Taiwan Invokes National Security Law to Protect TSMC Trade Secrets
An executive left TSMC for Intel. Taiwan’s government says that could threaten its national security.
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Chip Company Plotted to Send Technology to China, Ex-C.E.O. Says
The former chief executive of Nexperia, a Dutch chipmaker, said Dutch officials had known for years that the company’s Chinese owner sought to move its technology to China.
Pompeii building site reveals how the Romans made concrete
Ceramic roof tiles and tuff blocks excavated at an ancient building site in Pompeii Archaeological Park of Pompeii A newly excavated, ancient construction site at Pompeii, frozen in time after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, has allowed archaeologists to finally determine the methods used to make Roman concrete. Pompeii, near the modern city of Naples,…
Mistral launches powerful Devstral 2 coding model including open source, laptop-friendly version
French AI startup Mistral has weathered a rocky period of public questioning over the last year to emerge, now here in December 2025, with new, crowd-pleasing models for enterprise and indie developers. Just days after releasing its powerful open source, general purpose Mistral 3 LLM family for edge devices and local hardware, the company returned…
Bad Bunny headlines Super Bowl LX halftime, Charlie Puth to sing national anthem
Wether it’s the Broncos, Patriots, Rams, Seahawks or any other NFL contender, one thing is for sure — the roster of singers on Super Bowl Sunday are all stars in their own right. In addition to the announcement of Bad Bunny being named the featured halftime performer earlier this season, we know that Charlie Puth,…
bitchy | “David Corenswet & Jonathan Bailey were paired for a Variety chat” links
David Corenswet & Jonathan Bailey were paired for Variety’s Actors on Actors series. There was a weird moment when they talked about their characters flying with women, and Corenswet said something odd about masculinity. Overall, the talk was great though, and they really enjoyed meeting each other, fwiw. [Socialite Life]Donald Trump’s bruised hands are now…
China consumer inflation hits near two-year high despite deeper-than-expected producer deflation
People walk along the Huguosi street, Xicheng district, a dedicated food street in Beijing on August 23, 2024. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty Images China’s consumer inflation climbed in November to hit its highest level in nearly two years, while producer price deflation deepened, underscoring the challenge policymakers face in reviving domestic demand amid…
For Real, a Natural History of Misinformation
It’s not just humans who suffer from leading one another astray. So do fish, flies and even bacteria.
Leonardo DiCaprio Named TIME’s 2025 Entertainer of the Year
Leonardo DiCaprio has been named TIME’s 2025 Entertainer of the Year, the magazine’s annual distinction recognizing an artist whose risk-taking originals, box-office muscle, and cultural footprint defined the past twelve months. The announcement arrives on the heels of DiCaprio’s latest collaboration with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, the offbeat father-daughter dramedy One Battle After Another, in…
Take a swing? Two Buss brothers consider investing in MLB’s Athletics
Could two members of the Buss family add some green and gold to their purple and gold? Joey and Jesse Buss, fired last month as Lakers executives, have explored pursuing an ownership stake in baseball’s Athletics, according to two people familiar with the discussions but not authorized to speak publicly about them. The discussions were…