export-controls

Episodes (5)

Trajectory notes

• 2026-10-05T05:29:04Z: gpu-retail-no-export-declarations closed (faded) — Micro Center has begun requiring RTX 5090 buyers to show ID and sign a 'no-export' purchaser declaration (reported by buyer u/Krothic via Wccftech); whether comparable export-control paperwork spreads to other US retailers — or
• 2026-09-10T10:25:54Z: openai-cyber-country-gating closed (faded) — Scott’s Sovereign Software Assurance framework already argues that critical capability is not truly controlled when continued access depends on a vendor’s permission; these reported country gates are a concrete operational consequenc
• 2026-08-26T21:25:01Z: taiwan-b300-smuggling-controls closed (faded) — The radar already tracks the closely related alleged GPU-smuggling operation in `radar:supermicro-gpu-smuggling-probe` and the broader export-controls territory. This indictment is a new enforcement event, but without the underlyi
• 2026-08-23T21:26:53Z: supermicro-gpu-smuggling-probe closed (faded) — The allegation is adjacent to Scott’s self-hosted GPU and hardware-aware local-inference work because material accelerator-access or supply-chain changes could affect hardware choices, but the supplied evidence establishes no such