Tech & Telecom

Nvidia Wins Trump’s Approval to Sell H200 AI Chips in China

President Donald Trump granted Nvidia Corp. permission to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chip to China in exchange for a 25% surcharge, a move that lets the world’s most valuable company potentially regain billions of dollars in lost business from a key global market.

By Maggie Eastland and Ian King

Paramount Ups Warner Bros. Bid With Trump Son-in-Law at Side

The fight over the future of Hollywood just got nastier.

US Detains Two Men Accused of Smuggling Nvidia AI Gear to China

The US Department of Justice has detained two men for allegedly violating export control laws by attempting to smuggle at least $160 million worth of Nvidia Corp. AI chips to China. A third, the owner of a Houston company, has already pleaded guilty.

Paramount’s Streaming Size Would Ease US Antitrust Review

Just hours before Paramount Skydance Corp. Chief Executive Officer David Ellison launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., he hobnobbed in Washington with some of the federal government’s heaviest hitters.

Kushner, Apollo, Billionaire Dad Power Hostile Warner Bros. Bid

The US president’s son-in-law. One of the largest alternative-asset managers. The CEO’s father who fleetingly commanded a fortune exceeding Elon Musk’s.

OpenAI Urges California Lawmakers To Drop Copyright Transparency

California lawmakers shouldn’t require artificial intelligence developers to disclose to copyright holders whether their works are in a model’s training data set, a representative for OpenAI told a legislative panel Monday.

Bank CEOs Expected to Meet Senators on Crypto Market Structure

Bank of America Corp. chief executive officer Brian Moynihan, Citigroup Inc. CEO Jane Fraser and Wells Fargo & Co. CEO Charlie Scharf are scheduled to meet with senators in both parties on Thursday to discuss crypto market legislation that could soon come to a vote, according to a person familiar with the plans.

Apple AI Copyright Case Has Firms Vying to Lead Class Counsel

Three groups of law firms are fighting for the top spot representing writers in a recently consolidated proposed class action against Apple Inc. alleging it used a database containing pirated books to train its AI models.

Netflix, Hulu Avoid Missouri Video Fee After City Drops Case

A Missouri city dropped its proposed class action accusing Netflix Inc. and Hulu LLC of owing video service provider fees after its similar suit against satellite TV companies failed.

Dollar Financial Group Hit With Suit Over November Data Breach

Dollar Financial Group Inc. failed to protect the personal information of thousands of customers that was exposed in a November data breach, a proposed federal class action said.

Is Social Media Big Tobacco 2.0? Suits Over the Impact on Teens

Is social media to blame for the decline in teen mental health? Hundreds of lawsuits argue that they are. But can the claims get past Section 230, big tech's legal shield? In this video, we look at the fight over social media's impact on teens.