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U.S. blacklists over 50 Chinese companies in bid to curb Beijing’s AI, chip capabilities newsthirst.

William_potter | Istock | Getty Images The U.S. on Tuesday added dozens of Chinese tech companies to its export blacklist in its first such effort under the Donald Trump administration, as it doubles down on curtailing Beijing’s artificial intelligence and advanced computing capabilities. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security added 80…

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Abu Dhabi’s ADQ, U.S. PE firm to invest $25 billion in U.S. data center projects newsthirst.

A car drives past a building of the Digital Reality Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S., March 17, 2025.  Leah Millis | Reuters Sovereign wealth fund ADQ and American private equity firm Energy Capital Partners, or ECP, have signed a deal for a $25 billion investment partnership dedicated to increasing power generation, primarily in the…

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EU delays implementing first retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods to middle of April newsthirst.

EU flags flutter in front of European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany July 18, 2024.  Jana Rodenbusch | Reuters The European Union will delay implementing its first set of tariffs on goods from the U.S. until the middle of April to allow for additional time for discussions with Washington, an EU spokesperson told CNBC Thursday. “The…

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