Super Micro Co-Founder Charged in $2.5 Billion AI Server Smuggling Scheme to China
US indicts Super Micro co-founder Wally Liaw for illegally diverting $2.5B Nvidia AI servers to China via Southeast Asia, evading export controls. SMCI shares plunge.
US indicts Super Micro co-founder Wally Liaw for illegally diverting $2.5B Nvidia AI servers to China via Southeast Asia, evading export controls. SMCI shares plunge.
Uber commits up to $1.25B in Rivian to deploy 10,000+ autonomous R2 robotaxis starting 2028 in SF & Miami (first phase), expanding to 25 cities by 2031. Exclusive on Uber app.
Lumentum & Coherent jump 6-10% as AI data centers demand billions of lasers. Strong $70-90B market outlook overshadows Nvidia's copper comments.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reaffirms copper's role in AI server racks for Vera Rubin & Feynman, causing Coherent and Lumentum shares to fall ~4%. Credo rises as optics wait.
AEye shares jump after joining NVIDIA’s first accredited Halos AI Safety Lab. Partnership boosts safety-certified long-range Apollo lidar for autonomous vehicles and physical AI.
Uber and Lyft stocks rise after Nvidia announces expanded partnerships at GTC 2026, with Uber planning Level-4 robotaxis in Los Angeles and San Francisco in 2027, scaling to 28 global cities by 2028. Lyft boosts AI for rides and mapping.