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Amrith Ramkumar

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I’m a reporter for The Wall Street Journal covering tech and crypto policy

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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Behind the scenes of Tuesday’s White House AI meeting, CEOs including Jensen Huang questioned Dario Amodei in the Roosevelt Room about his dire warnings about AI risks, a sign of lingering tension despite the show of unity: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/tech...
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Exclusive | Tech CEOs Privately Questioned Amodei for Sounding AI Alarm Bells
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was among the executives at Tuesday’s White House event who called out the Anthropic leader for his warnings about the technology’s capabilities.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The AI backlash is so strong that it is uniting populists on the far right and left like Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders and spurring a flood of campaign ads. Our look at the political horseshoe issue: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Call it the backlash to the backlash—Unions and building trades say they will oppose candidates attacking data centers, putting Democrats and other long-term allies in a pickle: www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Data centers are now so politically toxic that the politicians who backed them are fully retreating, fueling an industry crisis going into the midterms and 2028. Our latest on the AI backlash: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
OpenAI and other leading AI labs are getting a flurry of queries about making biological weapons and poisons, worrying administration officials and experts who see the trend as one of the next big risks associated with AI: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
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AI Chatbots Know How to Make Deadly Biological Weapons. Some Will Teach You.
AI companies play a cat-and-mouse game, trying to boost the capabilities of their creations while scrambling to block answers to dangerous queries.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The only thing growing faster than the AI industry may be Americans’ negative feelings about it. Fears about energy prices, job losses, and the impact on children are fueling the growing backlash: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
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The American Rebellion Against AI Is Gaining Steam
Booed commencement speakers, blocked data centers, plummeting poll numbers: The fast-growing industry has a faster-growing crisis.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
On a recent call with the top AI CEOs, JD Vance warned that models like Mythos pose cyber threats to small town banks and hospitals. Now a chaotic White House response has allies worried more regulation lies ahead: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/trum...
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How Anthropic’s Mythos Threw the White House AI Strategy Into Chaos
The administration’s effort to be involved in rollouts marks a shift from a hands-off approach.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Anthropic wants to expand access to its powerful Mythos model, but the White House opposes the move. The relationship remains complicated despite recent steps to de-escalate the conflict: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/whit...
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White House Opposes Anthropic’s Plan to Expand Access to Mythos Model
The relationship between the administration and the company is still complicated despite efforts from both sides to ease tensions.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Trump is sticking with his industry-friendly approach to AI despite polls showing voters want regulation. It's a strategy MAGA allies worry will hurt Republicans in the midterms: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-p...
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At David Sacks’s Behest, White House Barrels Forward on Industry-Friendly AI Policy
In the run-up to the midterms, the Trump administration is planning to emphasize AI’s economic benefits, but some allies are warning of political blowback.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The AI industry is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the midterms, bringing the battle over tech regulation to races around the country. A Congressional campaign in Manhattan shows how messy it can be: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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The New York Congressional Race Turning Into a Bitter AI War
Groups opposed to strict AI regulations are pouring about $265 million into the 2026 elections; Alex Bores is one target of negative ads.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Trump-friendly investors in the deal to keep TikTok alive in the U.S. are paying the administration a $10 billion fee for arranging the transaction. The deal valued the entity operating TikTok at $14 billion. Our Friday scoop: www.wsj.com/tech/tiktok-...
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Exclusive | Trump Administration Set to Receive $10 Billion Fee for Brokering TikTok Deal
Investors in the social-media platform’s U.S. business agreed to give the government several multibillion-dollar payments, sources said.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Minutes after authorizing Iran strikes that used Claude, Trump ended Anthropic’s federal work. In their first meeting days earlier, Hegseth cut Dario off to say he was in charge. Our deep dive into the Anthropic-Pentagon saga: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
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A ‘Fight About Vibes’ Drove the Pentagon’s Breakup with Anthropic
The AI giant’s CEO Dario Amodei and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have contrasting personalities and worldviews.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The AI backlash now spans red and blue areas from Arizona to Virginia, fueling fights over data-center construction while challenging Trump's industry-friendly tech strategy: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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These Rural Americans Are Trying to Hold Back the Tide of AI
Fearing rising utility costs, job losses and privacy violations, residents have blocked or delayed data-center projects around the country.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Jamie Dimon told Coinbase's Brian Armstrong he is " full of s—" in Davos. Other bank execs blew him off. Inside their high-stakes policy fight with big implications for the future of finance: www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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The Crypto CEO Who’s Become Enemy No. 1 on Wall Street
Coinbase chief Brian Armstrong is clashing with Jamie Dimon and other bank stewards over the future of finance.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
TSMC is maybe the most important company few people have heard about. The chip manufacturer's expansion plans outside Taiwan have huge implications for the economy and the U.S.-China relationship: www.wsj.com/tech/taiwan-...
