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He went through a wide receiver tryout Monday morning and agreed to a one-year contract soon after.

Wilson played for the Giants last season, starting the first three games of the season before being benched for rookie Jackson Dart.

US Moves To Further Restrict China's Access To Advanced AI Chips

Authored by Evgenia Filiaminova via The Epoch Times,

The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued new guidance to prevent Chinese companies from obtaining advanced U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) chips, such as Nvidia’s most sophisticated Blackwell processors, through overseas subsidiaries.

The May 31 guidance clarifies that export licenses are required for entities headquartered in China or Macau, regardless of where their affiliates are located.

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) said that licensing requirements for advanced computing items destined for China- or Macau-headquartered entities were first established in November 2023 and remain in effect.

The agency said the requirement applies even when those entities are located outside China or Macau.

The clarification follows confusion over a May 2025 announcement by the BIS that it would not enforce certain parts of the Biden-era AI diffusion rule.

The rule was designed to restrict sales of advanced AI chips to strategic rivals while allowing broader access for U.S. allies.

The BIS said the policy change did not remove existing licensing requirements for exports involving Chinese or Macau-based customers, meaning companies must still obtain licenses unless an exemption applies.

The guidance also states that legitimate data center operators can continue to use, maintain, store, or replace advanced AI chips and equipment they already own.

The clarification does not require companies to shut down or remove existing systems.

Nvidia’s sales of advanced AI chips to China remain subject to U.S. export controls.

The Trump administration created a framework in 2025 allowing certain chips, including the H200, to be sold to approved Chinese customers under Commerce Department oversight.

Trump said in a Dec. 8, 2025, post on Truth Social that sales would be permitted subject to a 25 percent fee benefiting the U.S. government and limited to approved Chinese customers.

President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as they discuss investing in America, at the White House on April 30, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

An Nvidia spokesperson told The Epoch Times that the BIS guidance doesn’t impact its business.

It “simply reaffirms that NVIDIA’s current sales and vetting process is correct — licenses are required to ship controlled products to [China] headquartered companies,” the spokesperson said.

The Epoch Times reached out to AMD, another major supplier of AI chips, for comment, but did not receive a response by publication time.

Analysts Warn of Potential Gap

Former U.S. State Department official Chris McGuire, who focuses on technology and national security issues, said in a May 31 post on X that the ambiguity surrounding BIS enforcement may have enabled overseas subsidiaries of Chinese firms to legally acquire advanced U.S. AI chips without export licenses.

“Chinese companies have been buying these chips, very likely at scale,” McGuire wrote in the social media post.

He argued that the lack of clarity about which export controls remained in effect created an opening that may have allowed subsidiaries of Chinese firms operating in countries such as Malaysia to purchase Nvidia’s Blackwell processors.

McGuire said the new BIS guidance appears to close that pathway by making clear that exports to China-headquartered companies outside China still require licenses.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang eats a bowl of noodles on a street in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Jiang Panpan via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

He said that BIS has not clarified whether it will enforce due diligence requirements that apply to semiconductor foundries such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) when assessing whether advanced AI chips could ultimately benefit Chinese companies.

“This is a massive loophole that still needs to be closed,” McGuire said.

The Epoch Times reached out to TSMC for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.

Michael Sobolik, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute specializing in U.S.–China relations, raised enforcement concerns.

“This looks like an apparently MASSIVE loophole at the Department of Commerce,” Sobolik said in a May 31 post on X.

Quoting McGuire’s analysis, he questioned the effectiveness of export controls if they are not consistently enforced.

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/01/2026 - 12:30

This new horror hit beat out Star Wars in the box office.

It's the unofficial start to summer — "Love Island" is back!

It's the unofficial start to summer — "Love Island" is back!

Nearly 6.7 million Americans over the age of 20 are living with heart failure, yet many don't know thanks to the silent symptoms that accompany the chronic condition.

She was accused of cheating during the event, stemming from one shot.

The Prince Of Darkness's Shadow Phone: Mandelson's Refusal Exposes Starmer's Transparency Farce

Peter Mandelson spent much of the past four decades at the center of British power: New Labour architect, Blair-era fixer, former cabinet minister, lobbyist, peer, and one of Westminster's most notorious survivors. Oh, and he was sliding Jeffrey Epstein actionable inside info. 

