When Donald Trump suggested he might end automatic birthright citizenship by executive order in 2018, the idea was unimaginable enough that then-House Speaker Paul Ryan dismissed it. The president, he said, “obviously cannot do that.” Ryan, a Republican who stepped down months later, pointed to the text of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, a post-Civil War provision long understood to guarantee c...
When Donald Trump suggested he might end automatic birthright citizenship by executive order in 2018, the idea was unimaginable enough that then-House Speaker Paul Ryan dismissed it. The president, he said, “obviously cannot do that.” Ryan, a Republican who stepped down months later, pointed to the text of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, a post-Civil War provision long understood to guarantee citizenship to virtually everyone born on US soil. But the battle lines have shifted. The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday amid Trump’s assertion that the provision was designed to cover only the children of freed slaves . Some Republican lawmakers now back Trump. More significantly, a small contingent of conservative scholars has joined the cause, pressing newly constructed arguments that the clause was originally understood to be far narrower than the conventional wisdom now holds. Read More: Supreme Court to Review Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Curbs Those contentions are central to the fate of a Trump executive order that would block citizenship for an estimated 250,000 children of undocumented immigrants and temporary visitors each year. Democrats say Trump’s plan would also strip millions of current Americans of their citizenship, along with their ability to vote and get passports. Trump issued the order last year on his first day back in the presidency. The case will test the conservative-controlled Supreme Court’s embrace of “originalism,” the judicial philosophy that has produced transformative rulings on guns and abortion. The approach focuses on the Constitution’s words and the meaning they held when adopted, relying heavily on historical evidence. “If Trump’s position loses, it will be because of originalism,” said Ilan Wurman , a University of Minnesota law professor who filed a brief in support of Trump. “It will be because two or three of the Republican-appointed justices think Trump is wrong on the meaning and the history” of the 14th Amendment. Criti...
TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. agreed to buy a majority stake in Sony Group Corp. ’s global home entertainment business as the Chinese company seeks to expand overseas. TCL will pay 75.4 billion yen ($472 million) for a 51% stake in a new joint venture that will hold Sony’s home entertainment business including Bravia televisions, according to a statement Tuesday, which confirmed an earlier Bloombe...
TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. agreed to buy a majority stake in Sony Group Corp. ’s global home entertainment business as the Chinese company seeks to expand overseas. TCL will pay 75.4 billion yen ($472 million) for a 51% stake in a new joint venture that will hold Sony’s home entertainment business including Bravia televisions, according to a statement Tuesday, which confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News report . Sony will retain a 49% stake in the business, which also include research and development, design, manufacturing and product sales, as well as home audio equipment. As part of the strategic partnership, TCL will also buy manufacturing subsidiary Sony EMCS (Malaysia) Sdn. , or SOEM, according to the statement. TCL will continue to negotiate a potential purchase of all or part of Sony’s Chinese manufacturing business Shanghai Suoguang Visual Products Co. , known as SSVE. The enterprise value of the businesses included in the JV and the SOEM unit, but excluding the SSVE business, is 102.8 billion yen. The final amount will be determined by adjustments for net debt and working capital when the transaction closes. Sony has focused on expanding its portfolio of intellectual property assets — anime, live-action film, music and sports broadcasts — while trimming consumer electronics. TCL, one of China’s oldest and largest electronics conglomerates, has for years tried to expand overseas. The two companies said in January they intended to set up a joint venture for Sony’s home entertainment business, including its Bravia television brand. The venture will begin operations in April 2027, making TVs under the Sony and Bravia names but using TCL’s display technology. TCL’s stock has gained 23% this year in Hong Kong, giving the company a market value of $4.1 billion. Shares of Sony have dropped 20%, giving the Tokyo-based company a market value of about $124 billion.