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Taiwan’s Flagship Chip Maker Charts a Future Beyond Taiwan
TSMC has for decades provided a “Silicon Shield” to its namesake island. Now it sees both business and geopolitical reasons for going big in the U.S.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
At an Oval Office meeting in November, Jensen Huang told Trump the patchwork of state rules could cost the U.S. the AI race. Shortly afterward, Trump suggested an executive order that’s now a flashpoint in MAGA world: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
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The Silicon Valley Campaign to Win Trump Over on AI Regulation
The debate marks a major flashpoint in Republican politics, stoking tension that could shape the party’s approach to AI in the midterm elections.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
A few months ago, Jensen Huang said he disagreed with almost everything Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said. Now he is investing $10 billion in Amodei's company as the AI dealmaking spree continues: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvid...
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Nvidia, Microsoft Pour $15 Billion Into Anthropic for New AI Alliance
Anthropic also commits to purchase $30 billion from Microsoft’s cloud computing business Azure.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
An under-the-radar policy working its way through Congress has Amazon and Microsoft on one side and key chip designer Nvidia on the other. It's an unusual split that shows chip export policy is getting messier: www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-...
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Exclusive | Amazon and Microsoft Back Effort That Would Restrict Nvidia’s Exports to China
The legislation in Washington would give tech leaders preferential access to chips at their data centers around the world.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Top Trump advisors shot down the idea of exporting a new Nvidia chip to China before the Trump-XI meeting, a setback for Jensen Huang in his quest to maintain access to the Chinese market: www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Exclusive | Trump Officials Torpedoed Nvidia’s Push to Export AI Chips to China
The president decided against discussing the matter with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after top aides opposed it.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Jensen Huang and some senior administration officials are frustrated a May deal to send Nvidia chips to the UAE isn't moving forward, increasing pressure on Howard Lutnick to finalize the agreement: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Delays to Trump’s U.A.E. Chips Deal Frustrate Nvidia’s Jensen Huang
The multibillion-dollar deal was announced in May, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has since pushed the U.A.E. for certain U.S. investments first.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Even after the White House said the $100,000 H-1B fee is a one-time payment, Howard Lutnick continues to support an annual fee and officials are still discussing that option. That and more nuggets on the policy in our latest story: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Inside Trump’s Chaotic Overhaul of the H-1B Visa
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sowed confusion over whether new fees were annual and applicable to existing visa holders.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The Trump administration is expected to get a multibillion-dollar fee from investors in the TikTok deal, the government's latest lucrative deal with the private sector: www.wsj.com/business/dea...
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Exclusive | U.S. Government Expected to Get Multibillion-Dollar Fee in TikTok Deal
Fee would be latest example of government getting paid for involvement in private-sector deals.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
One of the only CEOs taking on Trump is now in a battle that could shape the future of AI policy and threaten his government contracts worth billions. Deep dive into the fight between Anthropic's Dario Amodei and AI Czar David Sacks: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
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The AI CEO Fighting Trump Over the Future of Technology
A battle between Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and the White House pits worries about safe development against a free-market approach.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The FTC is getting ready to study the impact of AI chatbots on kids and request documents from tech companies, an initial action on the topic that could lead to further action. W/ @emilyglazer.bsky.social: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ftc-...
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Exclusive | FTC Prepares to Grill AI Companies Over Impact on Children
The regulator is expected to send letters to makers of AI chatbots.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The Truth Social post, the White House meeting and the deal—How Trump took 10% of Intel and CEO Lip-Bu Tan saved his job. Our deep dive on the 2-week fracas: www.wsj.com/tech/inside-...
