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TSMC filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a former senior vice president for leaking “confidential information.” intel.The Taiwanese chipmaker said in a statement announcing the lawsuit that Wei-jen Lo worked for TSMC for 21 years before leaving the company in July to join Intel.The lawsuit is based on Mr. Lo’s employment contract and non-compete agreement with TSMC, as well as trade secret laws and other regulations, the statement said. “It is likely that Mr. Lo will use, divulge, disclose, provide, or transfer TSMC’s transactions.” “Providing secret and confidential information to Intel.” TSMC stock fell on Tuesday, ending down more than 3%.…
Seoul, South Korea AP — A 33-year-old South Korean man was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for running an online extortion ring that sexually exploited or abused 261 victims, including more than a dozen minors, who he raped or assaulted over a four-year period until his arrest in January. The Seoul Central District Court said that the gravity of Kim Nok-wan’s crimes warranted his “permanent isolation from society.” Ten accomplices have been sentenced to two to four years in prison in what law enforcement officials are calling the nation’s largest cybersex crime case to date. Starting around August…
If you’ve ever tried to create a seating chart for a wedding, you may have some idea of how difficult it can be to create a seating chart for the Met Gala. This is one of the most important aspects of the event where your team spends the most time, strategically seating guests with common interests in mind. “There’s a lot of thought put into who sits next to whom, whether they sat together last year, whether they sat next to each other at other events, and it’s shocking,” Ward Durrett said on The First Monday in May. “There’s a…
A few weeks ago, I tweaked my back by putting weights on a rack at the gym. After a week of rest and taking ice and ibuprofen, my symptoms didn’t improve, so I decided to go to an orthopedic surgeon. After giving my medical history and injury details to the nurse, I sat in the exam room, fiddling with my phone, waiting to see the doctor. However, the next person who knocked on the door was not a doctor, but an engineer. “Please come down the hall for an x-ray,” she said. “Oh, good,” I must have thought. “They can…
It’s an international phone number I don’t recognize. +61 before that. Country codes are familiar to me. I had a client who had a holiday home in Kiama, a seaside town on the outskirts of Sydney. She had a +61 code. Sydney. Australia. Click on the text. Please check your pockets. My breath caught in my throat and I quickly replied to the text. who is this? However, you will soon receive a final automated reply. The person you are trying to contact is not accepting messages. Please check your pockets. I went inside and walked briskly straight to my…
Tesla logo outside the Tilburg factory and distribution center.Karol Serewis | Getty Imagestesla is seeking to have its “FSD Supervised” technology approved for use in the Netherlands. However, the Dutch regulator has asked Tesla fans to stop pressuring safety authority RDW on the issue, saying their efforts will have “no influence” on the final decision. RDW issued a statement Monday addressing people who have sent messages trying to push regulators to approve Tesla’s premium partial self-driving system, which is sold as a fully self-driving (supervised) option in the United States. It is not yet widely available in the Netherlands or…
Alibaba unveiled Alibaba Cloud’s AI technology application results at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference to be held in Shanghai, China on July 26, 2025.Photo | Future Publishing | Getty Imagesalibaba The company delivered better-than-expected earnings in its fiscal second quarter, with sales accelerating in its key cloud computing division.Alibaba’s New York-listed shares rose about 4.3% in premarket trading as investors said they believed a sharp decline in profitability could be avoided. The company’s financial results and LSEG’s forecast for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30 are as follows.Sales increased 5% to 247.8 billion yuan ($34.8 billion)…
Marine debris is a major environmental problem. Abandoned containers and fishing gear can trap or strangle animals, and plastic waste can break down into microplastics, releasing chemicals into the water and entering the food chain. Some studies suggest that eating microplastics can interfere with plankton’s ability to store carbon on the ocean floor, which could affect climate change. According to one estimate, between 1950 and 2020, 32 million tons of plastic accumulated in the oceans. This is equivalent to the weight of over 200,000 blue whales. Without further measures, the amount is expected to reach 76 million tonnes by 2040.…
MADRID, Spain – Real Madrid fans are divided over plans announced this week by club president Florentino Pérez to allow private equity investors to buy up to 10% of the club’s shares.Some fans of “Los Merengues” said that it would mean selling part of the club, even though Real Madrid remains the richest football club in the world.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThey also pointed out that Real Madrid has already changed its membership rules in recent years, breaching its promise to keep membership within the family and diluting its character.Others supported the investors’ plan, saying it made…
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, USA, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOpenAI on Monday announced a new tool called Shopping Research as consumers ramp up their spending ahead of the holiday season.The startup said the tool is designed for ChatGPT users looking for a detailed and well-researched shopping guide. According to the blog, the guide includes popular products, key differences between products, and the latest information from retailers. Users can customize the guide based on their budget, features they care about,…