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Alice Huang Tied To China Spy Agency's Secret Chip Team Run By Security Chief, Taiwan Paper Says As FBI Probes

A Taiwanese newspaper has reported that Alice Huang belonged to a Chinese intelligence semiconductor unit, but US officials have not confirmed the claims and investigations continue.

Trump Says Tim Cook Is the Only Man to Replace Jensen Huang at Nvidia: 'A Legend Replaces a Legend' After Exit
Why Did Jensen Huang Resign So Fast? 5 Possible Reasons Behind Nvidia CEO's Sudden Exit After 33 Years

Sandisk Stock Jumps 13% Toward $970 As CoreWeave Results Revive Memory Trade Ahead Of 8-for-1 Stock Split
Sandisk shares surged nearly 13% after CoreWeave's strong results and higher spending outlook renewed investor interest in memory and storage companies tied to AI data centres.
CECO Environmental Stock Extends Rally 11% After Record Quarter As Orders Triple And Backlog Hits $2.2 Billion
CECO Environmental shares rose 11.48% after record third-quarter results, a surge in orders and backlog, and higher 2026 forecasts fuelled investor optimism about future growth.
AXT Stock Rockets 15% As AI Chip Rally Returns, Lifting Indium Phosphide Supplier After Steep October Selloff
AXT shares rose more than 15% as investors returned to AI hardware stocks following strong CoreWeave results, while the company's profitability and valuation remained in focus.

Trump Says Tim Cook Is The Only Man To Replace Jensen Huang At Nvidia: 'A Legend Replaces A Legend' After Exit

Donald Trump has suggested Apple executive chairman Tim Cook lead Nvidia after Jensen Huang's resignation, though there is no indication the company is considering Cook for the role.

Oil Prices Plunge Below $95 as US-Iran Ceasefire Sparks Relief

Australia Petrol Prices Ease To 234 Cents A Litre As Wholesale Costs Fall, But Diesel Stays Near 278 Cents

Australian petrol and diesel prices have edged lower as wholesale costs fall, but fuel remains expensive, with regional motorists paying more and further cuts possible.

Sunrise Energy Metals Shares Rebound 10% As Investors Return To Syerston Scandium Story After Friday Slide

Economy in Focus

Could Jensen Huang's Ouster Derail The AI Boom? Wall Street Fears Losing The Dealmaker Behind Nvidia's Empire
Reports involving Jensen Huang have unsettled Nvidia investors, raising questions about the chipmaker's leadership, succession planning, AI financing commitments and the broader technology boom.
GQG Partners Shares Extend Rout To New Record Low After $17.7 Billion October Funds Plunge Rattles Investors
Minerals 260 Shares Slide 8.5% As Gold Stocks Retreat, Giving Back Gains From Bullabulling Bank Funding Deal

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NASA Seeks New Astronauts To Live And Work On The Moon, Opening Applications For First Lunar Base Class
NASA has opened applications for its 25th astronaut class, which will help develop and staff a planned permanent Moon base and support future missions to Mars.
AI-Powered Eye Scans May Spot Diabetes And Heart Disease Early As UK Backs Sunderland Hub With £12.2 Million
A University of Sunderland research hub has secured £12.2 million to develop AI that could use routine eye scans to identify early signs of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Google Patches Eighth Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Of 2026: Update Your Browser Now To Block Attacks

Google has released an emergency Chrome update for a high-severity zero-day vulnerability under active attack, affecting Windows, macOS, Linux and Android users.

World

Nancy Guthrie Case: Hair Found In Home Yields No Suspect As Labs Race To Untangle DNA Mixed From Four People

More than nine months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home, multiple laboratories are analysing a complex DNA mixture, while investigators say the case remains active.

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Sports

Georgia Takes No. 1 In College Football Playoff Rankings As Alabama, UCLA Crack Top Four, Ohio State Plunges
Georgia moved to No. 1 in the second College Football Playoff rankings after routing Ole Miss, while unbeaten Utah and UCLA joined Alabama in the top four.
Kirk Cousins Returns To Vikings In Deadline Blockbuster As Raiders Hand Keys To No. 1 Pick Fernando Mendoza
Pat Murphy Makes History With Third Straight Manager Of The Year Award From Hospital Bed; Will Venable Wins AL

Technology

Apple's First Touchscreen MacBook Pro Reviews Are In: Stunning OLED Display Wins Praise, Touch Gets Shrug
Early reviews praise Apple's first OLED MacBook Pro for its exceptional display, lighter design and battery life, but say the touchscreen feels optional and the premium pricing is difficult to justify.
IPhone 18e Could Get Same 4,430mAh Battery As IPhone 18 As Apple Reportedly Eyes Shorter 2:1 IPhone Design
Samsung Galaxy S27 Camera Leak Reveals 200MP Upgrade For Pro And Ultra As Base Models Reuse Older Sensors

Health

Entertainment

Daveigh Chase Autopsy Reveals Lilo And Stitch Star's Final Days, Found Weak In Car 12 Days Before Death At 35
An autopsy report says former child actress Daveigh Chase died from AIDS, with chronic polysubstance abuse also contributing, after being hospitalised with several serious infections.
Amanda Seyfried Breaks Silence On Secret Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Role, Says She Is Relieved And Excited
Anthony Clark Dead At 62: Yes, Dear Star And Boston Comedy Favorite Remembered By Mike O'Malley As Hilarious

