FOX Business’ Madison Alworth joins “Morning with Maria” to report on the escalating global AI arms race as China seeks to close the gap with the United States.
Chinese authorities have reportedly instructed domestic companies to stop using the product. Cybersecurity software The request came from more than a dozen U.S. and Israeli companies, citing national security concerns.
Chinese authorities have warned that the software could collect sensitive data and send it overseas. Reuters reportedThis was reported by three sources familiar with the matter.
Target of the Directive american companies These include VMware, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and Israeli companies such as Check Point Software Technologies, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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A third source said that in addition to the US, Alphabet-owned Mandiant and Wiz software were also banned. crowd strike companiesSentinelOne, Recorded Future, McAfee, Claroty and Rapid7, according to Reuters.
Israeli cybersecurity company CyberArk was also included, along with fellow Israeli companies Orca Security and Cato Networks. Imperva, owned by French defense company Thales, was also on the list, according to Reuters.
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As China and the West continue to clash over Beijing’s push to expand its chip and AI industries, China is They were keen to replace Western technology with their own alternatives.
The US and China are also preparing for the president’s visit. donald trump According to Reuters, he will travel to Beijing in April.
Earlier this week, the Trump administration formally approved Nvidia’s exports, allowing the tech giant to ship its artificial intelligence chips to China and other countries.
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In a new rule scheduled to be announced on January 15, the Commerce Department will ease U.S. export restrictions to China on Nvidia’s H200 chips, a step President Donald Trump announced last month.
“We applaud President Trump’s decision to allow the U.S. chip industry to compete to support America’s high-wage jobs and manufacturing,” an Nvidia spokesperson told FOX Business in a statement. “Offering the H200 to commercial customers, vetted and approved by the Department of Commerce, strikes a great balance for the United States.”
FOX Business’ Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this report.