AI大模型参数规模持续增长,单卡算力与显存的物理上限,正倒逼AI训练集群规模持续扩容。在这场AI算力军备竞赛中,网络性能早已成为决定集群算力释放效率的关键。对于超大参数规模的AI模型而言,更高的网络带宽,能够直接大幅压缩模型训练的完成周期。 AI算力释放的技术底座:RDMA 要突破AI集群的网络性能瓶颈,RDMA技术已成为行业公认的解决方案,而这一切的起点,源于GPU通用计算时代的通信瓶颈破局。 GPU Direct RDMA是2009年由Nvidia和Mellanox共同研发的软硬件协同创新技术。当时GPU已经从图形渲染转向通用计算(GPGPU),成为HPC的核心加速器。GPU计算能力虽然在持续提升,但因为集群中不同节点之间的GPU间传输数据,仍需要CPU负责,通信存在瓶颈,所以GPU的计算能力的优势受其拖累不能完全发挥,从而导致集群整体效率不高。NVIDIA当时清晰地认识到必须解决这个问题,所以开始与合作伙伴Mellanox一起探索GPU与网卡的直接通信的解决方案GPU Direct over InfiniBand。后续该技术方案逐渐成熟,并于2012年随Kepler架构GPU和CUDA 5.0一起发布,并被正式命名为GPU Direct RDMA。 在此之前,传统数据中心的数据传输,始终受困于TCP/IP架构的原生缺陷。在传统传输方案中,内存数据访问与网络数据传输分属两套语义集合,数据传输的核心工作高度依赖CPU:应用程序先申请资源、通知Socket,再由内核态驱动程序完成TCP/IP报文封装,最终通过NIC网络接口发送至对端。数据在发送节点需要依次经过Application Buffer、Socket Buffer、Transport Protocol buffer的多次拷贝,到达接收节点后,还要经过同等次数的反向内存拷贝,完成解封装后才能写入系统物理内存。 这种传统传输方式,带来了三个问题:一是多次内存拷贝导致传输时延居高不下;二是TCP/IP协议栈的报文封装全靠驱动软件完成,CPU负载极高,其性能直接成为传输带宽、时延等性能的瓶颈;三是应用程序在用户态与内核态之间的频繁切换,进一步放大了数据传输的时延与抖动,严重制约网络传输性能。 RDMA(Remote Direct Memory Access,远程直接内存访问)技术,正是为破解上述痛点应运而生。它通过...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to rewrite the military’s culture in order to replicate a mindset that has led to historical disasters, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Tobin Harshaw explains. (Source: Bloomberg)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to rewrite the military’s culture in order to replicate a mindset that has led to historical disasters, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Tobin Harshaw explains. (Source: Bloomberg)
Dmitry Vinogradov/iStock Editorial via Getty Images About four months ago, I recommended buying Comstock Holding ( CHCI ) despite its 66% rally in the nearly eleven months preceding my article. I based my bullish thesis on the promising growth potential of the stock and its attractive valuation. Indeed, the stock has vastly outperformed the S&P 500 since my article, as it has surged 30% whereas th...
Dmitry Vinogradov/iStock Editorial via Getty Images About four months ago, I recommended buying Comstock Holding ( CHCI ) despite its 66% rally in the nearly eleven months preceding my article. I based my bullish thesis on the promising growth potential of the stock and its attractive valuation. Indeed, the stock has vastly outperformed the S&P 500 since my article, as it has surged 30% whereas the index has declined 6%. After such pronounced outperformance, it is only natural that many investors will consider the stock risky, fearing that a reversion to the mean may be just around the corner. However, the stock remains attractive, given its still promising growth prospects and its reasonable valuation. Business overview Notably, Comstock Holding has surged 53% since its latest earnings report , which was released just two weeks ago. Therefore, it is paramount to examine this earnings report in order to understand the factors behind the impressive rally of the stock and conclude whether the stock remains attractive. In the fourth quarter of 2025, Comstock Holding grew its revenue 42% over the prior year’s quarter and its earnings per share 29%, from $0.99 to $1.28. It was the 28 th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth. In the full year, the company grew its revenue 23% and its earnings per share 16%, from $1.41 to a new all-time high of $1.63. It was the 7 th consecutive year of double-digit annual revenue growth. The strong performance resulted from strong demand for the commercial and residential assets of the company. To be sure, Comstock Holding leased 410,000 square feet of commercial properties in the fourth quarter alone. To provide a perspective, the company has approximately 10 million square feet of properties that are strategically located at high-demand areas in Washington D.C. The impressive business performance of Comstock Holding over the last five years is depicted in the chart below. 5-Year Performance of Comstock Holding (Investor Presentat...
当下 AI 热度居高不下,企业该如何抉择?是大举投入布局,还是保持观望?我们借以下三个问题来展开思考。 AI 当下处在什么阶段?属于谁的机会? AI 技术扩散曲线: 基础信息技术(大语言模型LLM、GPU 硬件)→信息生产(AIGC,涵盖文字、图片、视频)→娱乐领域(搞笑视频、休闲段子等)→电子商务 C 端→B 端服务与企业服务→企业内部数字化。 以移动互联网为例: 2007 年 iPhone 问...
