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- Supermicro’s earnings call today takes place amid a probe that could be ‘fatal’ for the company
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
- A jittery CEO crowd at Milken looks abroad for growth—and answers
Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
- Mets’ David Stearns Accused Of Leaking Trade By Former 2-Time All-Star
The New York Mets boss is under scrutiny as his team struggles and now a former player has detailed his side of a canceled trade.
- Iran Official Accuses US Of Jeopardizing Hormuz Transit As Trump Won’t Say If Ceasefire Is Over
The key Iranian official’s comments come at a time when the status of the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran remains in doubt after Monday’s skirmishes.
- Supermicro’s co-founder allegedly smuggled $2.5 billion in Nvidia-chipped servers to China—now the whole company is under the microscope
The company will report financial results on Tuesday after disclosing it has launched an internal probe that could reshape its management and future with the Department of Justice.
Technology
- A blueprint for using AI to strengthen democracy
Every few centuries, changes in how information moves reshape how societies govern themselves. The printing press spread vernacular literacy, helping give rise to the Reformation and, eventually, representative government. The telegraph made it possible to administer vast nations like the US, accelerating the growth of the modern bureaucratic state. Broadcast media created shared national audiences,…
- "Notepad++ for Mac" release is disavowed by the creator of the original
"To be clear: Notepad++ has never released a macOS version."
- Canadian election databases use "canary traps"—and they work
Intentional errors can be useful.
- Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags
The retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times.
- GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it'll pay for it
Amid falling revenue and store closures, GameStop wants to buy the much larger eBay.
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