Nvidia’s China chip sales tied to rare earth trade deal, sparks U.S. backlash

Nvidia’s planned resumption of H20 AI chip sales to China is now part of ongoing U.S. negotiations over rare earth exports, according to U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick. The announcement comes just days after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with...

Western arms makers can now live-test their prototype weapons on the battlefield against Russia's forces

Ukraine is inviting foreign arms manufacturers to send weapons prototypes for its troops to test in battle against Russian forces. Its defense innovation unit, Brave1, on Thursday launched "Test in Ukraine," a program that it said would trial the...

Apple commits $500 million over several years to buy US-made rare earth magnets

Apple just announced a commitment of $500 million over several years to buy rare earth magnets from the US-based company MP Materials. These rare earth magnets are used in a number of products, including iPhones, MacBooks and the Apple Pencil...

Bengals in contract standoff with Trey Hendrickson: Breaking down where things stand going into training camp

It's been nearly two months since Trey Hendrickson has had anything to say about his ongoing contract standoff with the Cincinnati Bengals. Back in May, the 2024 NFL sack leader made it clear that he won't be suiting up this year under the terms...

‘I want to be an arms dealer’: Boy, 10, caught selling guns in Israel Police sting

The Israel Police revealed Tuesday that a 10-year-old boy and a 15-year-old teen sold firearms to an undercover agent during a yearlong operation targeting illegal arms dealers in East Jerusalem, southern Israel, and the West Bank. The agent,...

Southwest Ohio engine supplier CFM International lands $2.8B defense logistics contract

Trump to meet NATO head to discuss Ukraine weapon sales

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to meet President Donald Trump this week on the heels of the US leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weaponry that they can then pass on to Ukraine. Rutte will be in Washington early this week and...

Pentagon to keep working with US rare earths projects, US defense official says

By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Defense plans to continue working with rare earths companies to ensure diverse American supply of the critical minerals used across the economy, a defense official told Reuters on Tuesday. The...

UK, Germany sign friendship treaty

The treaty builds on a defence pact the UK and Germany, two of the biggest European supporters of Ukraine, signed last year committing to closer co-operation against the growing threat from Russia Britain and Germany signed a wide-ranging...

Defense Watch: IAM Contract Negotiations, Dutch V-Bats, B-2 Unit Costs, Starship Propulsion

IAM Contract Negotiations. Union workers at Boeing’s defense facilities in the St. Louis region, and its new MQ-25 unmanned aircraft production plant across the Mississippi River in Mascoutah, Ill., have begun the “economic portion of high-stakes...

US DHS axes partial US Coast Guard cutter contract in move to reduce costs

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced the partial termination of a “wasteful shipbuilding contract” that was awarded to Florida-based shipbuilder Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) for US Coast Guard vessels. Eastern...

Beau Lamarre-Condon’s Defence Lawyers Suddenly Withdraw Before Key Court Date

Lawyers representing Beau Lamarre-Condon, the former police officer accused of killing television presenter Jesse Baird and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, have unexpectedly withdrawn from the case. According to the Sydney Morning Herald,...

New Texas Bill Would Protect Consumers Who Try To Buy Legal Hemp Products But Get Marijuana Instead

Ahead of a special legislative session set to kick off in Texas next week, a lawmaker has prefiled a new bill that would protect consumers in the state from criminal charges if what they believed was a legal hemp product turned out to contain...

Wilco Side Project The Autumn Defense Releasing First Album in 11 Years, ‘Here and Nowhere’; Check Out 70s-Infused Lead Single

The Autumn Defense, the indie folk-rock group led by longtime Wilco members Pat Sansone and John Stirratt, have announced plans to release their first album in more than 11 years. Here and Nowhere, which is the band’s sixth studio effort, is due...

Department of Defense Awards Contracts to Google, OpenAI, Musk’s xAI

The Department of Defense (DOD) announced that it had awarded contracts to several artificial intelligence (AI) companies, such as Elon Musk’s xAI, Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI. In a press release, the DOD’s Chief Digital and Artificial...

NVIDIA cleared to resume AI chip sales to China following US approval

NVIDIA has secured US approval to resume AI chip sales to China through its modified H20 GPU, marking a major shift in export policy amid ongoing negotiations and rising scrutiny over tech transfers in the US-China rivalry. NVIDIA announced Monday...

US government is giving leading AI companies a bunch of cash for military applications

The US Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is handing out millions of dollars to the leading AI companies to develop military applications. Each of these "awards" are worth up to $200 million, with Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and...

What will 17 Patriot air defence systems change for Ukraine?

Kyiv, Ukraine – Heavy thuds that resemble fast hip-hop beats fill the night air when MIM-104 Patriots, air defence systems made in the United States, get to work. Each Patriot surface-to-air launcher can shoot up to 32 missiles within seconds –...

Trump lets AI super-corporation Nvidia sell its chips to CHINA...but there's a big catch

Donald Trump has granted permission for America's most valuable company to sell its AI chips to China, in a surprise move amid trade war tensions. Jensen Huang, founder of $4 trillion artificial intelligence firm Nvidia, has said he received...

Nvidia Makes Memes, AI, Money as H20 Chip Sales to China Resume

Nvidia gets U.S. approval to ship H20 AI chips to China, reversing export curbs—huge for AI, stocks, and geopolitics. Back in April, the U.S. government slammed the brakes on Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence (AI Artificial Intelligence (AI)...