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US lawmakers angry after Huawei unveils laptop with new Intel AI chip

2024-04-12 05:57 PM by Eugen Boglaru

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. lawmakers on Friday criticized the Biden administration after sanctioned Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei unveiled a laptop this week powered by an Intel AI chip. The United States placed Huawei on a trade restriction list in 2019 over sanctions violations related to Iran, part of a broader effort to hobble …

Little-known NTIA takes on massive job of internet connectivity

2024-04-03 07:18 AM by Tyler Fields

Armed with about $49 billion that Congress appropriated in 2021, a normally inconspicuous Commerce Department agency is tackling an ambitious goal of giving all Americans access to high-speed internet. At a recent congressional hearing, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey, the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the National Telecommunications and Information Administration “may …