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A Trump White House memo has purportedly accused Alibaba, headed by Joe Tsai, of providing “technological support” for Chinese military operations against targets in the United States, the Financial Times said on Friday, citing a leaked White House memo reportedly based in part on highly classified intelligence. However, the report from FT, the respected London-based newspaper, did not specify which of the Chinese company’s technologies had reportedly been provided to the Chinese military, how the People’s Liberation Army might be using them or the targets. Indeed, the FT reported it could independently verify the claims in the memo. Still, BABA stock dropped 3.7% on the news. Reuters, the international news agency, encapsulated the Financial Times on the White House memo, saying … The national security memo includes declassified top secret intelligence on how the Chinese group supplies the People’s Liberation Army with capabilities that the White House believes threaten U.S. security, the FT reported. The report did not specify which capabilities or operations were involved, or whether the U.S. was seeking to respond in any way. In response, Alibaba has strongly denied the claim, raising issues about the sourcing, motivation and timing of the leak. There are even suggestions that Alibaba has gotten caught between competing interests on U.S.-China policy within the Trump administration. The leak comes at a time when economic relations between the two countries have improved following a summit between Presidents Donald J. Trump and Xi Jinping two weeks ago in South Korea. Tsai, who’s been part of the Nets ownership group since 2017 and the principal owner and governor since 2019, is the chairman and a co-founder of Alibaba which has grown from its e-commerce roots to become a worldwide leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology. In recent months, its stock has soared in part because of its success in AI. Its latest family of AI products known as Qwen, is seen as one of the world’s most advanced and a competitor for U.S. AI models. There’s no indication at the moment that the news will have any effect on the Nets, Liberty or Barclays Center, all of which are held by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, Joe and Clara Wu’s parent company. Tsai’s net worth, estimated at around $12 billion, is divided almost equally between his Alibaba stock and his sports holdings as NetsDaily reported this summer. Although Alibaba is one of China’s biggest companies, Tsai is a native of Taiwan and a citizen of Canada where he spent years as a child in Vancouver. Clara Wu Tsai. a native of Kansas, is a U.S. citizen. The Tsais have homes in both New York and San Diego. “The claims purportedly based on US intelligence that was leaked by your source are complete nonsense. This is plainly an attempt to manipulate public opinion and malign Alibaba.” the company told the FT when asked about the memo. “The assertions and innuendos in the article are completely false,” Alibaba added in a follow-up comment to news organizations, including ND. “We question the motivation behind the anonymous leak, which the FT admits that they cannot verify. This malicious PR operation clearly came from a rogue voice looking to undermine President Trump’s recent trade deal with China.” In the summit between the Presidents Trump and Xi Jin Ping on October 30, the U.S. and China reached was what called a “fragile truce” and a “basic framework” on tariffs and other economic issues. The agreements reached in Busan, South Korea, were generally seen as a victory for Xi and China in that the U.S. pared down its threatened increase in tariffs between the world’s biggest trading partners while China agreed to re-purchase U.S. agricultural products. Tsai in fact had praised the “wisdom” of the two leaders prior to the summit. Alibaba’s AI and Cloud products are used in a number of industries around the world. Last month, the company and NBA China signed a deal while…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – WVU basketball head coach Ross Hodge experienced his first Backyard Brawl victory on Thursday night, topping Pitt 71-49. The energy inside the Hope Coliseum was high, housing over 12,000 Mountaineer fans. With the excitement surrounding the game, Hodge emphasized composure among the passion in the postgame press conference. “You gotta play with emotion, you gotta play with passion, but you don’t want to be emotional to the point where it’s detrimental to your team,” Hodge said. “And I thought our guys did a great job of that tonight.” The Mountaineers rose to the occasion, giving WVU fans their first Backyard Brawl win since 2022. While preparing for the game, Hodge said he embraced the importance of it with his team. “We never shied away internally or externally what this game meant to the state, the people of West Virginia, and how passionate it is to this fan base,” Hodge said. “And so we talked about it, we knew it, we didn’t run away from it, we didn’t hide from it… but at the same time, we knew when the ball tipped, we were gonna have to go out there and execute and play within ourselves.” At after the clock hit zero and the team sang “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Hodge looked to the crowd and unleashed a celebratory yell. WVU head coach Ross Hodge lets out a celebratory yell after beating Pitt in 2025 Backyard Brawl. (WVSN photo by Kelsie LeRose) “I just wanted to share that with the fans. And like I said, I know how much this means to them. I mean… we can call a spade a spade. There’s people that have been coming to this game for 30 and 40 years. And it means a lot to me, but it actually means more to them. And so I wanted to share that with them,” Hodge said. Senior center Harlan Obioha led the Mountaineers with 19 points and six rebounds. He also discussed the crowd energy and importance of fan support in the postgame press conference. “The crowd and the energy is everything. I mean, they kind of fault us more than they know in terms of just our energy and effort,” Obioha said. “I mean, at the end of the day, we want to win this game and games moving forward for each other, obviously, in the locker room. But however, we understand we want to win it for the people who took their time out to come support and show love to us.” WVU basketball will take the court again at 7 p.m. Monday when they host Lafayette. Find more coverage of WVU basketball and Ross Hodge at WV Sports Now. The post Ross Hodge on Embracing Intensity of Backyard Brawl, Fan Energy appeared first on WV Sports Now.

Here’s what you may have missed yesterday on Mark, Melynda and Ed: Mark, Melynda and Ed discuss a murder suspect of a 1980 murder being sentenced, the City of San Diego being sued for an accident, and more Mark, Melynda and Ed discuss Chicago teachers getting caught using school money for fancy trips, an Austin PD officer’s trial beginning, and more Mark and Melynda discuss APD giving out tickets again, Kristi Noem giving TSA agents $10K checks for their work during the shutdown, and more Alaska will allow voting via smartphone and a judge in Georgia overturns a city ordinance. The post Podcast Recap 11/14: APD Tickets, A 1980 Murder Suspect, Chicago Teachers & Fancy Trips, Voting via Smartphone, and more appeared first on KLBJ-AM - Austin, TX.

Charles River Laboratories is laying off staff at one of its East Coast sites, just over a week after announcing a strategic shift that will also see the CRO giant sell of business units and shift investments.