U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 12th that the United States does not need to reach an agreement with Iran. As Middle East conflict remains unresolved, Brent crude reversed earlier losses and rose 1.4% to $94 per barrel. Oil prices had earlier fallen on signs of a sharp increase in supply from Saudi Arabia.
Nvidia shares fell 7.55% in premarket trading on Thursday, to $160.62. Bernstein cut its price target from $400 to $200 the same day. CNBC reported that Nvidia's board met Wednesday to discuss replacing CEO Jensen Huang, and no formal decision has been announced. Huang admitted to an extramarital affair on Sunday. On Wednesday, The New York Times, citing sources, reported that he had also had an affair with a senior executive who reported directly to him.
Singapore cloud computing firm Megaspeed said on the 12th that it is cooperating with a U.S. Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) inspection and has hired a prominent U.S. law firm to conduct a comprehensive review of its graphics processing units (GPUs). The independent audit will assess whether the company complies with U.S. export control regulations. Chairman and CEO Tan Yong Pong, also known as James Tan, said the company will continue working with the U.S. government to demonstrate its compliance through concrete action.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said some websites of its Bureau of Consular Affairs may have been hacked, and nearly 100,000 citizens' personal data, including passport photos and authorization forms, may have been illegally accessed and leaked. The bureau is investigating the cause. Separately, personal data of some TSMC employees may have been posted to the dark web, and the company said it has found no evidence that its systems were breached.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been drawn into a controversy over alleged spy ties, as US lawmakers have asked him to attend a closed-door hearing on the 18th. The request stems from his close ties with a woman surnamed Huang, who is suspected of being a Chinese spy. Reports also allege Huang had a close relationship with an Nvidia executive. The company's board has launched an independent investigation and reportedly is working with an outside firm to identify a potential successor. Nvidia shares fell nearly 9% after hours amid governance concerns.
After Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, they said they will launch a series of investigations into President Trump's family and government officials. The probes aim to determine whether officials abused their power or used political exchanges to benefit themselves. According to the South China Morning Post, experts say Trump's special envoy and Persian Gulf royal families may also be targets.
At trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi involving Ukraine and Russia, the United States asked Russia to submit a draft of a new European security agreement, explaining what steps Moscow would take to ease tensions with Europe. Washington also asked Moscow to agree to let European representatives take part in subsequent Ukraine-Russia peace talks.
The first public forum on the referendum to repeal the nonnuclear homeland policy was held in the afternoon. Speaking for the affirmative side, KMT legislator Niu Xuting criticized the DPP's energy policy for causing severe losses at Taiwan Power Company. Speaking for the negative side, DPP legislator Chen Pei-yu called the referendum absurd, noting that economic growth remained strong more than a year after nuclear power was reduced to zero.
Reports say U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent has faced death threats from Iran and has moved out of his Washington residence to a military base for safety. U.S.-Iran negotiations remain deadlocked, and Iran has warned that if the United States attacks again, U.S. military bases in Europe could become targets of retaliation. A recent poll shows more than 70% of Americans want Congress to pass legislation to end the war.
Referendum No. 22 proposes repealing the nuclear-free homeland policy to revive the economy through nuclear power. Supporters emphasize stable electricity supply and energy security, while opponents raise concerns about nuclear waste and costs. As a major policy initiative, the result serves as policy guidance and does not directly have the legal effect of immediately restarting nuclear reactors.
A Chinese-national businesswoman surnamed Huang is suspected of being a Chinese spy and had previously entered Taiwan several times on a Hong Kong passport, according to reports. The National Immigration Agency said today that national security agencies had been aware of her trips to Taiwan. The Executive Yuan said the case is under investigation and that details cannot be disclosed because it involves cross-border cooperation.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said that starting at 9:38 a.m., 22 Chinese military aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered airspace in northern, central, southwestern and eastern Taiwan. Chinese naval vessels were also operating in waters and airspace around Taiwan under the name of a "joint combat readiness patrol." The Armed Forces are closely monitoring the situation using joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance means.
