Why OpenAI Ditched China: The Geopolitics Behind Foxconn’s Vietnam Factory for Project Gumdrop
Behind OpenAI’s first hardware product is a deeper shift toward AI sovereignty, federal security compliance, and a re-engineered global supply chain. Why This Story Exists Now By early 2026, artificial intelligence has reached a point where software breakthroughs alone no longer determine leadership. Physical control—over chips, factories, and jurisdictions—now plays an equally decisive role. That … Read more