The CTO of Palantir Technologies Shyam Sankar recently criticized Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s idea that selling products in China would ultimately serve U.S. interests by making China dependent on American technology. Sankar argued that deepening economic dependence on China would only finance America’s own destruction. Huang, for his part, has consistently cautioned that U.S. export […] The post DeepSeek-OCR: China’s Answer to the U.S. Chip Ban appeared first on Internet Governance Pro...| Internet Governance Project
Fintech company SecureLend has launched what it says is a first-of-its-kind AI platform designed to automate business lending and working capital workflows for banks and other funders. The new platform uses several large language models (LLMs) to help trade and asset-based finance providers that still rely on manual document handling and credit reviews “that can stretch over several weeks”, said SecureLend founder and CEO Tobias Pfuetze (pictured). The Delaware-based… ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) UK has called for the creation of “digital trade superhighways” in a bid to bring the current “outdated” trade corridors into a fully digital global network. The trade group unveiled a new framework to make international trade faster and cheaper at its ‘Action, Not Words’ event in London on… The post ICC UK unveils plan for network of “digital trade superhighways” appeared first on Global Trade Review (GTR).| Global Trade Review (GTR)
In mid-September 2025, U.S. and Chinese officials convened in Madrid for a high-level negotiation that yielded a breakthrough on the TikTok deal: a “basic framework consensus” for resolving the long dispute over the platform. This meeting marked the fourth round of China–U.S. trade and technology negotiations since Trump announced new tariffs in April. The possibility […] The post Identity politics: The TikTok Deal, Chinese export controls, and firms’ country-of-origin conundrum app...| Internet Governance Project
There are many reasons to be concerned about freedom of expression in America these days. But one of them, and perhaps the most insidious, is going under the radar. I am talking about the framework agreement under which TikTok’s US application would be “operated” and substantially controlled by a US entity. Buried in the […] The post The shocking part of the TikTok settlement that no one’s talking about appeared first on Internet Governance Project.| Internet Governance Project
It’s time to realize that our industrial policy for semiconductors is failing. It was built on three pillars: subsidies to encourage re-shoring of fabrication, export controls that made trade in chips a function of our political alliances; and an attempt to maintain a competitive advantage in the digital by decoupling from China. None of these […]| Internet Governance Project
Norwegian ambassador lists points where members agree and where their views diverge widely on what they believe needs to be reformed| Trade β Blog
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has appointed Emmanuelle Ganne as chief of its newly established digital trade and frontier technologies section. The section will act as a hub of expertise, co-ordinating efforts across the WTO to address the transformative impact of digitalisation and emerging technologies on global trade. Its mission includes policy support, capacity building ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)