Reports say U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved from a $12.5 million mansion in Washington to a military base due to security threats from Iran. Sources said U.S. officials assess that Iranian plots against current and former senior American officials have entered a more advanced stage, and Bessent, who leads the economic blockade against Iran, has become a focus of the threat.
The Associated Press declared that Scott Colom, a district attorney in Mississippi, defeated Republican U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who was seeking reelection. The race had been considered a long shot for Colom. The Wall Street Journal reported on the 11th that the win was another gain for Democrats in the midterm elections.
Following two days of Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi, a US envoy will meet separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tomorrow to build on the opportunity the talks have created.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 12th that the United States does not need to reach an agreement with Iran. As Middle East conflict remains unresolved, Brent crude reversed earlier losses and rose 1.4% to $94 per barrel. Oil prices had earlier fallen on signs of a sharp increase in supply from Saudi Arabia.
Anthropic PBC's long-awaited initial public offering will let investors test the quality of artificial intelligence (AI) trading. The AI-driven stock market rally has lasted nearly four years, and Wall Street hopes the Anthropic listing can propel the next wave of gains.
Nvidia shares fell 7.55% in premarket trading on Thursday, to $160.62. Bernstein cut its price target from $400 to $200 the same day. CNBC reported that Nvidia's board met Wednesday to discuss replacing CEO Jensen Huang, and no formal decision has been announced. Huang admitted to an extramarital affair on Sunday. On Wednesday, The New York Times, citing sources, reported that he had also had an affair with a senior executive who reported directly to him.
Japan's top currency official, Mimura Atsushi, said on Thursday that the yen has been moving too fast in recent days, after the currency weakened sharply. He warned it was too early for markets to forget the events of this summer, a remark that suggests authorities are prepared to intervene again to support the yen.
U.S. stock index futures fell, with Nvidia shares down nearly 6% premarket. The chipmaker's decline accounted for more than half of the drop in Nasdaq 100 futures. Bloomberg reported that Nvidia is considering replacing CEO Jensen Huang.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been drawn into a controversy over alleged spy ties, as US lawmakers have asked him to attend a closed-door hearing on the 18th. The request stems from his close ties with a woman surnamed Huang, who is suspected of being a Chinese spy. Reports also allege Huang had a close relationship with an Nvidia executive. The company's board has launched an independent investigation and reportedly is working with an outside firm to identify a potential successor. Nvidia shares fell nearly 9% after hours amid governance concerns.
Reuters reported that Megaspeed, a Singapore company at the center of a scandal involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, is registered in the United States, Australia and other countries. The registrant is a 29-year-old man, and the registered address of its Australian company is a newsstand.
Hon Hai Precision Industry chairman Liu Yangwei said at an investor conference that the company expects double-digit growth next year, with cloud networking products remaining its main growth driver. AI rack shipments are expected to keep growing at a high double-digit rate, and more NeoCloud customers are expected to join, further raising its AI server market share. Citing the International Monetary Fund's forecast of about 3.4% global economic growth in 2027, Liu said global industries will still show a K-shaped divergence next year. AI-related industries are growing strongly on computing demand and infrastructure investment, while other ICT products face tight memory supply and rising component costs, with mixed performance.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia's board was preparing to replace CEO Jensen Huang. Nvidia shares fell more than 8% in after-hours trading that evening. Prediction markets showed the odds of his departure in the near term rising from under 20% to between 70% and 80%.
U.S. inflation keeps rising and Federal Reserve officials have sent hawkish signals, pushing up expectations of a rate hike. On Wednesday, the 11th, the ICE U.S. Dollar Index briefly reached 102.96, its highest level since April 2025. Traders have begun pricing in a possible 2-percentage-point Fed rate increase in December, pushing up short-term Treasury yields and putting pressure on major global currencies.
Singapore cloud computing firm Megaspeed said on the 12th that it is cooperating with a U.S. Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) inspection and has hired a prominent U.S. law firm to conduct a comprehensive review of its graphics processing units (GPUs). The independent audit will assess whether the company complies with U.S. export control regulations. Chairman and CEO Tan Yong Pong, also known as James Tan, said the company will continue working with the U.S. government to demonstrate its compliance through concrete action.
