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Thailand Emerges As Possible Hub In Nvidia Chip-Smuggling Channel To Alibaba
Thailand Emerges As Possible Hub In Nvidia Chip-Smuggling Channel To Alibaba
New details have emerged in the alleged AI chip diversion scheme involving the co-founder of Super Micro Computer.
Bloomberg reports that some of the $2.5 billion worth of servers containing advanced AI chips were allegedly routed through a Bangkok-based company before reaching Chinese AI leader Alibaba.
The Bloomberg report noted:
US prosecutors this year outlined a scheme in which Super Micro's co-founder allegedly worked with an unnamed Southeast Asian company and a "rotating cast" of third-party brokers to divert the AI semiconductors...
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Apr 14, 2026 / Tyler Durden
First Humanoid Robot With Embodied Intelligence For High-Risk Jobs Enters Service
First Humanoid Robot With Embodied Intelligence For High-Risk Jobs Enters Service
Authored by Mriogakshi Dixit via Interesting Engineering,
In the dizzying heights of a chemical storage facility, a new kind of worker is punching in. China has reportedly deployed its first “embodied” intelligent humanoid robot designed for high-risk industrial operations.
Embodied AI robot can be seen working on the wall of a large chemical storage tank in testing.CCTV PLus
This isn’t just a fixed machine; it’s a 90-kg (198-pound) robot that can climb walls and work where humans can’t.
Interestingly, the multi-purpose system is...
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Mar 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
EU Imposes Drastic Tariffs on Chinese Goods: Is A Trade War Looming?
EU Imposes Drastic Tariffs on Chinese Goods: Is A Trade War Looming?
Submitted by Thomas Kolbe
Tensions in international trade policy are escalating on multiple fronts. After the U.S. Supreme Court initially declared the tariff regime implemented by President Donald Trump since April of last year unlawful, it appears the administration has explored new ways to stabilize its tariff policy going forward.
The signs on the international trade front continue to point toward turmoil. Not least, it is the ramped-up Chinese export machine that is increasingly in the crosshairs of U.S. protectionism...
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Apr 13, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Mapping The Hormuz Blockade: At Least 15 US Navy Ships Are In Place
Mapping The Hormuz Blockade: At Least 15 US Navy Ships Are In Place
President Trump is once again engaged in a high risk bet in hopes that Iran will buckle to US demands after failed initial truce talks in Pakistan. The blockade now in effect as of Monday seeks to starve Iran of $200 million in daily oil revenues.
The Wall Street Journal has newly detailed that more 15 American warships are now in place to support the operation, in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The report further specified...
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