• US said to suspect Nvidia chips smuggled to Alibaba via Thailand

    Since 2022, Washington has effectively blocked these processors from going to China over concerns that advanced AI could lend Beijing a military edgeA KEY company behind Thailand’s national AI effort is suspected of helping to smuggle billions of dollars worth of Super Micro Computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips to China, with Alibaba Group Holding one of multiple end customers, according to people familiar with the matter.US prosecutors this year outlined a scheme in which Super Micro’s co-founder allegedly worked with an unnamed South-east Asian company and a “rotating cast” of third-party brokers to divert the AI semiconductors in violation…

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  • Mexican Raid Captures Associates Of ‘El Chapo’s’ Brother

    AFP Mexican authorities have captured three men with strong ties to drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s brother. The Mexican Ministry of Defense said that the operation was done in cooperation with U.S. intelligence, which provided critical information. CBS News reported that the operation was conducted near Tamazula, which borders…

Lifestyle

  • Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

    It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 66 pounds of sugar they consume a year ARE there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr, president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to…

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  • Aspial Lifestyle prices S$28 million in fixed-rate notes due 2029 at 5.1%

    Net proceeds will be used to refinance existing borrowings and fund investments, among others [SINGAPORE] Consumer lifestyle group Aspial Lifestyle has priced S$28 million in fixed-rate notes due Oct 29, 2029, at 5.1 per cent a year. The notes are part of the company’s S$300 million multicurrency medium-term note programme,…

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  • Spirit Airlines Faces Imminent Liquidation Risk As Creditor Talks Intensify: Report

    Spirit Airlines could begin liquidating as early as this week marking a dramatic escalation in the budget carrier’s ongoing bankruptcy crisis, according to a new report. CNBC detailed that discussions between the airline and its creditors have reached a critical stage, with lenders actively weighing whether to continue supporting the…

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  • Upset Taylor Swift says she was told Ticketmaster could handle demand

    POP superstar Taylor Swift said on Friday it was “excruciating” for her to watch fans struggle to secure tickets for her upcoming U.S. tour after she had been assured that Ticketmaster could handle large demand. The New York Times reported that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Ticketmaster parent…

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