OpenAI on Wednesday, November 11, launched Businesses in ChatGPT, a feature that lets businesses set up official presences within ChatGPT. The tool serves as a channel for engaging consumers and marketing to grow their business.
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu said in the afternoon that tight supplies of chips, memory and some key components are a challenge facing the entire industry. He also said Foxconn is working to push its AI cloud business share above 60%, and is watching memory component supply closely.
In a slide from its IPO investor presentation, Anthropic said its Claude Mythos Preview model needed about three days to work out how to run other models on a new GPU. That is far shorter than the six to 12 months typically needed to prepare inference operations for a new computing platform. The development raises questions about the advantage Nvidia has built through its CUDA platform in AI computing.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman held a closed-door meeting with about 50 Samsung Electronics executives during a visit to South Korea at the end of last month. He acknowledged a "double counting" problem in AI compute demand and said short-term market fluctuations are likely. Despite this, he remains optimistic about long-term AI growth and proposed that Samsung co-develop next-generation AI devices for a post-smartphone era.
The Information reported that the US Department of Commerce is preparing to finalize a rule that would prohibit Chinese AI companies from remotely accessing advanced AI chip computing power through data centers in other countries. The restrictions would reportedly extend to seven countries, including Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Reports say NVIDIA's board is preparing to replace Jensen Huang, who built the chipmaker's dominant position but never publicly named a successor. The move could loosen the AI industry partnership network he helped build and make it harder for NVIDIA to stay ahead in chips and AI systems. It could also weaken industry opposition to tighter U.S. chip export controls on China, potentially reshaping the US-China AI race.
TSMC has invested in an AI model company, while reports say Huang Renxun has been drawn into intelligence allegations. The developments come amid US-China chip competition, ahead of a planned meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Shenzhen.
According to Axios, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week pressed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in the White House Situation Room over why Megaspeed, a distributor allegedly moving Nvidia advanced AI chips to China, has not yet been added to the Commerce Department's Entity List. The exchange reflects divisions within the Trump administration over whether to restrict the Nvidia customer's access to U.S. technology and the potential impact on U.S.-China trade relations. According to sources familiar with the meeting, Bessent asked, "Why hasn't Megaspeed been put on the Entity List?" Lutnick reportedly paused, then said, "I don't know, I'll look into it."
According to people familiar with the matter, OpenAI's revenue rose nearly 50% last quarter, surpassing $10 billion for the first time. The growth was driven mainly by strong market demand for its latest artificial intelligence software.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said some websites of its Bureau of Consular Affairs may have been hacked, and nearly 100,000 citizens' personal data, including passport photos and authorization forms, may have been illegally accessed and leaked. The bureau is investigating the cause. Separately, personal data of some TSMC employees may have been posted to the dark web, and the company said it has found no evidence that its systems were breached.
Multiple 'hybrid attacks' have occurred across Europe, including bomb threats against aircraft and the hacking of supermarket refrigerators. Ahead of the European Political Community summit in Ireland on the 12th, attended by about 50 European leaders, police launched their largest-ever security operation. About 6,300 schools in Italy received bomb threat letters. Police traced the sending domain to Da-Yeh University in Taiwan, and the university said its investigation suggests an alumni account may have been hijacked.
A major security incident and unauthorized access affected the official app and online store of MUJI, operated by Japanese company Ryohin Keikaku. More than 27.26 million customer records were leaked. Among them, about 1.09 million MUJI Card member records were exposed, including full credit card numbers. Company executives publicly apologized on the 12th. Japanese companies have continued to face hacking attacks.
Danish shipping and logistics company Maersk confirmed on November 11 that it had suffered a cybersecurity incident in which attackers breached a legacy on-premises system inherited from a previously acquired company and stole data from it. Maersk said its security team launched an investigation and response measures upon discovering the problem. The company said there are currently no signs that other internal systems or customer and partner systems connected via API or EDI have been affected, and it expects normal operations to be unaffected, with customers still able to use the Maersk platform for freight booking and management.
