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Supermicro fired staff after probe into $2.5 billion GPUs-to-China smuggling operation
Supermicro has dismissed several employees after an internal investigation into claims that company executives helped smuggle $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia GPU-equipped servers to China in breach of US export controls. The probe followed a March indictment by the US Department of Justice against Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, Taiwan-based executive Ruei-Tsang “Steven” Chang, and…
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House Democrat: Rein in data centers without losing tech race to China
Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (Va.), whose own district lies in a hotbed of data center activity, pushed to rein them in on Thursday, but not enough where the U.S. would lose the technology race to China. “The reality is, if we want to grow and develop some of these emerging technologies like AI and others,…
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EBiDAN’s ‘Yes! Tokyo’ Tops Japan Hot 100 as Florence Road Makes Chart Debut Following First Japan Visit at Summer Sonic
EBiDAN’s commemorative single “Yes! Tokyo” has claimed the top spot on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, released on 19 August, after the track was put out on 11 August to mark the group’s 15th anniversary. The song’s dominance was driven overwhelmingly by physical sales, and its success was amplified by four “experience enrollment” versions performed…
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Born 78 Years Ago Today in England, the “Golden God” of Rock Who Won a Grammy With This Bluegrass Legend
Robert Plant, the Led Zeppelin frontman known for his flowing golden locks and powerful voice, was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, on 20 August 1948, making him 78 today. He rose from a teenage blues enthusiast who briefly trained as an accountant to become the singer of one of rock’s most influential bands, and…
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SEVENTEEN’s Vernon Says ‘I’ll Be Back’ With New Single as He Enlists in South Korean Military
SEVENTEEN member Vernon released a new solo single, “I’ll Be Back,” on 20 August, just hours after entering a training centre to begin his mandatory military service in South Korea. The self-written and self-composed track functions as a sentimental farewell to fans, with lyrics addressed directly to the group’s supporters as he steps away from…
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Netflix’s Sci-Fi Taylor Sheridan Replacement Series Gets First Trailer
Netflix has released the first trailer for Bass X Machina, a new steampunk-Western anime series premiering on the streamer this November. The show reimagines the true story of Bass Reeves, a real-life U.S. Marshal in the Wild West who may have inspired the fictional Lone Ranger, following Taylor Sheridan’s more grounded 2023 drama Lawmen: Bass…
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NBA YoungBoy Is Giving Sobriety a Chance: ‘I’m Trying to See if I Really Can Make It to 6 Months’
NBA YoungBoy, the Louisiana rapper also known as YoungBoy Never Broke Again, has announced he is attempting to give up drugs and commit to six months of sobriety. He revealed the decision on Instagram Stories, saying he had flushed his remaining drugs down the toilet after being tempted to use, marking a notable public step…
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Trump wants to be friends with Kim – but South Korea could pay the price
The US has abruptly scaled back its annual Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises with South Korea after President Trump ordered the Pentagon to cut them short, catching Seoul off guard and stoking concern among allies such as Japan and Taiwan who rely on American security guarantees. Trump, who has criticised the drills as “inappropriate and…
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US distributor of China’s most popular humanoid robots pivots after US ban
RoboStore, previously the leading North American distributor of Chinese-made humanoid robots and robot dogs, is shifting to manufacturing its own robots at a new facility on Long Island, New York. The move comes as the US government tightens restrictions on foreign-made robots, most notably a July ban by the Federal Communications Commission on imports of…
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‘We Don’t Need to Aggressively Sell the Console’: Sony CEO Says Timing of Memory Crisis Is ‘Lucky’ for PS5
Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki has said that the global memory chip shortage, which has driven up component costs across the hardware industry, has arrived at a fortunate moment for the PS5. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, he explained that because the console is in the latter half of its lifecycle, Sony no longer needs…