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China Calls the Nvidia Spy Claim a Smear. Where Have We Heard That Before?
China Calls the Nvidia Spy Claim a Smear. Where Have We Heard That Before?
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Beijing has rejected reports that Chinese intelligence targeted Nvidia boss Jensen Huang. From a US nuclear lab to a jet-engine maker and the British Parliament, earlier spying disputes show how far t ...
EXPLAINED | Why Is Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Under the Scanner?
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Huang has admitted being unfaithful. Nvidia is examining reports that Chinese intelligence targeted him through an executive at a major chip customer. The case also raises a separate question about wh ...
US-Israel Security Pact May Halve Direct Military Aid After 2028 Under New 5-Year Framework
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The United States is not planning an immediate end to military assistance to Israel, but negotiators are discussing a shorter five-year agreement that would gradually phase out direct funding. The pro ...
Taiwan Detains Communist Party Chairman Over Suspected Chinese Funding, Election Interference
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Taiwanese prosecutors allege that Lin Te-wang received money and instructions from the Chinese Communist Party to influence local elections scheduled for November 28. A court has ordered him detained ...
China’s QUAD unease tied to South China Sea insecurities
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A commentary in Chinese mouthpiece Global Times warns of meddling in the South China Sea ahead of a QUAD leaders meeting taking place after a two-year gap reflect a strategic vulnerability. China’s Co ...
Small Carts, Big Business: How India Shopped This Diwali
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Forget the big-ticket splurge. India's festive shopping boom is being powered by sub-₹1,000 orders, quick commerce and smaller cities. Is the next big e-commerce opportunity hiding in India's smallest ...
EXPLAINED | Zaporizhzhia blackout: Why a shut-down nuclear plant still needs electricity
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Europe’s largest nuclear plant lost its last connection to Ukraine’s power grid on November 8. Diesel generators kept the cooling systems running. The reason they had to is simple. Nuclear fuel keeps ...
PhysicsWallah’s ₹1,031 crore Classroom Business Has a Rent Problem
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The Noida edtech company says AI writes 90% of its code. Its coaching centres still recorded a ₹108 crore first-half loss on the company’s own operating measure. At its November 18 Investor Day, Physi ...
Alcaraz's Ex Factor
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Ben Shelton's decision to hire Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Alcaraz's former coach and mentor, has added a new dimension to an emerging rivalry