Security researcher Sean Bales this week disclosed 33 zero-day vulnerabilities in N-central, collectively dubbed Able2Shell. N-able subsequently shut down hosted services in several regions worldwide and asked on-premises customers to temporarily turn off their servers. Attackers attempted to exploit the flaws shortly after they were published.
On November 11, about 6,300 schools across Italy received emails claiming explosive devices had been placed on their premises, and some schools evacuated students and staff. Police and bomb disposal experts conducted safety inspections. Italian media reported that the emails' sender information involved an email account of Da-Yeh University in Taiwan, which may have been misused. Local police are investigating who actually sent the emails.
Ryohin Keikaku, the Japanese company that operates MUJI, said today it had been hacked and that data on about 1.09 million member credit cards may have been leaked.
Google DeepMind has released AlphaProof Code, an AI agent framework for formal verification, and used it to verify the security of libsignal, the core library of the Signal messaging protocol, extending the proofs to compiled machine code. Five DeepMind researchers worked with AI agents to produce about 6.5 million lines of mathematical proof code written in the Lean language within four weeks. The proofs cover requirements including forward secrecy, authentication and post-compromise security recovery.
The Git project patched six security vulnerabilities on November 10. One of them, CVE-2026-111760, could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted malicious repository during certain cloning scenarios. It has a CVSS 3.1 risk score of 8.0, rated high severity.
Taiwan's Bureau of Consular Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that parts of its website were hacked, with three types of personal data obtained without authorization. The compromised data include 72,000 passport photo files, 26,000 scanned authorization letters verified by the New York office, and 774 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card (ABTC) applications. The bureau said affected individuals do not need to replace their passports but should remain alert to possible misuse of their personal data, and that it will compile evidence and refer the case to judicial authorities for investigation.
The 2026 Asia Series opens on the 12th at Tokyo Dome, with Japan facing Chinese Taipei in its first game as it seeks a third straight title in team history. On the 11th, Japan manager Tadahito Iguchi said he was confident in the team's preparations after an official practice and described Chinese Taipei as a team that can use its speed.
An attack on the Nasser medical complex killed six people, including a doctor and patients.
Witnesses said a missile struck a building housing surgical wards and intensive care units at Nasser Hospital, the largest in southern Gaza. The health ministry said the strike killed six Palestinians.
The High Court continued hearing the case of Cai Tianfeng on the 12th. Her former husband, former father-in-law and former brother-in-law are charged with murder and obstructing the lawful burial of a body. Defendant Kuang Gangjie testified that after the attack he drove back to a Longwei Village unit on his father's instructions, and admitted discarding Cai's phone at Tai Po Super City. He said he broke down when police found the remains.
Nvidia's board is reportedly set to meet as soon as today to discuss the future of CEO Jensen Huang, according to The Wall Street Journal. Huang has reportedly had an extramarital affair with a woman surnamed Huang, who is suspected of being a Chinese spy. The New York Times reported that he also had a second affair with an executive who reported to him. Nvidia announced an independent investigation on Sunday, saying the board has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised.
Officials said the 11-month-old baby was found near his father's home on Tuesday, a day after he was taken. The baby is receiving care at a hospital.
According to reports, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang has resigned from the company amid multiple controversies.
Dan Johnson visits one of Ukraine's largest power stations, which was barely left standing after a Russian ballistic missile strike. The plant remains under constant threat from drones.
Ukraine said Starlink restrictions have been reinstated as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin. Separately, the Ukrainian army is struggling to intercept Russian jet-powered drones.
Indonesian police said on Thursday they have enough initial evidence to pursue treason charges against four suspects in a case involving the wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto. Former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who is not related to the president, and three other senior police officers were arrested last week over alleged unauthorized monitoring of phones belonging to Prabowo and government officials. Lawmakers have urged detectives to determine who ordered the bugging.
