This chapter discusses the challenges faced by Chinese companies in acquiring chips for AI development and the scramble to replace the European Council President, Charles Michel, who has resigned.
Chinese companies are resorting to chips repurposed from standard PC gaming products to develop artificial intelligence tools, and Charles Michel’s run for European parliament is causing a scramble to replace him. Plus, a new TV show is firing Brits up over a decades-old post office scandal.
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