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What Is Megaspeed? Nvidia Partner At Centre Of Jensen Huang China Spy Row
US authorities have reportedly been investigating Megaspeed since 2024. They suspect that the company may have helped send Nvidia chips to China by getting around US export rules.
This European Presidential Palace Will Host Its First Ever Diwali Bash
The event will include a formal dinner and cultural programme with the participation of artists George Theofanous, George Papadopoulos and Deepak Stephen of The SalsaTwins.
US Man Beats Cancer, Loses 36 Kg To Become World's Oldest Wingsuit Flyer At 74
He described the experience as another jump that required a lot of paperwork.
Trump attempts to cast doubt on Democrats’ midterm election victory, questioning early vote numbers and ballot machines – live
President questions result in social media post after initially suggesting he would accept Democratic landslide winTrump admits deportation policy was ‘too tough’Sign up for US Breaking News emailDemocratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, currently the House minority leader who is poised to become new Speaker next year, told CBS News that the Trump administration will hold a closed-door congressional briefing today to discuss Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy.Last week the Republican chairs of three key House committees also called on Huang to appear before lawmakers in a closed-door hearing on 18 November. Continue reading...
Pak Anchor Rabia Ahsan Found Dead At Home, Husband Confesses To Murder
Rabia Ahsan, 41, was shot dead in her bedroom at around 3 pm. Her mother and sister, who lived with her, were in the lawn at the time of the incident.
Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records
Exclusive: WhatsApp messages show firm pressuring Zubir Ahmed MP to help bring sensitive data into its platformUK politics live – latest updatesPalantir lobbied a health minister to consider extending its AI technology into GP records, stretching its reach into the NHS in a way doctors fear could undermine trust with patients.The US company, co-founded by the Trump-supporting billionaire Peter Thiel, used a direct WhatsApp channel to argue that “the logic of joining up primary and secondary [care] data is unarguable” and said its software was “ideal” for the job. The push came in February this year despite GP data being expressly ruled out of scope of Palantir’s existing £330m contract with NHS England to run its federated data platform (FDP), which it says has helped cut surgery waiting times and discharge delays. Continue reading...
Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault
Disgraced actor and comedian, 51, was described as a ruthless and manipulative sexual predator during trialRussell Brand sentencing – live updatesRussell Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on Monday after a judge praised his victims’ bravery and accused him of living “unhindered by the rules by which decent people live”.As the judge, Mr Justice Bennathan, sentenced Brand for raping one woman and sexual assaulting three others, he said he had told the trial “a series of lies”. The disgraced comedian had displayed a “casual, arrogant disregard of any woman’s right to say no”, he said. Continue reading...
Burnham warns that NHS will ‘struggle’ to cope if consultants don’t resume talks over pay – as it happened
Hospital consultants are set to go on a two-day strike at the end of OctoberDowning Street has insisted that the government remains committed to the principle of the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate – while not denying today’s Guardian report saying interim targets to achieve it are set to be watered down. (See 9.26am.)Asked about the story at the daily lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson said:The government is fully behind the zero emission vehicle mandate, and no decisions have been taken yet.We’re sticking to our commitment, phasing out new cars that run only on petrol or diesel by 2030, every new car and van will be zero emission by 2035, and our legally binding net zero targets. None of that is changing. Continue reading...
Only known handwritten final draft of MLK Jr’s I Have A Dream speech to be auctioned
The document is expected to fetch more than $10m and the proceeds will be donated to several charitiesThe likely only surviving handwritten final full draft of Martin Luther King Jr’s historic 1963 I Have a Dream speech is set to be auctioned in New York City in January, with proceeds benefiting several charities, including the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia.Auction house Christie’s has announced that the document is expected to fetch more than $10m, and that the pages will be displayed publicly at the auction house from 15 to 21 January, before being offered in a single-lot sale. Continue reading...
Labour’s Brexit red lines ready for ‘dignified retirement’, says their co-author
Exclusive: MP Chris Ward believes ditching pledges and forming closer ties with EU would protect it from global threatsOne of the architects of Keir Stamer’s Brexit red lines has called for Andy Burnham to abandon them at the next election, saying a new relationship with the EU would protect the UK from global threats.The call is the latest voice from a prominent figure in Starmer’s administration for a faster transition to a far closer European relationship, after the former chancellor Rachel Reeves said it was right for Burnham to consider rejoining. Continue reading...
"Why Spend On R&D?" Rajeev Chandrasekhar Jabs China Over Nvidia Spy Claim
"For China, the ends justify their means. Any means, any way. That's their way. No global ethics or norms like trust apply to them," former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said
A Chinese Spy, Nvidia's CEO And A Secret Memo That Reached Marco Rubio
The memo was based on classified intelligence gathered through electronic surveillance of Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen and senior executive at Singapore-based company Megaspeed.