The Development Bureau's report found that all 28 lifts at Queen Mary Hospital's new clinical block had varying defects. Frequent breakdowns were attributed to deviations in shaft dimensions and verticality, uneven guide rail verticality, imbalanced car weight distribution, and poor installation workmanship. The bureau will take disciplinary action against the contractor, subcontractors and consultants involved, and has referred possible other illegal acts to enforcement departments for investigation.
Doctors Without Borders says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains out of control six months after it began. The group says many cases are likely being missed and that transmission in hospitals in some areas is widespread.
The Information, citing sources, reported that the US Department of Commerce is finalizing a rule to block Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) companies from remotely accessing advanced AI chips through data centers in other countries. The rule could be published as early as this month.
Indonesia's vice president has resigned, an aide said. The resignation comes amid growing signs of strain in the political alliance between President Prabowo Subianto and former President Joko Widodo.
Iran's top national security official warned that it would strike American bases beyond the Gulf, including in Europe, if the United States resumes air strikes against Iran. The warning came a day after New York prosecutors indicted three men who allegedly conspired to attack U.S. Air Force planes at a base in England.
Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race. The result came after a prolonged ballot counting process. His victory gives the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.
On the night of the 10th, a temple festival in Changzhi Township, Pingtung County, drew complaints over loud bass from a sound truck. After receiving a report, police responded on site. During the process, officers at one point drew a firearm and pointed it at the driver through the windshield of the sound truck, a move that has been questioned as excessive enforcement. Police provided an explanation on the 12th.
An explosion occurred at the Yongfeng Fireworks Factory in Yongtun Village, Dongshi Township, Chiayi County, on Tuesday afternoon, witnesses said. Firefighters from the Chiayi County Fire Bureau were dispatched to the scene. One foreign worker suffered third-degree burns and was taken to hospital.
On the afternoon of the 12th, an explosion occurred at the Yongfeng Fireworks Factory in Dongshi Township, Chiayi County. A foreign worker at the site suffered third-degree burns over 100% of the body. Firefighters and police arrived at the scene and rushed the worker to hospital for emergency treatment. Residents said the blast was loud enough to make houses and windows shake.
On the 12th, the Micron Taoyuan union issued an open letter to members and the public saying it had withdrawn from labor negotiations in Taiwan after failing to secure profit-sharing. Micron stated that it had never suppressed the union.
In the first-instance trial of the Baolin teahouse bongkrekic acid poisoning case, the court convicted the defendants of negligent homicide. The person in charge was sentenced to 1 year and 10 months in prison, and a cook to between 4 and 8 months. The case caused six deaths. Some defendants may convert their sentences to fines, and the entire case can be appealed.
Scientists' latest study, drawing on an 800,000-year paleoclimate record, focuses on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which is considered central to global sea-level rise risk. Scientists warn it may have entered an irreversible melting phase.
The Taipei District Court on the 12th sentenced Li Fang-hsuan, operator of the Baolin tearoom, to one year and 10 months in prison at first instance for negligent homicide over a food poisoning case that killed six people and injured 27. Survivor Huang Shu-chun said the sentence was too light after attending the hearing, and also said she had sought legal and food safety advice from Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang.
In September, a junior high school student and a high school student in New Taipei reportedly had two arguments over a school bus and a line at a drink shop. The junior high student reportedly then attacked the older student with a pair of scissors. The high school student was rushed to hospital and treated in intensive care for about a month. Reports said the student was pronounced dead on November 11. The junior high student has reportedly surrendered to police.
Three years after a construction collapse at the Kitai Dazhi site in Zhongshan District, Taipei, developer Kitai Construction ended rent subsidies for affected residents when the three-year relocation period expired. In audio released by a political talk show, Kitai general manager Sun Wei-zhi acknowledged that a 2023 negotiation in former deputy mayor Li Szu-chuan's office concluded on three years of relocation, and the company said it had not breached the agreement. Li's campaign office rejected the claims, accusing host Li Cheng-hao of spreading falsehoods and vowing legal action.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's government reported today that cumulative Ebola cases in the country have exceeded 11,000. Separately, Kenya's last Ebola patient was discharged today after recovering, starting a 42-day countdown toward declaring the outbreak over.