China tightens checks on Nvidia AI chips at major ports, FT reports

(Reuters) -China has intensified enforcement of its import restrictions on U.S. chips, including Nvidia‘s artificial intelligence processors, the Financial Times reported, as Beijing sharpens its focus on promoting home-grown semiconductor production. Chinese customs officials were dispatched to key ports to conduct strict checks on semiconductor shipments, the newspaper said on Friday, citing unidentified sources. China…

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize – The Mercury News

By KOSTYA MANENKOV, REGINA GARCIA CANO and GEIR MOULSON, Associated Press OSLO, Norway  — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” The former opposition presidential candidate was lauded for being a “key, unifying…

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