Trump’s blessing of Nvidia AI chip sales to China gets a chilly reception from GOP

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping “responded positively” to the proposal to let Nvidia sell H200 AI chips on condition that the U.S. gets 25% of revenue.

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Instacart’s AI pricing tools drive up the cost of some groceries, study finds

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

Federal regulators and politicians have scrutinized companies’ use of AI tools to set the cost of products or services, often called “surveillance pricing.”

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Cramer sees any Nvidia sales of H200s in China as a ‘pure bonus,’ says the stock should be higher

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

Wall Street fails to see the benefit of Nvidia finally getting the green light from the U.S. to sell its second-best chips in China.

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Slack CEO Denise Dresser to join OpenAI as chief revenue officer

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI says that Dresser will be responsible for the company’s revenue strategy in enterprise and customer success.

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Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for Crusoe data centers

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

Crusoe will pay Boom $1.25 billion for more than a gigawatt of generating capacity with deliveries of the turbines starting in 2027.

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OpenAI Hires Slack CEO as New Chief Revenue Officer

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

A memo obtained by WIRED confirms Denise Dresser’s departure from Slack. She is now headed to OpenAI.

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Truecaller now lets users protect households from scam calls

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

Truecaller’s Family Protection will be rolled out widely in the first quarter of 2026.

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Ford and Renault team up on cheaper EVs in a ‘fight for our lives’

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

The automakers will work together to bring two Ford-branded EVs to European dealerships in 2028.

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OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope.

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OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block Are Teaming Up to Make AI Agents Play Nice

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

American AI giants are backing a new effort to establish open standards for building agentic software and tools.

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