9 August 2026

US data center bans top 500, up from 300+ in late June, as New York and Texas join cities and counties pushing back against data center development (Shane Burke/The Information)

Shane Burke / The Information:
US data center bans top 500, up from 300+ in late June, as New York and Texas join cities and counties pushing back against data center development  —  Local government resistance to data center development accelerated this summer, a warning sign for big AI companies such as Anthropic …

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A look at Chinese state-owned investment bank CICC, which sponsored multibillion-dollar listings of China's tech champions, including CXMT and Zhongji Innolight (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
A look at Chinese state-owned investment bank CICC, which sponsored multibillion-dollar listings of China's tech champions, including CXMT and Zhongji Innolight  —  CICC has become a dominant financier in Beijing's drive to compete with US in tech race  —  China's top investment bank …

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As PC makers start using CXMT RAM chips, Apple is testing them too, but it needs a custom version for its devices, and US rules block Apple from sharing designs (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
As PC makers start using CXMT RAM chips, Apple is testing them too, but it needs a custom version for its devices, and US rules block Apple from sharing designs  —  Maker of iPhones talks to China's CXMT, but any deal would be politically sensitive  —  Apple has been testing memory chips …

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