Daily Tech Headlines Nvidia & AMD To Give U.S. Gov 15% From Some China Chip Sales - DTH
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Aug 11, 2025 Nvidia and AMD decide to give 15% of their China chip sales to the U.S. government, stirring up discussions about geopolitical tensions. OpenAI brings back older models after backlash, while Amazon launches a fleet of 24 new internet satellites. In sports, ESPN and Fox are set to introduce an affordable streaming bundle. There's also news on durability testing from Samsung and an intriguing partnership between NASA and Google aimed at astronaut healthcare.
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Chipmakers To Give US Cut On China Sales
- NVIDIA and AMD agreed to give 15% of revenues from certain China chip sales to the U.S. government to secure export licenses.
- Critics warn the deal could accelerate China's military AI capabilities.
Paid Subscribers Get Limited Reasoning Requests
- OpenAI will offer paying subscribers up to 3,000 reasoning requests per week and clearer info on which model responds.
- The company kept GPT-5 as default while restoring options for power users.
OpenAI Restores Legacy Models After Backlash
- OpenAI restored older models, including GPT-40, after backlash to the GPT-5 rollout that removed model choice.
- GPT-5 stays default but users can re-enable legacy models in settings.