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Exclusive | Inside Intel’s Tricky Dance With Trump
Just five months into his tenure as Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan was fighting for his job. Getting to a truce with the president was a two-week roller-coaster ride.
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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Today's show ... the Trump administration makes a big (unconstitutional?) about-face on China and AI with its NVIDIA deal. With @amrithramkumar.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/wha...
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Trump Dips into NVIDIA’s Chips
The “government should leave private business alone” people sure are oddly quiet about this.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
The relationship between Democrats and Silicon Valley is at its lowest point in a long time. Here's what some are doing to fix it in the Trump era: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Democrats Try to Halt Silicon Valley’s Swing to the Right
Tech executives have been a reliable fundraising source for Democrats. Trump is complicating that.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
How did Jensen Huang change Trump's mind on chip sales to China? By getting him to see the world of AI his way and playing diplomat: www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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With Billions at Risk, Nvidia CEO Buys His Way Out of the Trade Battle
Jensen Huang tried diplomacy to sell chips in China, but it took a last-minute deal with the White House.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Trump's call for the Intel CEO to resign adds to his pattern of weighing in on individual company decisions in unprecedented ways, fueling fear that he will target other executives he doesn't like: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Trump Reminds CEOs Who the Ultimate Boss Is
The president who ran on his business acumen isn’t holding back in telling corporate bosses how to run their companies—or when to resign.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
The Trump administration is considering a plan to charge patent holders tens of billions of dollars with a new fee. It'd be a radical overhaul of the patent system and their latest attempt to raise revenue: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Trump Administration Weighs Patent System Overhaul to Raise Revenue
Commerce Department officials are discussing a new fee based on patent value, which could fuel backlash from businesses.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Overseas taxes and regulations on U.S. tech companies are a sticking point in trade talks with several countries, highlighting Trump's focus on digital trade issues and a potential win for the tech industry: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Trump Goes to Bat for Big Tech in Global Trade Talks
The administration hopes to use the threat of tariffs and access to the U.S. economy to stop countries from imposing new taxes, regulations and tariffs on U.S. technology firms.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The White House's latest effort to go after DEI is an attack on "woke AI"—Trump is expected to ban biased AI companies from working with the government in an executive order: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/whit...
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Exclusive | White House Prepares Executive Order Targeting ‘Woke AI’<br>
The order would be one of several expected to be released outlining the president’s vision for winning the AI race with China.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The US is changing a landmark deal to send Nvidia chips to the UAE due to national-security concerns. Now no chips will go directly to UAE firm G42, a change showing the challenges to Trump's AI agenda. Scoop w/ @eliotwb.bsky.social: www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | National-Security Concerns Tie Up Trump’s U.A.E. Chips Deal
Some administration officials worry China could get access to advanced Nvidia chips and are holding up efforts to iron out the agreement.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Jensen Huang told Trump his company needed freer access to global customers to stay ahead of Chinese competitors like Huawei. 4 days later, Nvidia had approvals it had been seeking for months: www.wsj.com/tech/nvidia-...
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Nvidia Wins OK to Sell AI Chip to China Again After CEO Meets Trump
The U.S. will grant licenses for the H20 chip after it had announced restrictions in April.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Many of the big tech execs who cozied up to Trump don't have much to show for it, while others have used splashy investments to appeal to him. Our industry scorecard 6 months into the administration: www.wsj.com/tech/trump-t...
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Sam Altman Is Up, Tim Cook Is Down: Big Tech’s Trump Scorecard
Technology CEOs and companies donated millions of dollars to the president, and the industry has been aggressive in trying to garner his appeal.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
When the ban on state AI laws fell apart, it showed the division between the pro-tech and MAGA wings of Trump's party. That split will make it hard to enact AI policy: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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How a Bold Plan to Ban State AI Laws Fell Apart—and Divided Trumpworld
A split among the president’s advisers helped give an opening to opponents of the ban.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Is training AI models on copyrighted material legal? A battle between tech companies and creative groups over the answer is simmering in DC: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/holl...
