The platform is currently partnered with EHR software providers, data integrators, and patient engagement companies, the company said. This move is not the cloud giant’s first in the healthcare space, and it comes at a time when AWS is increasingly looking to grow its footprint in the $5 trillion U.S. healthcare industry.…

Location : The M1 southbound at junction J34 . Lane Closures : Lanes 2 and 3 are closed. Reason : Road Management. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 05:15 and 05:30 on 6 March 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 05:15 and 05:30 on 6 March 2026. Lanes Closed : There are two of three lanes closed. Source link

Friday 06 March 2026 12:00 am  |  Updated:  Thursday 05 March 2026 10:31 pm Dyson said he would have to sell his firm unless inheritance tax laws changed Almost all of Britain’s family businesses still face major changes to inheritance tax despite a government concession to limit the damage of its decision to end the carve-out for family-run firms.According to a fresh poll, just one in 10 business owners believe they will not be affected by changes to inheritance tax first announced at Labour’s maiden Budget, even though much of it was watered down a year later.The study, which polled over…

Online travel agent, loveholidays, has emailed a customer travelling to Turkey from Glasgow later this month. They’ve shared the correspondence with the Glasgow Times, which addresses “concerns” holidaymakers may have right now. An email to customers travelling to the region later this month with loveholidays reads: “We understand you may feel concerned about travelling to destinations close to the Middle East following the recent disruption in the area. “The FCDO/DFA does not currently advise against travel to the specific resorts and areas where your holiday is located, even though it may advise against travel to other parts of the country.…

The Easter Liliy launch will happen at City Hall on March 24An Easter lily badge (Image: www.sinnfeinbookshop.com)The TUV has failed in an attempt to prevent this year’s Easter Lily launch happening at Belfast City Hall.The campaign launch has been held in Belfast City Hall previously in 2024 and 2025 by the Belfast National Graves Association. The event commemorates Irish republicans who died in conflict for Irish sovereign independence. The Easter Lily is worn as a symbol of remembrance for those who died in the 1916 Easter Rising.At the March meeting of the full Belfast City Council at City Hall, elected…

A typical merger-and-acquisition process is time-consuming and expensive, even for the largest, well-staffed private equity firms. In addition to spending countless hours meeting with senior executives of potential targets and modeling financial outcomes, these groups spend millions of dollars on external advisers: accountants, lawyers, and management consultants. Since expenses for external advisers are not reimbursed if a deal falls through, PE firms wait until they are certain of their interest before engaging costly specialists such as consultants from McKinsey, BCG, or Bain to perform extensive commercial research on the market and the target company. DiligenceSquared, a startup that was part…

The Securities and Exchange Commission has ended its long-running fraud and securities violation lawsuit against Justin Sun in a $10 million settlement.The US Securities and Exchange Commission has ended its lawsuit against crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun with a $10 million settlement, ending a two-year legal battle over alleged fraud and securities laws violations.The SEC said in a letter to a Manhattan federal court on Thursday that Rainberry, one of Sun’s companies, would pay a $10 million fine, and claims against Sun and his companies, the Tron Foundation and BitTorrent Foundation would be dropped.Related: Rep Waters demands SEC oversight hearing about…