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FCC Ban on Chinese Transceivers Risks AI Boom

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Today's essential intelligence on markets, energy, AI and geopolitics.

Key takeaways:
• * Geopolitical friction and diplomatic tensions.
• * AI development, investment, and global competition.
• * Economic policy effectiveness and market responses to uncertainty.

US AI Infrastructure Chokepoint
The US Federal Communications Commission, an independent regulatory agency, drafted a ban on Chinese optical transceivers (Reuters). European Public Sector Reliance on Palantir
European governments' reliance on Palantir exposes the hollow reality of digital sovereignty.

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