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Hollywood Confronts AI Copyright Chaos in Washington, Courts
Technology firms say using copyrighted materials to train AI models is key to America’s success, while creatives want their work protected.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
A U.S. official told top chipmakers in allied countries he wants to end a process that lets them operate with American tech in China, a move that could complicate trade talks . www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Exclusive | U.S. Prepares Action Targeting Allies’ Chip Plants in China
A U.S. official told top global semiconductor makers he wanted to revoke waivers they have used to access American technology in China, people familiar with the matter said.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The Senate passed a key crypto bill 68-30 yesterday, a move that's expected to help legitimize the industry after it poured money into last year's election: www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Senate Passes Stablecoin Bill in Big Win for Crypto Industry
The legislation, known as the Genius Act, moves to the House, where passage is viewed in Washington as likely, before Trump’s desk.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The Trump team recently considered much more aggressive China export controls on chipmaking equipment, adding to its arsenal if trade tensions flared again: www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Trump Officials Weighed Broader China Tech Restrictions Ahead of Trade Talks
Expanding export curbs on chip-making equipment was an option if London talks hadn’t gone well.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Tech industry groups are lobbying to save clean-energy tax credits, a signal that access to power is a top priority for the biggest AI companies. W/ @jenhiller.bsky.social: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Tech Industry Fights to Save Clean-Energy Tax Credits
Microsoft and Google have been leading backers of technologies such as solar projects and battery storage.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Can the U.S. lead the world in AI while cracking down on international students? Smart story from @pkwsj.bsky.social on the proven pipeline of inventors: www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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Trump’s Crackdown on Foreign Students Threatens to Disrupt Pipeline of Inventors
Immigrants who came as students created the USB port and numerous other innovations.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Nvidia can hardly make a move without facing criticism that it's too close to China. The latest example is pushback from lawmakers over a planned facility in Shanghai that the company calls regular office space: www.wsj.com/politics/sen...
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Exclusive | Senators Bash Nvidia’s Plans for Facility in China
Sen. Jim Banks and Sen. Elizabeth Warren are accusing the chip maker of undercutting national security.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Kids online safety bills are becoming such a big threat to Apple that Tim Cook called Greg Abbott last week to lobby on Texas App Store age verification legislation: www.wsj.com/tech/tim-coo...
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Exclusive | Tim Cook Called Texas Governor to Stop Online Child-Safety Legislation
Apple’s CEO called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after law passed requiring app stores to verify user ages.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Lawmakers are asking for an investigation of Chinese EV charging upstart Autel Energy, the latest bid to crack down on China's access to the American market: www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Exclusive: U.S. Lawmakers Call for Probe Into Chinese EV Charging Startup
Two lawmakers are calling for a probe into a Chinese EV charging startup that does business in the U.S., the latest bid to crack down on China’s access to American consumers and technology.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
"This is a bonanza"—A record-setting agreement to send Nvidia AI chips to the UAE has tech execs celebrating while some officials worry the hardware will end up in China: www.wsj.com/tech/how-gul...
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How Gulf Sheikhs Played Their Trump Cards Into a Massive AI Chip Deal
The U.A.E.’s ruling family used headline-grabbing investment numbers, deals with Trump family businesses and ties with tech executives to score an Nvidia deal.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
My colleagues have reported that crypto exchange Binance is doing business with Trump's family while its founder seeks a presidential pardon. Now 3 senators want answers from the administration on those talks: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Democrats Want Answers From Trump on Binance Founder’s Pardon Push
First family’s financial ties to Binance are raising concerns about conflicts of interest
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Trump is reshaping Biden era AI chip export rules, but the new administration's changes might not be as industry friendly as investors hope: www.wsj.com/tech/ai-chip...
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U.S. to Overhaul Curbs on AI Chip Exports After Industry Backlash
A rule limiting many countries’ access to American technology was set to take effect May 15.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Trump invited the top holders of his crypto meme coin to a private dinner outside DC, fueling fresh conflict of interest concerns. One official called it “an outside business engagement”: www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Trump’s Biggest Meme-Coin Investors Get Invited to Dinner With the President
The price of $TRUMP soared on news of a gala for major token holders, raising conflict-of-interest concerns.
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Amrith Ramkumar @amrithramkumar.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The latest chip export controls show how the Trump administration's mindset on tech is similar to its approach to trade—Toughness and a bit of chaos: www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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U.S. Tries to Crush China’s AI Ambitions With Chips Crackdown
New chip restrictions for Nvidia and AMD show the Trump administration’s determination to battle China on tech advances as well as trade.
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