The death of a 16-year-old girl in Sydney, believed to have followed consensual strangulation during sex, has renewed calls to prohibit depictions of choking in pornography. The case echoes a similar UK ban enacted months earlier, though researchers say public understanding of the practice's dangers remains limited. Adult industry figures argue that banning such content won't stop it from circulating or replace the need for better sex education.
WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham gained mainstream attention after physically confronting an opponent during a 2025 game to defend teammate Caitlin Clark, and later went viral again for a taunting gesture toward another player. These moments drew praise from figures like Tom Brady and President Trump, and led to a surge in endorsement deals and social media followers for Cunningham.
SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung said he sees no signs of oversupply in the memory chip market and expects the current shortage to persist until 2030, driven largely by AI-related demand for advanced memory like HBM. He made the comments as the company broke ground on a new chip packaging facility in Indiana, part of its broader US expansion tied to growing customer needs.
SK hynix held a groundbreaking ceremony this week for its first U.S.-based HBM packaging and testing facility, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The $4 billion site will package HBM stacks using DRAM wafers made in South Korea, with volume production of next-generation HBM memory expected in the second half of 2029, roughly a year later than originally planned.
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) has proposed a major residential rate reduction plan expected to save Hoosier customers roughly $59 million in electric bills through 2027, or about $100 annually for a typical household. The utility also intends to freeze rates for three years, crediting rising demand from data centers and other large customers for boosting revenue enough to offset costs. The proposal now awaits approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, with a decision anticipated by June 2027.
SK Hynix held a groundbreaking ceremony at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, for its first U.S. facility, a $4 billion plant dedicated to packaging high-bandwidth memory chips. CEO Kwak Noh-Jung said the site will become a key American production base for HBM by 2030, with its first cleanroom expected to open in October 2028, though actual chip manufacturing will still occur in South Korea and China.
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