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Microsoft ships Nvidia chips to UAE after US approval

Updated Nov 3, 2025, 2:40pm PST
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US President Donald Trump meets United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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The US government gave Microsoft the green light to ship Nvidia AI chips to the United Arab Emirates, the first such approval after the countries struck a deal over the advanced technology in May.

The American chip giant wants Washington to allow sales of a new generation of AI chips to China, but President Donald Trump reportedly rejected that request, siding with China hawks who argue the exports threaten national security.

 
 

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Olympics ends Esports plans with Saudi Arabia after just one year
Popular comment · They wanted full creative control. Saying both events will still coexist is just conformation its that.
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Latest comment · It seems like something is going on organizationally that is making this not work, but regardless e-sports will always be an odd fit for the olympics. Regardless of the legitimacy of competition, e-sports are so impenetrable for the most part to people who haven't invested a significant number of hours into the game. And I know there are people who follow e-sports without playing the game, but it doesn't compare to normal sports where most viewers have casual to no experience playing the sport themselves. And it doesn't have the same kind of "wow, look at that athleticism", that you get from other technical sports that viewers don't fully understand, but still appreciate that a triple backflip is cool (it's why when being pitched to non esport viewers people often bring up how many times they click per minute, which is honestly so silly). And now we're in an era where there isn't a clear good roster of e-sports. It used to be that lol, dota, cs:go, and StarCraft were understood to be the e-sports games (plus or minus one or two more, and I guess the fighting game scene). But this isn't nearly as clear anymore, there is much more of a boom and bust cycle, and many of the games that are now more popular aren't nearly as good for spectating as the roster above (though conversely are often good spectator experiences for watching streamers where you are only interested and invested in that single player's perspective). I guess I have this weird dread about when e-sports eventually gets it's weird push to be part of a "legitimate" sporting event, and I know it's going to be odd and unpleasant for everyone involved, both fans of e-sports and not.
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Zelensky Doubles Down on POKROVSK As NATO Offers Full Support!

 

 

Nov 4, 2025
  1. Zelensky Doubles Down on POKROVSK As NATO Offers Full Support!  
  2.  Zelensky has denied that a “12 point peace plan” exists and stated that he hasn’t seen such a plan. 
  3.  He has also stated that no EU or US leader has been able to bring Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table so far. 
 

Zelenskyy denies existence of any agreed "12-point peace plan"

Anastasia Protz — 3 November, 21:13
Zelenskyy denies existence of any agreed 12-point peace plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said there is no agreed peace plan between Ukraine and its allies, insisting that, as president, he has not seen any such document and that any further work on a peace settlement must involve the United States.

Source: Zelenskyy during a briefing, as reported by Ukrinform

Trump on frozen Russian assets: I'm not doing that

Olha Hlushchenko — 3 November, 02:42
Trump on frozen Russian assets: I'm not doing that
Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images
US President Donald Trump has stated that he is not involved in discussions regarding frozen Russian assets as a negotiating tool.

Source: Trump speaking to journalists on Air Force One, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine

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Zelenskyy: Nearly a third of battles take place in Pokrovsk, Kupiansk will be mopped up

Tetyana Oliynyk — 3 November, 19:44
Zelenskyy: Nearly a third of battles take place in Pokrovsk, Kupiansk will be mopped up
Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Zelenskyy on Telegram

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reported that nearly a third of all battles and about 50% of Russian guided aerial bombs are concentrated around the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast.

Source: Ukrinform, citing a briefing by the president 

 

War update: 163 combat engagements on front lines in past 24 hours 

He has also talked about the difficult situation in Pokrovsk, but expressed optimism about the front in Kupiansk. 
 
Donald Trump has stated that he is not involved in the Russian frozen assets discussions in Europe. 
 
NATO has vowed to support Ukraine until a peace agreement is reached. 
 
 
 
00:00 Intro  
01:29 No Peace Plan  
05:25 Trump distances himself from Russia's assets  
 
07:58 Pokrovsk confusion  
10:58 Strategic (not) defeat


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