July 2026 - TrillionDollarClub

FridayJul 31, 2026 10:00 am

Trump Considers Imposing Controls on AI After Hacking Incidents

On Wednesday, President Trump revealed that his administration was weighing the possibility of imposing more controls over AI tools after models developed by OpenAI were involved in cybersecurity incidents. The cybersecurity incidents he was referring to involved AI models from OpenAI “going rogue” and hacking into the systems of at least one company, Hugging Face. Trump said his administration was considering taking the lead on AI and also imposing controls on the technology. This rhetoric marks a major shift for Trump, who has previously opted for a hands-off approach each time calls were made to regulate the AI industry. However,…

ThursdayJul 30, 2026 10:00 am

US Bans New Humanoid Robots from China

On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced that it had imposed a ban on the importation of new humanoid robots made outside the U.S. The reason given for this action was to avert national security risks that were unacceptable. The ban covers advanced robots, such as four-legged equipment and humanoid robots. These products are largely made in China, a country that has been engaged in a fierce race with the United States for global AI and technology dominance. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) also imposed a ban on imports of power inverters, devices largely used in solar energy systems and in…

TuesdayJul 28, 2026 10:00 am

A Common Language Could Boost Functional Safety in the Semiconductor Industry

Semiconductor devices are becoming more commonplace in industrial, automotive, medical, aerospace and other applications in which safety is critical. Consequently, functional safety has moved from being a specialized engineering practice to a requirement in semiconductor design. Managing, sharing, reviewing and maintaining functional safety information now forms a key part of the product cycle from design to deployment. This critical information is currently held on spreadsheets, custom scripts, proprietary databases or other formats that are specific to individual tools. Because of this fragmented way of holding this vital information, data sharing happens manually and often requires each organization to translate functional…

FridayJul 24, 2026 10:00 am

Trump to Expand Data Center Cost of Power Pledge

As we went to press today, President Trump was preparing to unveil a pledge aimed at protecting households from having to shoulder the costs associated with upgrading electricity systems in order to provide the power required by data centers and AI. Utilities, developers of data centers, lawmakers and governors were expected to attend the unveiling event. Earlier in March, Trump spearheaded the signing of a similar pledge, the Ratepayer Protection Pledge. That pledge was to make sure that the firms building or using data centers paid utility rates that were higher than the normal ones so that households don’t end…

ThursdayJul 23, 2026 10:00 am

Samsung Makes its First Foray into Financial Services with Barclays-Branded US Credit Card

On Monday, South Korean electronics maker Samsung launched its first credit card in the U.S. in collaboration with Barclays. This highlighted the tech giant’s deepening involvement in financial services, and the company revealed that it had plans to expand its footprint in the financial industry. Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy Credit Card, the firm’s first U.S. card is issued by Barclays Bank, and it bears the branding of the two companies. It runs on the Visa system and allows users to apply for the card, manage their accounts, track their spending and redeem their rewards exclusively using the Samsung Wallet. This…

TuesdayJul 21, 2026 10:00 am

Why Interest in Sovereign Satellite Communication is Growing

Many countries are considering setting up sovereign satellite communication systems, a move that has gathered momentum in recent years. Several factors can help to explain this growing phenomenon. For starters, geopolitical instability has grown to unprecedented levels in recent years. The U.S. has a longstanding rivalry with China, and this rivalry has escalated to a high level over approximately the last 10 years. The relationship between the U.S. and Europe has also faced a lot of strain, especially during this second term of President Trump. The world is increasingly polarized, with each power having allied nations that it does not…

FridayJul 17, 2026 10:00 am

Chip Shortages Could Pump the Brakes on Data Center Boom

Many tech hyperscalers have revealed ambitious plans to construct AI data centers in different jurisdictions. Their plans are lofty; their finances are nearly endless. However, one hurdle could stand in the way of realizing these expansion dreams, and that is a shortage of the needed AI chips. AI chips come in many forms, and high-bandwidth memory chips are turning out to be the Achilles’ heel that could slow down the AI data center boom. AI companies seem unable to lay their hands on enough of these HBM chips at the time they need them. To understand how serious this shortage…

ThursdayJul 16, 2026 10:00 am

OSU-Led Oregon Consortium to Receive $160M in Federal Funding to Boost Semiconductor Industry

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced federal funding of up to $160 million for a consortium of nearly a hundred entities within Oregon. The federal grant is aimed at supporting initiatives geared at facilitating the state’s efforts towards enhancing the semiconductor industry within Oregon and the broader United States. The program under which the funding will be provided is dubbed FAST (Frontiers of Advanced Semiconductor Technology), and the Oregon-based cluster is led by Oregon State University (OSU). It is composed of higher education institutions, semiconductor industry companies, community organizations, government entities, and trade organizations. The purpose of this consortium…

TuesdayJul 14, 2026 10:00 am

Meta to Start Producing its AI Chips in September

According to an internal memo shared within Meta Platforms, the company plans to start making its own AI chips in September this year. This production is intended to ramp up the computing power available to the company to 14GW (gigawatts) by the end of 2027. The chip, dubbed “Iris”, is primarily intended to be used in the data centers owned by the tech company. The training and inference accelerator chips were designed in-house in order to customize the technology powering the firm’s social media platforms Instagram and Facebook. The firm revealed in its internal memo that tests on the chips…

FridayJul 10, 2026 10:00 am

EU Could Kick Kids Off Social Media Soon

Next week, the EU is expecting to receive a report from a panel that was set up to examine how kids can be protected from potential harms on social media. The release of that report could result in the bloc enacting legislation that restricts minors from using social media. At the moment, the EU says they will look into all options, such as requiring social media platforms to modify or remove some features or services, or even banning children below a certain age from accessing social media. The panel report slated for release next week could guide the regional bloc…

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