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Four men have been indicted on federal criminal charges related to a plot to export Nvidia chips worth millions of dollars to China and Hong Kong in violation of tight U.S. restrictions, court documents show.The chips are highly restricted from exports because of their use in artificial intelligence and supercomputing applications, according to the indictment unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Florida.One of the defendants, Brian Curtis Raymond, a 46-year-old resident of Huntsville, Alabama, was identified last week as the chief technology officer of an artificial intelligence cloud company in Virginia that announced plans for a merger that…
Shoppers walk past a GAP fashion retail store on Oxford Street on October 30, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesApparel retailer Gap said Thursday its comparable sales rose 5% during the fiscal third quarter, driven by strong revenue at its namesake brand after its viral “Better in Denim” campaign with girl group Katseye. Putting aside pandemic-related spikes, the rise in comparable sales is the strongest growth for Gap since its fiscal 2017 holiday quarter and is well ahead of Wall Street expectations of 3.1%, according to StreetAccount. In an interview with CNBC, CEO Richard…
Califia Farms CEO Dave Ritterbush’s dream employee showcases one particular trait, he says: a “builder” attitude.Ritterbush, 58, has helmed Califia Farms — which sells dairy-free beverage products like milks, creamers, coffee and tea — since October 2020. At his company, he looks for professionals who “like to walk in and build upon what they already inherited,” he says. “You want to build it to the next level.”Imagine constructing a house, he adds: “If the framing is up, you want to put the drywall up, and then you want the people to know that that’s your drywall. And the next person…
Jeff CarlisleCloseJeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondentJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Jeff KassoufCloseJeff KassoufESPNJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.Nov 20, 2025, 03:53 PM ETSAN JOSE, Calif. — NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said Thursday that the NWSL is prepared to do what it takes to keep Washington Spirit and United States forward Trinity Rodman in the league.”We want Trinity in our league and we will fight for…
An electric air taxi by Joby Aviation flies near the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 12, 2023.Roselle Chen | ReutersAir taxi maker Joby Aviation in a new lawsuit accused competitor Archer Aviation of using stolen information by a former employee to “one-up” a partnership deal with a real estate developer.”This is corporate espionage, planned and premeditated,” Joby said in the lawsuit filed Wednesday in a California Superior Court in Santa Cruz, where the company is based.The lawsuit alleges that Joby’s then-U.S. state and local policy lead, George Kivork, downloaded dozens of files and sent some…
ZURICH (AP) — Iraq is one game away from soccer’s 2026 World Cup in North America and its veteran coach senses a little pressure and a huge achievement ahead.For Iraq fans, a 40-year wait through their nation’s troubled modern history to return to the World Cup can end in the last of an epic 21-game qualifying campaign. That is more games than any other team played getting to the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.Iraq just has to win an elimination playoff against Bolivia or Suriname scheduled in March. Bolivia and Suriname meet days earlier — also in…
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff is bringing in new team ownership, selling a portion of his holdings to CrowdStrike founder and CEO George Kurtz, the executives told CNBC Thursday. Kurtz’s personal acquisition expands a partnership between the auto racing team and software provider that dates to 2019. It also expands the tech industry’s push into global motorsport. The financial terms of Kurtz’s investment were not disclosed, but a person familiar with the matter told CNBC the deal values the Mercedes team at $6 billion. “You have all these new fans coming in,” Kurtz said. “The reason…
Chelsea ended a run of three consecutive defeats to rivals Barcelona with a 1-1 draw in the Women’s Champions League, but were denied a second-half winner by an offside call.Sonia Bompastor’s team went ahead after 14 minutes at Stamford Bridge through Ellie Carpenter, but Ewa Pajor levelled shortly afterwards before a stoppage took place due to technical difficulties.When play did get back under way, a cagey second half followed until a dramatic finale as Chelsea substitute Catarina Macario headed in with her first touch only to be denied by the offside flag in the 83rd minute before Carpenter dragged a…
Major League Soccer will take a seven-week break next summer to accommodate the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.The detail was revealed Thursday as MLS announced its 2026 calendar, detailing the opening night match between Inter Miami and LAFC at the LA Coliseum on Feb. 21 and the final day of the regular season on Nov. 7.The 2026 MLS calendar also revealed Inter Miami and Lionel Messi will debut their new stadium, Miami Freedom Park, on April 4 when hosting Austin FC in the inaugural match. The Herons currently play at Chase Stadium in Fort…
Chelsea overcame a power outage at Stamford Bridge to end their winless run against Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League in a 1-1 draw.Play was suspended for close to 10 minutes due to an outage at the stadium which cut all television feeds, meaning that VAR could not be in operation. Goals from Ellie Carpenter and Ewa Pajor had left the game in the balance, but the hosts were left to rue missed chances for all three points. Image: Play was suspended in the first-half due to a power outage. Team news Millie Bright was dropped by Sonia Bompastor, while…