The move to place five additional Chinese actors on the “entity list” heightens tensions just as American and Chinese officials try to get trade talks back on track Source: NYT > Business – Ana Swanson and Paul Mozur
Bits: The Week in Tech: Our Future Robots Will Need Super-Smart Safety Checks
Software looks to be at the heart of the recent Ethiopian Airlines crash. Safety approval of such systems will only get harder as technology advances. Source: NYT > Business – JAMIE CONDLIFFE
Racing Against China, U.S. Reveals Details of $500 Million Supercomputer
Lab officials predict it will be the first American machine to reach a milestone called “exascale” performance, surpassing a quintillion calculations per second. Source: NYT > Business – DON CLARK