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MIIT looks to boost interconnections between data centers nationally
What happened: On May 30, the industrial ministry (MIIT) released an action plan to improve interconnection between data centers to boost China's national compute infrastructure. ICYDK: China is working on a large-scale project designed to pool computing power by connecting… Read More »

CAS turns 70
What happened: On May 30, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang spoke at a symposium commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China's premier research institution. Ding gave the assembled scientists the usual nationalistic pep… Read More »

Synopsys halts China sales amid uncertainty over EDA export controls
What happened: On May 29, US electronic design automation (EDA) giant Synopsys confirmed in an internal memo that it had received a notice from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) regarding the much discussed export restrictions on EDA tools.… Read More »