What recent policy changes did President Trump announce regarding NVIDIA and China?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump says he's going to let the U.S.-based chipmaker, NVIDIA, sell one of its most advanced microchips to China. The chips are used in artificial intelligence. NPR's John Ruich reports the policy shift comes amid worries about U.S. leadership in the AI sector.
Trump says on social media the U.S. will allow Nvidia to sell H200s to approved customers in China, quote, under conditions that allow for continued strong national security. He says he told Chinese leader Xi Jinping about it, and Xi responded positively. Trump also indicates that the U.S. would get a cut of sales. The H200 is what's known as a GPU chip.
It hit the market last year, and it's better than its predecessor, the H100 model. which has been a workhorse of AI data centers. NVIDIA's best chips, the Blackwell series, are not part of this deal. The U.S. has imposed a virtual embargo on cutting-edge chips and chip-making equipment going to China out of fear that the U.S. could lose its lead in the AI race. John Rewich, NPR News.
Media company Paramount is mounting a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount is launching the effort with a lot of foreign money. NPR's Maria Aspin reports Saudi Arabia and China are involved in the Hollywood drama, and so is President Trump's son-in-law.
Paramount is taking on Netflix, which last week agreed to buy some of Warner Bros. businesses. Paramount wants to control all of them and is offering Warner Bros. shareholders a deal worth $108 billion. Paramount is also controlled by Larry Ellison, one of the world's richest people, and his son David. But they're not putting up all the cash themselves.
Instead, they've lined up money from the governments of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar. Another investor has ties to China, and another was founded by President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Paramount says that if its hostile takeover succeeds, the Middle Eastern governments and Kushner's firm would not be involved in running Warner Bros., Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.
Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in her state. The seat is held by Texas Republican John Cornyn. Crockett is considered an outspoken communicator who has frequently clashed with Republicans. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2022.
There are a lot of people that said, you gotta stay in the house. We need our voice. We need you there. And I understand. But what we need is for me to have a bigger voice.
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