The great scramble to build AI compute you can actually own
In May 2025, Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, opened his laptop in The Hague and found himself locked out of his Microsoft email account. According to The Associated Press , the Trump administration had sanctioned Khan over the court’s arrest warrants for Israeli officials. Microsoft, a U.S. company subject to U.S. law, was caught in the middle. The company president, Brad Smith, later denied that Microsoft had cut off the ICC, saying its actions never involved s
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Published: 30 July 2026
Source: Fast Company Tech
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Topics: Regulation
Retrieved: 31 July 2026
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