US gov’t blocks China’s largest LED chipmaker’s $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds — US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm

Sanan Optoelectronics, China’s largest LED chipmaker, has abandoned its $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds after CFIUS blocked it.
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Tokyo court rules movie and anime ‘spoiler articles’ are copyright infringement in landmark criminal case — detailed, monetized plot summaries land man in Japanese prison

The Tokyo District Court has ruled that “spoiler articles” that describe the plot of a movie/show in detail now count as copyright infringement. The prosecution argued that these articles are “adaptations” made without per…

Voyager 1 gets emergency instrument shutdown to solve escalating power crisis and give it ‘about a year of breathing room’ — interstellar spacecraft’s nuclear power source is dying, leading to intensifying countermeasures

NASA’s JPL turned off one instrument aboard the Voyager 1 space probe after it experienced an unexpected drop in power levels. Scientists are working on a fix to swap onboard powered devices with low-power alternatives to …

Russian-made Shahed drones are ‘disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets’ due to shoddy manufacturing, video shows — commentators call Russian clones of Iran’s drones ‘flying garbage’

Video footage captured by Ukrainian Sting interceptor drones shows that Russia’s endless drone assault is now powered by what some commenters have described as ‘flying garbage.’
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Inventor showcases 3D printer filament dryer that mines Bitcoins and dries filament with waste heat, capable of 6 TH/s at 140W — joins Bitcoin-mining 3D printer in hobbyist-focused miner lineup

An inventor has showcased a 3D printer filament dryer ‘that pays you bitcoin.’

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Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours

A Dutch journalist mailed a postcard to a Dutch Navy ship containing a hidden Bluetooth tracker, allowing them to track its route for 24 hours before it was found and disabled.
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Techie buys fake Ledger Nano S+ hardware crypto wallet and almost falls for phishing — a convincing clone would have caught newbies unaware

Cybersecurity expert finds counterfeit Ledger Nano S+ hardware wallets being sold in China.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ‘nearly lost his composure’ when pressed on selling chips to China — ‘You’re not talking to someone who woke up a loser’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that blocking China, the second biggest market for AI chips, from buying from American companies is a “losing proposition” that makes no sense to him.
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US lawmakers amend new restrictions on Chinese chipmakers — MATCH Act’s blanket restrictions removed from select chipmaking tools

U.S. lawmakers remove countrywide exports ban on cryogenic etching tools from the MATCH Act, yet Chinese companies could barely get them anyway.
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Analytics group signals possible delays at 40% of AI data center construction sites — companies deny schedule holdups, but satellite imagery indicates otherwise

At least 40% of all AI data centers slated for completion in 2026 will be delayed, according to a data analytics group. AI tech companies say everything is on schedule, but labor and material shortages are seemingly holdin…

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