The US government provides conditional clearance for Nvidia to export H200 chips to China, sources say Chinese authorities instructed customs officials to block the entry of H200 chips with limited exemptions, and Roblox faces issues with age-verification rollout.
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On Tuesday, the American Government issued a formal green light for Nvidia to export H200 chips to China, with the chips undergoing review by a third-party to assess AI-capabilities before shipment. Shipments to China are limited to no more than 50% sold to American customers and Chinese customers must attest to “sufficient security procedures” and must not use the chips for any military purpose.
Source: Reuters
On Wednesday, Reuters sources claim Chinese authorities told customs agents that Nvidia’s H200 chips are not permitted to enter the country. Sources also say domestic technology companies met with government officials and were instructed to not purchase chips unless necessary. The Chinese government is reportedly discussing exemptions for universities and research & development purposes.
Source: Reuters
In a letter to the UK Home Affairs Committee earlier this week, chief constable of West Midlands Police Craig Guildford stated: “I became aware that the erroneous result concerning the West Ham v Maccabi Tel Aviv match arose as result of a use of Microsoft Co Pilot [sic]”. The erroneous Copilot result referenced a game that never took place as basis for an intelligence report leading to banning Israeli football fans from a game in 2025. The West Midlands Police had earlier responded to a Freedom of Information request regarding a possible use of AI in the ban saying “AI tools are not approved for use in West Midlands Police computer systems.”
Google announced an update to AI video generator Google Veo 3.1 called ‘Ingredients to Video’. Three images can be provided with a prompt, with more consistent outputs, less random alterations, and multiple videos can be generated with the same or different elements. Veo videos are limited to 8 seconds per prompt and generated videos can now also be exported in vertical formats. The update is currently live in the Gemini app, and the YouTube Shorts and YouTube Create apps.
Source: Ars Technica
Meta globally rolled out the feature for English Instagram app users to personalize the Reels algorithm. Meta’s AI suggests topics a user may be interested in based on past data and the feature enables the ability to remove them and add new categories, as well as selecting what to show less of. Engadget reporter Karissa Bell attempted to add “ads” as a something to see less of and it returned an error, but suggesting “sponsored content” appears to have worked.
Source: Engadget
Anthropic will invest $1.5 million over two years in the Python Software Foundation, aimed at strengthening and supporting Python’s security ecosystem to protect users against threats, including supply-chain attacks.
Source: Python.org
In September 2025 the UK government proposed the creation of a mandatory digital ID for all working adults. On Tuesday, ministers rolled back elements of the ID plan, with the ability for workers to use other forms of identification proving right-to-work. In the current plan ID will still need to be digitally verified, but may use existing documentation such as a passport.
Source: The Guardian
Tesla will remove the option to purchase the Full Self-Driving (FSD) with a one-time fee of $8,000 USD and transition to only being available as a monthly subscription beginning February 14th. The currently monthly subscription for FSD is $99/month. Any potential change to the monthly fee has not been announced.
Source: Reuters
The newly-launched Roblox mandatory age-verification system for chatting faces issues classifying some adults as children and children as adults. Wired linked a video post on X showing a young looking male receiving an age verification result of 21+ by donning large glasses and drawing what approximates a beard on their face with a black marker. A Roblox devforum post details solutions to these and other verification issues are in progress.