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Jury Finds Ticketmaster Operated Illegal Monopoly, Opening Door to Forced Divestiture

Federal jury verdict concludes Live Nation's ticketing division violated Sherman Act, with 36-state coalition securing liability finding that could reshape $40 billion entertainment platform.

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Supermicro Cofounder Arrested in $2.5B Chip Smuggling Case, Exposing Export Control Vulnerabilities

Federal charges against Yih-Shyan Liaw reveal systemic compliance failures at a critical AI infrastructure supplier embedded in cloud and defense supply chains.

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Markets Technology

Nvidia’s compliance narrative collapses as $2.5 billion Super Micro chip smuggling indictment contradicts Huang’s China denials

DOJ charges against server partner's co-founder expose governance breakdown while CEO lobbied for relaxed export rules, erasing $6.5 billion in market value and repricing regulatory risk across semiconductor distribution.

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Breaking AI Geopolitics

DOJ Charges Super Micro Co-Founder in $2.5 Billion AI Chip Smuggling Case

First major criminal prosecution under semiconductor export controls targets systematic diversion of Nvidia servers to China through Southeast Asian transshipment routes.

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Breaking Geopolitics Markets

US Drops Iran Sanctions Case Against Turkey’s Halkbank With Zero-Fine Deal

Deferred prosecution agreement ends criminal case against Turkish state bank months after Ankara's role in Gaza ceasefire, raising questions about sanctions enforcement as geopolitical currency.

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Breaking Geopolitics

DOJ Releases Previously Withheld Epstein Files Containing Uncorroborated Trump Allegation

Documents published Thursday include FBI interviews with a woman who made unverified sexual assault claims, after news outlets reported the files were missing from earlier releases.

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Markets Technology

Google Offers Epic $800M Partnership to Settle Antitrust Case, Drawing Regulatory Skepticism

Proposed settlement would slash Play Store fees to 9-20% and open Android to rival app stores, but FTC and judge question whether deal serves broader market interests.

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Geopolitics

DOJ Trials Link IRGC to Trump Assassination Plot as U.S.-Iran War Escalates

Federal prosecutors air evidence of Iranian state-directed murder-for-hire operations on American soil while widening military conflict enters second week.

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