Supermicro co-founder charged in conspiracy to export Nvidia chips to China

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Supermicro’s co-founder and two others working for the company have been charged in New York for allegedly violating US export controls by smuggling $2.5bn of Nvidia’s AI chip servers to Chinese customers. The US attorney’s … Read more

Nexstar Closes Tegna Merger Following FCC And DOJ Approval

UPDATED with California AG comment: Nexstar said Thursday that it had closed its acquisition of Tegna following approvals from the FCC and the Justice Department. The $6.2 billion merger, which will create a broadcast station giant, was given the greenlight by the FCC’s Media Bureau, clearing a hurdle amid opposition from some distributors and a … Read more

Appeals Court Rejects Kalshi’s Bid to Block Nevada Ban

US gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach says a Nevada state court-issued restraining order against Kalshi appears imminent, preventing it from offering sports-related contracts. A federal appeals court has cleared Nevada state authorities to enforce a temporary restraining order on Kalshi to block its sports event contracts. The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court on Thursday denied Kalshi’s emergency … Read more

‘The Pitt’s John Wells Breaks Down Decision To Tackle ICE In Season 2

SPOILER ALERT: The below contains major spoilers about tonight’s episode of HBO Max‘s The Pitt titled “5:00 p.m.” Tonight’s episode of HBO Max’s The Pitt deals with the issues and realities hospitals and medical staff are facing when ICE, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, embed themselves into emergency rooms all over the country. Producer … Read more

World Gold Council Introduces Digital Gold Platform

The major gold trade association, World Gold Council, and the Boston Consulting Group have proposed a new platform to modernize how the precious metal operates in digital financial systems. The World Gold Council said on Thursday that it published a white paper on “Gold as a Service,” a new platform to “support the issuance and … Read more

‘Project Hail Mary’ Eyes $100M+ Box Office Global Opening

There’s already excellent word of mouth for Amazon MGM Studios‘ sci-fi dramedy Project Hail Mary, with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes audience score and 95% certified fresh from critics. The global outlook is around $100 million+ with a 90% offshore footprint, or 82 markets. North America is looking to land $60M+ at 4,000 theaters, and there … Read more

Gemini Q4 Revenue Lifts Shares Despite Weaker Crypto Markets

Shares in crypto exchange Gemini surged after hours as stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results showed revenue growth driven by credit card adoption and a reworked fee structure. Gemini reported on Thursday that its Q4 revenues rose 39% from the year-ago quarter to $60.3 million, reportedly beating analyst expectations of $51.7 million. It reported a net loss of … Read more

Would John and Carolyn Have Stayed Married?

Brad Simpson: We didn’t actually have that conversation. I realized that we haven’t had as much cigarette acting in a show since Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark in The People vs O.J. But John and Carolyn were smokers. It was the ’90s. We decided to be accurate, and we’re on FX. Kids still shouldn’t smoke, … Read more

John McCook Frustrated by Eric’s Lack of Screen Time

B&B: John McCook Frustrated by Eric’s Lack of Screen Time Use left and right arrow keys to navigate between menu items. Use escape to exit the menu. Sign In Sign InUp with your social account Continue with Google Continue with Apple We won’t post to any of your accounts Sign Up Create a free account … Read more