Alice Huang Tied To China Spy Agency's Secret Chip Team Run By Security Chief, Taiwan Paper Says As FBI Probes

Sandisk Stock Jumps 13% Toward $970 As CoreWeave Results Revive Memory Trade Ahead Of 8-for-1 Stock Split

CECO Environmental Stock Extends Rally 11% After Record Quarter As Orders Triple And Backlog Hits $2.2 Billion

AXT Stock Rockets 15% As AI Chip Rally Returns, Lifting Indium Phosphide Supplier After Steep October Selloff

(VIDEO) Taylor Swift Returns to CMA Awards Stage After 13 Years as Toy Story 5 Hit Chases Single of the Year

Broadcom Stock Tumbles 7% as Redburn Downgrade Flags $43 Billion AI Backstop Risk, Ending a 25% Rally

Jensen Huang Joins a Notorious List: 5 Famous Americans Caught in Alleged Honey Traps by Foreign Spy Agencies

Nintendo Shares Climb 2.5% in Tokyo as Switch 2 Faces Holiday Test After Profit Jump Despite Slower Sales

Nvidia Stock Falls Again as Jensen Huang Fallout Deepens Days Before Colette Kress Faces First Earnings Test

Trump Says Tim Cook Is The Only Man To Replace Jensen Huang At Nvidia: 'A Legend Replaces A Legend' After Exit

Australia Petrol Prices Ease To 234 Cents A Litre As Wholesale Costs Fall, But Diesel Stays Near 278 Cents

Could Jensen Huang's Ouster Derail The AI Boom? Wall Street Fears Losing The Dealmaker Behind Nvidia's Empire

GQG Partners Shares Extend Rout To New Record Low After $17.7 Billion October Funds Plunge Rattles Investors

Minerals 260 Shares Slide 8.5% As Gold Stocks Retreat, Giving Back Gains From Bullabulling Bank Funding Deal

NASA Seeks New Astronauts To Live And Work On The Moon, Opening Applications For First Lunar Base Class

AI-Powered Eye Scans May Spot Diabetes And Heart Disease Early As UK Backs Sunderland Hub With £12.2 Million

Tesla Stock Slides 2% as Nasdaq Turns Lower on Rising Wholesale Prices, Cooling a Blistering Robotaxi Rally

GameStop Stock Jumps Nearly 3% as Dan Ives Pitches AI Story Wall Street Has Not Priced Into Cohen's Retailer

Yelp Stock Rises Nearly 3% as Battered Review Site Bets AI Data Deals With OpenAI and Meta Can Offset Ad Slump

Google Patches Eighth Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Of 2026: Update Your Browser Now To Block Attacks

Nancy Guthrie Case: Hair Found In Home Yields No Suspect As Labs Race To Untangle DNA Mixed From Four People

Sandisk Stock Jumps 13% Toward $970 As CoreWeave Results Revive Memory Trade Ahead Of 8-for-1 Stock Split

CECO Environmental Stock Extends Rally 11% After Record Quarter As Orders Triple And Backlog Hits $2.2 Billion

AXT Stock Rockets 15% As AI Chip Rally Returns, Lifting Indium Phosphide Supplier After Steep October Selloff

Bloom Energy Stock Climbs 12% As AI Power Trade Rebounds, Extending Recovery From Post-Midterm Election Rout

Georgia Takes No. 1 In College Football Playoff Rankings As Alabama, UCLA Crack Top Four, Ohio State Plunges

Kirk Cousins Returns To Vikings In Deadline Blockbuster As Raiders Hand Keys To No. 1 Pick Fernando Mendoza

Pat Murphy Makes History With Third Straight Manager Of The Year Award From Hospital Bed; Will Venable Wins AL

Apple's First Touchscreen MacBook Pro Reviews Are In: Stunning OLED Display Wins Praise, Touch Gets Shrug

IPhone 18e Could Get Same 4,430mAh Battery As IPhone 18 As Apple Reportedly Eyes Shorter 2:1 IPhone Design

Samsung Galaxy S27 Camera Leak Reveals 200MP Upgrade For Pro And Ultra As Base Models Reuse Older Sensors

Lilly's Retatrutide Eases Knee Osteoarthritis Pain And Improves Function In Two Phase 3 Trials, NEJM Reports

One Person Dies in Brookshire Farms E. Coli Outbreak in California After Three Children Land in Intensive Care

Flu Season Arrives Early as Louisiana Leads Nation in Flu Activity and H1N1 Cases Climb Across the West Coast

Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Tops 1,500 Cases as Infections Among Pregnant Women Hit Highest Level in Decades

Daveigh Chase Autopsy Reveals Lilo And Stitch Star's Final Days, Found Weak In Car 12 Days Before Death At 35

Amanda Seyfried Breaks Silence On Secret Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Role, Says She Is Relieved And Excited

Anthony Clark Dead At 62: Yes, Dear Star And Boston Comedy Favorite Remembered By Mike O'Malley As Hilarious