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Super Micro Co-Founder Charged With Smuggling $2.5 Billion in AI Chips to China
Federal prosecutors allege a systematic scheme involving dummy servers, falsified documents, and Southeast Asian shell companies to evade US export controls.
Geopolitics
BTS Returns: 260,000 Fans Descend on Seoul for K-Pop's Biggest Comeback in a Decade
After four years of military service, the world's biggest band reunites at Gwanghwamun Square in a free concert livestreamed globally on Netflix.
Geopolitics
Trump tariff chaos: Supreme Court triggers $130B refund scramble
The Supreme Court's February 20 ruling invalidating Trump's IEEPA tariffs has triggered a legal and logistical crisis, with $130 billion in duties now subject to refunds.
Work
Nvidia Confirms One Million GPU Sale to AWS by 2027
The deal runs through 2027 and includes far more than graphics cards. It's a window into how the hyperscalers are building their AI futures.
Technology
Bezos Seeks $100 Billion to Buy Manufacturing Firms and Infuse Them With AI
The Amazon founder is in early talks to raise the largest private fund ever for acquiring industrial companies. It is connected to his secretive Project Prometheus.
AI
Patreon CEO to AI Companies: The 'Fair Use' Defense Is a Lie
Jack Conte asks the question that destroys the generative AI legal defense: If training is fair use, why are you paying Disney?
Geopolitics
Should tobacconists even exist? Minister poses radical question as illegal sales soar
Assistant minister Julian Hill questions the viability of standalone tobacco shops as organised crime dominates the market and firebombings escalate.
Geopolitics
Chalmers vows reform budget on May 12 as inflation hits 4.8 per cent
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver three major reform packages in the May 12 federal budget covering tax changes, spending cuts and productivity measures. The announcement comes as Treasury warns the Middle East war could push inflation above 5 per cent with oil at $100 per barrel.
AI
All Roads Lead to America: The $490 Million AI Tax Australia Doesn't Know It's Paying
Australian companies are signing perpetual leases with landlords in California. The rent is paid in tokens. The building will never be ours.