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Build vs Buy for Enterprise AI (2025): A U.S. Market Decision Framework for VPs of AI Product
Enterprise AI in the U.S. has left the experimentation phase. CFOs expect clear ROI, boards expect evidence of risk oversight, and regulators expect controls consistent with existing risk management obligations. Against this backdrop, every VP of AI faces the enduring question: Should we build this capability in-house, buy it from a vendor, or blend the…
CHIPS Act funding could herald an era where the U.S. is not offering grants, but buying equity — Lutnick’s semiconductor strategy might not end with Intel
President Donald Trump was no fan of the CHIPS and Science Act. The U.S. President said in a March speech to Congress that he wanted to eliminate the subsidy: “Your CHIPS Act is a horrible, horrible thing. We give hundreds of billions of dollars, and it doesn’t mean a thing.” The leader then proposed that…
The U.S. White House Releases AI Playbook: A Bold Strategy to Lead the Global AI Race
The White House just released the U.S. AI Playbook—formally titled “America’s AI Action Plan”—a sweeping, high-impact federal strategy that clarifies one thing: the United States is going all in on artificial intelligence. Whether you’re in Silicon Valley, leading a Fortune 500, or managing a critical government agency, the message is unambiguous: scale AI fast, dismantle…
China’s YMTC moves to break free of U.S. sanctions by building production line with homegrown tools — aims to capture 15% of NAND market by late 2026
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), China’s leading producer of NAND memory, has been on the Entity List of the U.S. Commerce Department since late 2022, which essentially bars its access to advanced fab tools. Despite sanctions and restrictions, YMTC plans to expand its production capacity this year, aiming to capture a 15% share of NAND…
Big Tech’s Mixed Response to U.S. Treasury Sanctions – Krebs on Security
In May 2025, the U.S. government sanctioned a Chinese national for operating a cloud provider linked to the majority of virtual currency investment scam websites reported to the FBI. But a new report finds the accused continues to operate a slew of established accounts at American tech companies — including Facebook, Github, PayPal and Twitter/X….
Micron details new U.S. fab projects: HBM assembly comes to the U.S., Idaho Fab comes online in 2027, New York fabs later
Micron this month announced a renewed U.S. buildout strategy that expands investment plans to $150 million, plans to build an HBM packaging facility in Virginia, and invest some $50 billion in R&D. Micron’s first new U.S. fab in years will begin operations in the second half of 2027, the company revealed this month. Following the enactment of…
U.S. Seizes $7.74M in Crypto Tied to North Korea’s Global Fake IT Worker Network
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said it has filed a civil forfeiture complaint in federal court that targets over $7.74 million in cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other digital assets allegedly linked to a global IT worker scheme orchestrated by North Korea. “For years, North Korea has exploited global remote IT contracting and cryptocurrency…
The U.S. Navy is more aggressively telling startups, ‘We want you’ | TechCrunch
While Silicon Valley executives like those from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI are grabbing headlines for trading their Brunello Cucinelli vests for Army Reserve uniforms, a quieter transformation has been underway in the U.S. Navy. How? Well, the Navy’s Chief Technology Officer Justin Fanelli says he has spent the last two and a half years cutting…
U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams – Krebs on Security
Image: Shutterstock, ArtHead. The U.S. government today imposed economic sanctions on Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based company that provides computer infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of websites involved in virtual currency investment scams known as “pig butchering.” In January 2025, KrebsOnSecurity detailed how Funnull was being used as a content delivery network that catered to…
U.S. Soldier Charged in AT&T Hack Searched “Can Hacking Be Treason” – Krebs on Security
A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty last week to leaking phone records for high-ranking U.S. government officials searched online for non-extradition countries and for an answer to the question “can hacking be treason?” prosecutors in the case said Wednesday. The government disclosed the details in a court motion to keep the defendant in custody…
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