His old nickname, the "Prince of Darkness," was never subtle. It captured both his political skill and the suspicion that Mandelson was most comfortable operating where influence, money, and private access overlap.

Today, Ministers released more than 1,500 pages - three bulging volumes of emails, handwritten notes, and more than 160 pages of WhatsApps - in what they billed as "unprecedented transparency" over Mandelson's disastrous stint as Britain's ambassador to Washington. And of course, guess what: Mandelson flat-out refused to hand over his personal phone, and that's pretty much that. Cabinet Office solicitors formally requested access on March 31; he declined to comply. The government admitted it had "no further recourse."

MP David Davis called this a "National Security Issue." 

So the twice disgraced, Epstein-tainted, and forever scheming – was handed one of Britain's most sensitive diplomatic jobs despite flashing red lights. Now, even as Keir Starmer's government tries to publish its way out of scandal, the most important communications may remain exactly where Mandelson wants them: out of sight.

Vetting Catastrophe

In January of 2025, UK Security recommended denying Mandelson high-level clearance given concerns over his web of contacts in China, Russia, and Israel, a £1m loan linked to an Israeli startup, and his lobbying firm Global Counsel's sticky client list. Epstein ties added "general reputational risk." Foreign Office officials overruled the recommendation the next day with scant written mitigations. Starmer claims he was never properly briefed – calling it "unforgivable." Top FCDO mandarin Olly Robbins soon departed.

Yet, Starmer gave Mandelson the job anyway. A handwritten note to then-Foreign Secretary David Lammy oozed confidence: the government would "never regret" appointing him. MI6's former chief warned him about email hacking risks. He dangled a Peter Thiel meeting for Starmer. And embassy officials noted Donald Trump coveting a personalized red ministerial box.

The Epstein Nexus: Money, "Best Pal," and Police Heat

US DOJ releases earlier in 2026 supercharged the scandal: roughly $75,000 in payments from Epstein to Mandelson and his partner around 2003-04, continued contact after Epstein's 2008 conviction, including stays at his properties, and allegations of sharing market-sensitive UK information during the financial crisis. Mandelson called Epstein his "best pal" in old correspondence. He denies wrongdoing, but the revelations triggered his sacking, a Met Police misconduct probe, his February 2026 arrest, and searches. The full 9-page UKSV report remains withheld at police request.

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the Metropolitan Police has saidhttps://t.co/CAU6JMk4vg

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/Hgl7kPXEpa

— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 23, 2026

As the Guardian noted in February, emails forwarded to Epstein from the very top of the UK government include:

• A confidential UK government document outlining £20bn in asset sales.
• Mandelson claiming he was “trying hard” to change government policy on bankers’ bonuses.
• An imminent bailout package for the euro the day before it was announced in 2010.
• A suggestion that the JPMorgan boss “mildly threaten” the chancellor.
• Epstein asked Mandelson to confirm a €500bn bailout – which the then business secretary said would be announced that evening. The following day, Mandelson also appeared to give Epstein an early tipoff about Gordon Brown’s resignation.

"he was a great FX trader" https://t.co/1U0adiK71z

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 2, 2026

The real fireworks are in the texts. Mandelson, ever the insider-outsider, talked extensive shit about the people he served: 

• Starmer's leadership: "advance / buckle / advance / buckle." No 10 was "beleaguered and bereft," not "leading from the front."
• To Pat McFadden: Labour MPs were in a "mutinous state." Government priorities boiled down to "who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others." The "big picture is messy."
• Pensions minister Torsten Bell echoed the chaos: everyone treating policy as "someone else's job."

Ministers curried favor. Mandelson dispensed unsolicited advice. The documents paint a dysfunctional WhatsApp government where spin, access, and personal networks trumped discipline.

The fallout has already claimed Morgan McSweeney, the chief of staff who backed the appointment, and communications director Tim Allan. May's local election drubbing saw more than 90 Labour MPs demand Starmer's head. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham – running in the Makerfield by-election on June 18, 2026 – lurks as the obvious challenger if Starmer falters further.

Opposition parties smell weakness. The saga encapsulates elite impunity: a veteran operator with a rap sheet of past resignations handed a plum post despite every warning light flashing. Mandelson's refusal to surrender his personal phone only fuels the suspicion that the official record is not the full record.

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/01/2026 - 12:15

While rubbing our eyes is second nature to relieve itching or dryness, we may want to think twice about the habit, an ophthalmologist warns.

