Trump blocks chip deal.

This week’s highlights: President Trump blocked HieFo's $3M acquisition of EMCORE on CFIUS-advised national security grounds tied to China; new U.S. state privacy regimes—including California's Delete Act with the DROP opt-out portal, plus Indiana and Kentucky laws and Rhode Island's stricter penalties—came into force; China issued draft rules tightening oversight of emotionally interactive AI; the U.S. removed sanctions on three individuals linked to Intellexa; and Taiwan reported an average of 2.6M daily cyberattacks in 2025, underscoring rising geopolitical-tech tensions and compliance risks for firms in sensitive tech and data sectors.