TECH - GOP Lawmakers Slam Biden After Trump-Era Exemption Results In Huawei Unveiling Laptop With New Intel AI Chip | Benzinga
Republican lawmakers have expressed their discontent with the Joe Biden-led administration after tech giant Huawei, a major Chinese telecom company, unveiled a new laptop powered by an Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) AI chip.
What Happened: The unveiling of the MateBook X Pro, Huawei’s first AI-enabled laptop, has sparked criticism from Republican lawmakers, reported Reuters. The laptop is powered by Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 processor.
Despite being placed on a trade restriction list in 2019, Huawei has been able to continue receiving Intel chips for its laptops under a special license issued by the Donald Trump administration in 2020. This license is set to expire later this year and many anticipate that it would not be renewed.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Ariz.) on Thursday, took to X, formerly Twitter, and expressed her concerns, stating that the laptop’s release indicates that the Commerce Department has approved shipments of the ...