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Trio charged over alleged plot to smuggle Nvidia chips from US to China
A trio linked with a US technology supplier have been charged over a ploy to smuggle American artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, the Department of Justice said on Thursday. The individuals allegedly conspired to sell billions of dollars' worth of technology to buyers in China by faking documents and using dummy equipment to slip past audits, according to the DOJ. The goods in question included Nvidia-made semiconductors, highly coveted AI chips which are subject to export controls. In August 2025, two Chinese nationals were also arrested and charged with illegally shipping millions of dollars' worth of Nvidia chips to China. The DOJ said in a statement on Thursday that it had arrested US-citizen Yih-Shyan Wally Liaw and Taiwanese citizen Ting-Wei Willy Sun, while Ruei-Tsang Steven Chang, a Taiwanese citizen, remains a fugitive.
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How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world
Chris Maddison was just an intern when he started working on the Go-playing AI that would eventually become AlphaGo. In March 2016, Google DeepMind's artificial intelligence system AlphaGo shocked the world. In a stunning five-match series of Go, the ancient Chinese board game, the AI beat the world's best player, Lee Sedol - a moment that was televised in front of millions and hailed by many as a historic moment in the development of artificial intelligence. Chris Maddison, now a professor of artificial intelligence at the University of Toronto, was then a master's student and helped get the project off the ground. Alex Wilkins: How did the idea for AlphaGo first come about?
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Sea levels may be up to 4.9 feet HIGHER than we thought - leaving millions of homes at risk of being plunged underwater, study warns
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Prehistoric Japan was home to cave lions--not tigers
Fossil evidence shows a case of mistaken big cat identity. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Present-day Japan may see its fair share of bears, but the islands' big cat populations are long gone. Between 129,000 and 11,700 years ago, temporary land bridges allowed the ancient predators to migrate between mainland Asia and the islands. Paleobiologists have long believed tigers were the primary cats to make this trek, but recently analyzed evidence published in the suggests a different timeline.
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