Author: Melody Hernandez
US chip giant Nvidia wants to set up a base in Vietnam to develop its semiconductor industry, its CEO said, quoted by the Vietnamese government. Jensen Huang, chairman and CEO of the Silicon Valley chip titan, is visiting the Southeast Asian country as it looks to increase investment in its growing semiconductor industry. During a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Huang said Nvidia wants to set up a base in the country, according to a report published late Sunday on the government’s official website. The report said Huang praised Vietnam’s potential in the IT sector and noted…
TOKYO, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Harmonic Drive Systems ( 6324.T ), a Japanese gearbox maker, said on Wednesday that Toyota Motor ( 7203.T ) will sell its entire stake in the company in the open market overseas. The move could fuel hopes among investors that Toyota will speed up sales of stakes in affiliates and partners after announcing last week that it would divest a stake in supplier Denso( 6902. T), a pillar of the Toyota batch. The share sale comes after the world’s best-selling automaker said in July it would sell some of its holdings in telecoms giant KDDI…
RUSSIA’S Supreme Court today effectively banned LGBT activism after the Ministry of Justice accused gay, lesbian and transgender rights activists of extremism. In a statement of claim filed earlier this month, the ministry claimed that authorities had found “signs and manifestations of an extremist nature” on the part of the LGBT movement operating in Russia, including “inciting social and religious enmity.” although he did not provide any details or evidence. By today’s decision, the court recognized the “movement” as extremist and banned it in Russia. The hearing took place behind closed doors and without the accused. Human rights activists noted…
After the Houston Texans suffered a heartbreaking home loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars that ended with Matt Ammendola’s missed field goal that sent the game into OT (and was subsequently waived by the team), the youngest franchise leagues have started making some changes… Some were forced, such as the need to find a replacement for key offensive lineman and former first-round pick Titus Howard, who was ruled out for the rest of the season earlier Wednesday. Now, the Texans have decided to make a change at another key position, this time for a face that will be familiar to NFL…
Elon Musk visited Israel on Monday, meeting with the country’s leaders and walking through a kibbutz destroyed by Hamas last month to calm outrage over his endorsement of an anti-Semitic post on his X social media platform. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took Musk to Kfar Azza, one of the kibbutzim that were attacked on October 7. The kibbutz was home to Abigail Idan, a four-year-old American dual citizen who was abducted by militants that day and released on Sunday. In a live X chat with Netanyahu on Monday, Musk agreed with the prime minister that Israel must destroy Hamas.…
Tesla is suing Sweden’s transport agency, criminating it of a” discriminative attack” on the US electric automaker after a strike averted its new vehicles from getting license plates in Sweden. The lawsuit is an escalation of a dispute between the car company and the union representing Sweden’s Telsa workers, who are demanding collective bargaining rights and have been on strike for five weeks. The strike, called by IF Metall, which has more than 300,000 members in Swedish industry, has attracted numerous secondary or sympathizing unions representing, among others, postal workers, dockers, electricians, and painters. On Thursday, Elon Musk, the chief…
The Palestinian Hamas movement released a hostage with Russian citizenship, after which he was handed over to the Red Cross, TASS reports, citing the press secretary of the head of the movement’s Politburo, Ismail Haniya Taher al-Nuna. Hamas leaders made this decision in response to the efforts of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he added. In response to the efforts of Russian President Vladimir Putin and in recognition of Russia’s position in supporting the Palestinian cause, Hamas released a hostage with Russian citizenship, the statement said. The day before, the Izzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, handed…
Journalists from the British newspaper Financial Times reported that in 2022, about 1 million soldiers were under martial law in Ukraine. According to the publication, approximately 190 thousand people were killed or injured. Experts and local officials estimate that 1 million people were under martial law last year, including territorial defense, intelligence services and border guards, double the number before February 2022, the publication said. The publication, citing officials, notes that up to 20 thousand mobilized Ukrainians evaded conscription. On average, out of four citizens of the country, only one comes to the military registration and enlistment office of his…
On the morning of November 26, an aircraft-type drone tried to attack the Smolensk region, regional governor Vasily Anokhin reported on his Telegram channel. He noted that the attack was prevented by the forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense and electronic warfare. Initially, no one was hurt. This morning, air defense and electronic warfare forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the Smolensk region suppressed an attack by an aircraft-type UAV. According to preliminary data, no victims. Emergency services are on site. I ask you to refrain from distributing photo and video materials with drones…
North Korea may launch its military reconnaissance satellite into space on November 22, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source among the South Korean military. According to his information, before dawn in the area of the Dongchangni test site, the weather is expected to be suitable for such a launch. At the same time, he added that, if necessary, the North Koreans are ready to do this in any conditions. Presumably, the launch could be from tomorrow night (November 22 – NEWS.ru), we are also preparing. The weather until dawn tomorrow seems to be suitable. Afterwards there will be snow and…