Posts by Liam Redmond
ASML reports big orders beat as AI drives chipmaker demand, to lay off 1,700
The orders beat comes as several of the chipmaker’s customers raise investment plans Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 04:05 PM [AMSTERDAM] ASML reported stronger-than-expected bookings in the fourth quarter on Wednesday (Jan 28), with the world’s largest supplier of computer chip equipment receiving more orders as companies boosted investment in AI chipmaking capacity. Europe’s…
Read MoreSwiss nightclub owners blame waitress killed in New Year’s Eve fire for tragic blaze: ‘It’s not us, it’s the others’
The owners of a Swiss resort bar where 40 people died in a New Year’s Eve blaze brazenly blamed their helmet-wearing waitress — who was seen holding two flaming champagne bottles in photos from the doomed bash — for sparking the tragic fire that claimed her life. Jacques Moretti, 49, and his wife, Jessica Moretti,…
Read MoreUSPS carrier Jason Thompson suspended, threatened with termination for criticizing ‘extreme conditions’ during Winter Storm Fern
Mail-evelont resolve. A US Postal Service mail carrier from Ohio claims he was suspended and threatened with termination after a Facebook post criticizing the “extreme” conditions fellow workers were put in during Winter Storm Fern — only to arrive and find that there was nothing to deliver. “Our letter carriers deliver in heat waves, blizzards,…
Read MoreSingapore-based Digital Edge to build US$4.5 billion data centre campus in Indonesia
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 02:01 PM [HONG KONG] Digital Edge, an Asian digital infrastructure firm backed by alternative asset manager Stonepeak Partners, plans to invest US$4.5 billion to build one of Indonesia’s largest data centre campuses. The CGK Campus, an artificial intelligence (AI)-ready hyperscale facility, will deliver 500 megawatts of IT capacity at…
Read MoreChina’s four-year energy spree has eclipsed entire US power grid
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 01:02 PM CHINA is undertaking an energy-building boom unlike anything the world has ever seen, as Beijing seeks to ensure supply for power-hungry facilities that are key to dominating emerging industries of the future. The nation added 543 gigawatts of new capacity across all technologies last year, according to…
Read MoreSingapore Airlines adds flights for March to October season, adjusts schedules for Singapore Airshow
Some flights will be cancelled or rescheduled between Jan 29 and Feb 8 due to the airshow [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase flight frequencies and boost passenger capacity on selected routes across its network to support travel demand during the northern summer operating season from Mar 29 to Oct 24. It will also reschedule…
Read MoreRay J claims he won’t live past 2027 due to health concerns: ‘That’s what [doctors] say’
![Ray J claims he won’t live past 2027 due to health concerns: ‘That’s what [doctors] say’](https://i1.wp.com/pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/01/119845728.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200&w=1024&resize=1024,1024&ssl=1 "Ray J claims he won’t live past 2027 due to health concerns: ‘That’s what [doctors] say’")
Ray J is claiming following a long string of health concerns that he does not have much longer to live, predicting he will be dead next year. “2027 is definitely a wrap for me,” he stated, in a video clip shared to social media Tuesday night. “That’s what they say.” As a friend in the…
Read MoreChina gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources say
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 12:21 PM CHINA has approved its first batch of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips for import, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, marking a shift in position as China seeks to balance its AI needs against spurring domestic development. The approval covers several hundred thousand H200 chips…
Read MoreChina approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports: sources
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 12:21 PM — Updated Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 03:55 PM [BEIJING] China has approved its first batch of Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence chip imports, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, marking a shift in position as Beijing seeks to balance its AI needs against spurring domestic…
Read MoreRick Pitino already wants to expand NCAA coach’s challenge rule
Rick Pitino wants the NCAA to change the coach’s challenge rule to include foul calls next year. In Saturday’s win over Xavier, star forward Zuby Ejiofor fouled out. The St. John’s coach believes the officials missed several of those calls after watching the film. “Look at four of the five fouls on Zuby, I will…
Read MoreBYD weighs India expansion as hundreds of car orders pile up
The automaker has approached Indian auto sector regulators to flag how import limits could constrain growth Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 11:49 AM [DELHI] BYD is weighing options to expand in India, including local assembly to meet surging demand for the Chinese automaker’s electric vehicles (EVs), according to sources familiar with the matter. The…
Read MoreMichael Goodwin: Trump’s stance on immigration is key to his approach in de-escalating crisis in Minnesota
Whether you call it a pivot, course correction or de-escalation, it is a hopeful sign that President Trump is trying to lower the temperature in Minneapolis. His conciliatory phone calls to Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey following the deaths of two protesters demonstrate a desire for cooperation instead of violent confrontation. Similarly,…
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