OpenAI is exploring legal options against Apple due to a strained two-year partnership, according to a person familiar with the matter. The artificial intelligence startup reportedly has not seen the expected benefits from its deal with the iPhone maker.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick recently told a Senate committee that China had purchased no H200 chips from American suppliers. He testified that the US president was maintaining a "delicate balance" concerning technology transfers to China, given the leaders' personal relationship. Lutnick's statements aimed to alleviate congressional apprehension that US technology could be strengthening China's military capabilities. But, his assertions were met with scepticism from