According to Politico, nearly 200 Silicon Valley startups issued a joint letter to President Trump on July 25 urging the U.S. government to avoid broad restrictions on American access to Chinese artificial intelligence models. The startups, organized under a newly formed "Small Tech Association," warned that sweeping restrictions could stifle the next generation of American companies and hand competitors a monopolistic advantage. Many early-stage startups rely on lower-cost Chinese AI models to
According to BlockBeats, on July 25, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reached an agreement with global tech giants including Nvidia to launch cooperation projects valued at $9.5 billion, as confirmed by South Korea's Presidential Chief Policy Officer Kim Yong-beom. SK will supply high-performance semiconductors worth $7.5 billion to global tech enterprises including Nvidia under the long-term deal.