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China's cyberspace regulator has summoned Nvidia to explain whether its H20 chips have any 'back-door safety' risks, casting a shadow over the US chip giant's local operations.
The actor has said he had suffered from sustained coughing since May, which had not improved even after two doses of antibiotics. Photo: Facebook/Will Or
Hong Kong actor Will Or Wai-lam has been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, forcing him to pull out of what was set to be his first stage production, the performer has said. Or wrote on his social media on Wednesday that he was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma in May, 'just when everything seemed to be going smoothly'.
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