the AI-driven memory chip shortage kicks off a rush of DC lobbying;
Sources: the AI-driven memory chip shortage kicks off a rush of DC lobbying; many US officials appear unsympathetic to Apple's desire to buy Chinese chips
The artificial intelligence boom has created a shortage of a critical commodity called memory chips, and a new front for corporate lobbying in Washington.

Meta Muse Glimmer brings local AI agents to consumer GPUs
Meta is releasing Muse Glimmer under an Apache 2.0 licence for local AI agents that can run on a consumer GPU. The company’s Superintelligence Labs has released the 30-billion-parameter model’s weights on Hugging Face. Meta says developers can use it for local coding, function…
South Korea plans to launch a ~$3.5B chip fund for promising materials
South Korea will launch a 5 trillion won ($3.52 billion) semiconductor fund targeting promising chip materials, parts …