当下 AI 热度居高不下,企业该如何抉择?是大举投入布局,还是保持观望?我们借以下三个问题来展开思考。 AI 当下处在什么阶段?属于谁的机会? AI 技术扩散曲线: 基础信息技术(大语言模型LLM、GPU 硬件)→信息生产(AIGC,涵盖文字、图片、视频)→娱乐领域(搞笑视频、休闲段子等)→电子商务 C 端→B 端服务与企业服务→企业内部数字化。 以移动互联网为例: 2007 年 iPhone 问世,2011 年微信、小米手机推出,2015 年拼多多、抖音上线,距 iPhone 发布已过 8 年,直至 2019 年抖音、拼多多才实现爆发。如今AI+才刚刚起步,行业仍有数年的发展窗口期。 如何判断 AI 技术的发展阶段? 不妨从市场主体的表现入手,当下哪些玩家最为活跃,谁从中获利? 目前市场中热度最高的,当属自媒体、AI 硬件企业、Google 等 AI 应用公司及各类软件提供商,这类主体已能从 AI 发展中实现盈利。而从技术扩散的阶段来看,AI 是否迈入电子商务 C 端阶段,仍需打一个问号:京东、拼多多、美团、携程等主流电商平台,尚未推出成熟的 AI 产品,相关布局多是“雷声大、雨点小”。 国内当前的 AI 赛道,仍是阿里云、字节跳动等纯 AI 技术公司的主场,腾讯这类产品型公司尚且显得步伐迟缓,更何况电商企业、B 端服务商、企业服务机构,以及非 AI 技术领域的产业创新者。 对于这类企业而言,若想仅凭 AI 新技术实现业务弯道超车,盲目投入极有可能面临“投入过高、产出微薄”的困境,此时入局的时机与风险,仍需审慎考量。 面对这波 AI 技术浪潮,普通企业该怎么办? IT 行业有一个共识:短期往往高估技术的作用,长期却容易低估技术的价值,AI 同样如此。对于非 AI 技术类企业,当下并非布局 AI 应用的最佳阶段。例如 B 端电商企业可保持观望,待同行业 C 端出现成功的 AI 应用案例与落地经验后,再快速跟进迁移,既能降低成本,也能减少试错风险。 这一阶段,企业的核心策略是“优先用 AI,而非做 AI”,具体可落地三项工作: 1.全员普及 AI 工具使用,涵盖编程 VibeCoding、音视频、图片设计、文案编写等场景,企业可统一申请相关费用,部分企业甚至将 Token 使用量纳入考核; 2.开展 AI 技术前瞻分享,组织全员 AI 学习,提升全员 AI 素养; 3...
Students following the International Baccalaureate program in the United Arab Emirates will be graded on their coursework and teachers’ assessments rather than written exams this year as regional conflict disrupts the academic calendar. Those enrolled in diploma and career-related programs will skip written tests scheduled for May, with schools told to switch to a contingency route instead, accord...
Students following the International Baccalaureate program in the United Arab Emirates will be graded on their coursework and teachers’ assessments rather than written exams this year as regional conflict disrupts the academic calendar. Those enrolled in diploma and career-related programs will skip written tests scheduled for May, with schools told to switch to a contingency route instead, according to emails sent to parents by some schools and people familiar with the matter. There are 55 International Baccalaureate diploma program schools in UAE with 3,300 registered students for the May exams. Earlier this month, the Indian Central Board of Secondary Education examinations, scheduled between March and April, were also scrapped for students in the Middle East. The UAE, which includes the hubs of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, has been among the worst hit Gulf countries as Iran launched an onslaught of missiles and drones in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic. Changes to international examinations show how the effects of the war are trickling down the lives of the expatriates and citizens living in these expanding financial hubs. The UAE’s education ministry didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Even beyond the International Baccalaureate, the UAE has been an expanding market for international schools looking to serve wealthy expatriate families, with branches of UK’s Gordonstoun and Harrow International Schools Limited set to open soon. GEMS Education also launched a $56,000-a-year school in 2025 , aimed at the growing community of wealthy expatriate families. The International Baccalaureate said in a statement that government authorities may decide to apply “non-exam contingency measures” in exceptional cases where examinations cannot be conducted safely due to conflict, and where no other mitigation measures are possible. “The examination route remains our preferred approach, but our focus is to ensure every student can continue the...
China Gold International Resources ( CGG:CA ) declares $0.35/share quarterly dividend . In addition to the basic dividend, a one-time special dividend of US$0.12per share will be paid to shareholders. Both payable June 17; for shareholders of record April 23; ex-div April 23. See CGG:CA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on China Gold International Resources China Gold Intern...
China Gold International Resources ( CGG:CA ) declares $0.35/share quarterly dividend . In addition to the basic dividend, a one-time special dividend of US$0.12per share will be paid to shareholders. Both payable June 17; for shareholders of record April 23; ex-div April 23. See CGG:CA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on China Gold International Resources China Gold International Resources reports Q4 results Historical earnings data for China Gold International Resources Dividend scorecard for China Gold International Resources Financial information for China Gold International Resources