University of Virginia professor Ken Ono, one of the world's most prominent mathematicians, joins AI startup Axiom Math, which is building an "AI mathematician" (Ben Cohen/Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/math-ken-ono-carina-hong-axiom-startup-649bc417?st=v3DHMi&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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University of Virginia professor Ken Ono, one of the world
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Sources: Amazon, the USPS' top customer with $6B+ in revenue in 2025, is considering ending its deal at the end of 2026 and expanding its own delivery network (Jacob Bogage/Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/04/usps-amazon-delivery/
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Sources: Amazon, the USPS
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A look at "TSMC Village" in North Phoenix, as TSMC brings an influx of skilled workers from Taiwan who face challenges like adapting to a sprawling suburbia (Peter S. Goodman/New York Times)
In Arizona Desert, Taiwanese Families Create Community and Build a Factory
Skilled workers from Taiwan engaged in the chip industry have found ways to ease the transition to America while making an imprint on Greater Phoenix.
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A look at “TSMC Village” in North Phoenix, as TSMC brings skilled workers from Taiwan who struggle with adapting to a sprawling suburbia and summer temperatures
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Malaysian authorities are using drones, power sensors, and tips to hunt Bitcoin miners over power theft, which cost a state energy company $1.1B over five years (Bloomberg)
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Bitcoin Miners Hunted After Stealing $1 Billion of Electricity From Malaysia Grid
Cracking down on illegal Bitcoin mining gangs has become a cat-and-mouse game in Malaysia.
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Malaysian authorities are using drones, power sensors, and tips to hunt Bitcoin miners for power theft, which cost a state energy company ~$1.1B over five years
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Chip giants' efforts to turn Phoenix into a US hub may hinge on training local workers; an estimated 115K local chip jobs are set to be created in four years (Peter S. Goodman/New York Times)
A Growing U.S. Tech Hub Needs Workers. Colleges Try to Keep Up.
The success of efforts to turn Phoenix into a dominant center of semiconductor manufacturing may hinge on efforts to train local workers.
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Chip giants
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Documents: Foxconn's subsidiaries and China's Luxshare plan expansions in Vietnam to boost gaming device production, reinforcing Vietnam's supply chain role (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/foxconn-subsidiary-plans-expand-production-vietnam-document-shows-2025-12-03/
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Docs: Foxconn
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How TSMC, Intel, and Amkor are transforming Phoenix into the US' chip hub, investing tens of billions and showing the difficulties of large-scale US projects (Peter S. Goodman/New York Times)
18,000 Reasons It’s So Hard to Build a Chip Factory in America
The transformation of Phoenix into a semiconductor hub by Taiwan’s TSMC illustrates the difficulties of large-scale projects in the United States.
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How TSMC, Intel, and Amkor are transforming Phoenix into a US chip hub, investing tens of billions and illustrating the difficulties of large-scale US projects
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DealBook Summit: Palantir CEO Alex Karp says "the more constitutional you want to make" the US' Caribbean boat strikes "the more you're going to need" Palantir (Ece Yildirim/Gizmodo)
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Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
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DealBook Summit: Palantir CEO Alex Karp says “the more constitutional you want to make” the US
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Jimmy Wales says Wikimedia is working with Big Tech on AI deals similar to Google and reader donations are "not to subsidize OpenAI costing us a ton of money" (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/wikipedia-seeks-more-ai-licensing-deals-similar-google-tie-up-co-founder-wales-2025-12-04/
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Jimmy Wales says Wikimedia is working with Big Tech on AI deals similar to Google
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Ofcom fines AVS Group, which runs 18 adult sites, Β£1M+ under the OSA, the largest penalty so far, and threatens action against a "major social media company" (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
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Ofcom fines AVS Group, which runs 18 adult sites, £1M+ under the OSA, the largest penalty so far, and threatens action against a “major social media company”
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