U.S. Restrictions on AI Chip Sales to China

Despite U.S. government restrictions on selling advanced AI chips to Chinese companies, American corporations like Oracle have found loopholes to rent out Nvidia's cutting-edge H100 chips to TikTok owner ByteDance on U.S. soil, allowing Chinese companies to access coveted chips. U.S. Commerce Department proposed a rule to verify foreign customers' identities training AI models for potential malicious cyber-enabled activity.

President Biden's Border 'Shutdown' Policy Loopholes

President Biden's border 'shutdown' policy allows for multiple loopholes that result in the inflow of a significant number of migrants, both legal and illegal, into the United States, impacting the labor market and economy.

Criticism of Academy Awards' Diversity Quotas

The New York Times published a story criticizing the Academy Awards' diversity quotas, calling them 'flimsy and showy'. Despite the new DEI rules, on-screen and behind-the-camera diversity is not mandatory, leading to criticisms from Hollywood insiders. The Oscars' diversity rules are seen as mostly an illusion with various loopholes.

Academy Awards Diversity Requirements

The 96th Academy Awards require diversity quotas for best picture nominees, but loopholes allow movies to qualify as diverse without actual on-screen or behind-the-camera diversity. Studios can meet DEI requirements by fulfilling industry access and audience development criteria.