Video games are now a $200bn business. Play through the six games that tell the story of how they got there.
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Thursday briefing: What we do (and don’t) know about Alice Huang and the Nvidia affair
In today’s newsletter: US intelligence reportedly believes the former tech executive was recruited by Beijing, raising questions about the security of the AI industry and Trump’s close ties to Nvidia chief Jensen Huang Good morning. Espionage is supposed to be a secretive business, and spies are supposed to be virtually invisible. That hasn’t been the case for Alice Huang, the mysterious Shanghai executive who formed a romantic relationship with Jensen Huang, the founder of Nvidia, one of America’s most powerful tech companies. Many questions have arisen since it emerged that US intelligence believes that Huang (no relation of Jensen’s) is an asset recruited by the Chinese intelligence services to spy on behalf of Beijing. This morning’s newsletter explains what we know about the story, and what it tells us about the effectiveness of Chinese espionage. That’s after the headlines. UK | Mi
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Indonesia vice president resigns amid dispute over eligibility
Gibran Rakabuming Raka, son of former President Joko Widodo, resigns as court questions his overseas education.
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Sheikh Hasina must return to Bangladesh to face her sentence
Delhi should ensure that its territory is not used to incite violence in Bangladesh or threaten its people.
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It is time for a change of leadership in the Democratic Party in the US
The Democrats need to deliver on an ambitious agenda, and they need new energy and new voices to do so.
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Israeli strike on hospital kills at least five Palestinians, Gaza civil defence agency says
The strike hit the surgery department of Nasser Hospital, injuring at least 20 people and causing extensive damage, a spokesperson says.
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Teenager in critical condition after likely ‘train surfing’ on Sydney Harbour Bridge, police say
‘You just don’t mess or play with a 400-tonne train’, Sydney Trains says as 17-year-old suffers multiple injuries to head, chest and pelvis Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A 17-year-old boy is in a critical condition after falling from the outside of a train on the Sydney Harbour Bridge while he was likely train surfing, NSW police say. Around 11.30am on Thursday, emergency services were called to the railway corridor between Wynyard and Milsons Point train stations following reports someone had fallen from a northbound Tangara train onto the tracks on the bridge. Continue reading...