Mexico’s final tune-up before the 2026 FIFA World Cup ended in victory on the field but chaos in the stands.

Six people were stabbed at Arsenal’s Premier League victory parade in London on Sunday — hours after celebrations in Paris for PSG’s Champions League success turned the Champs Élysées into an “arena of urban guerrilla warfare.”

U.S. Oil Reserves To Dry Up Before August?

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As oilprice.com asked earlier this week, why hasn’t oil hit $150 (yet)?

Tonight at 7 PM ET, ZeroHedge will host two former Goldman heavyweights to answer the question: is the recent oil price surge merely a temporary geopolitical shock, or are we entering a period of structurally higher energy prices?

Joining the discussion are former colleagues Jeff Currie, now chief strategy officer for energy pathways at the Carlyle Group, and Arjun Murti, Partner at Veriten. The conversation will be hosted by Real Vision's Ash Bennington.

After five potential deals to re-open the Strait of Hormuz and none resulting in a full resumption of traffic, Currie’s betting that it won’t be different this time:

On @cnbcAsiaTV this morning, @CommodMkt said, "Sell The Tweet, Buy The Molcule." Currie detailed that Trump tweeted five times that the war was effectively over, but it has not happened.

The chart shows my guess of the five times. Currie is correct. If you bought the crude oil… https://t.co/XosPN03Nm4 pic.twitter.com/ipdgaNXYqE

— Jim Bianco (@biancoresearch) May 25, 2026

Interesting highlight by Jim Bianco: “If you bought the crude oil collapse every time Trump said the war is over, you made $58, even though the price is only up $27 since the war started.“

Even if it is different this time, Currie has argued that global oil markets were already facing structural supply shortages before tensions with Iran escalated, with years of underinvestment leaving the system increasingly vulnerable to disruptions. In his view, the current conflict has simply accelerated a trend that was already underway, bringing forward a period of sustained higher oil prices that many investors have yet to fully appreciate.

Strait closure + baked in supply constraints, he says, could mean American storage tanks run dry as soon as July 4… just in time for the big 250 celebration.

"I've never seen anything like it before."

Oil storage tanks in the United States will run empty "somewhere in the July 4 period," Carlyle's Jeff Currie tells @flacqua https://t.co/vHoZcNL6ur pic.twitter.com/06RRdr6LqP

— Bloomberg (@business) May 6, 2026

Murti likewise remains bullish oil. Last October, he joined ZeroHedge for a debate on the price outlook and argued that crude prices were headed higher… a peaceful time when WTI crude sat at $60/barrell. The months that followed validated Murti so let’s see if that happens again.

Together, Currie and Murti will examine whether current oil prices fully reflect the underlying supply picture, how much of today's rally is attributable to Iran, what role U.S. foreign policy may play going forward, and whether investors should prepare for a prolonged period of elevated energy prices.

See you tonight at 7pm ET, here on the ZH homepage, X feed, or YouTube channel.
 

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/01/2026 - 12:00

The actress, who plays Rebecca Welton, chatted with Variety about her co-star's frequent script rewrites in an interview published over the weekend.

The actress, who plays Rebecca Welton, chatted with Variety about her co-star's frequent script rewrites in an interview published over the weekend.

We're already counting down the minutes to Game 3 at the Garden.

When a 3-year-old Maltese named Ginger almost drowned in a Bridgehampton swimming pool last month, critical care was nearby. 

Foreign Cargo Ship Struck By 'Massive Projectile' Just Off Iraq

A commercial cargo ship navigating the Arabian Gulf was struck by an unidentified projectile, triggering a "large explosion," according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

The maritime strike took place approximately 65 nautical kilometers (40 miles) southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq. At this time, the UKMTO noted that it is unaware of any environmental damage resulting from the blast.

Source: UKMTO

Initially Iraqi media reported the blast was due to "mechanical failure" - but soon after other regional media said it was the result of being hit by a "massive projectile".

"A cargo ship was hit by a massive projectile explosion off the coast of Umm Qasr in Iraq, according to Al Hadath, a Saudi-owned channel.

According to another maritime industry source:

Most of the attacks on commercial shipping in the Gulf region since the war in Iran started have been in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman, extending as far west as Bahrain and Qatar.

Only one other attack reported off Iraq was on the Greek-owned chemical/product tanker Zefyros and the US-owned Safesea Vishnu on 12 March which left one seafarer dead.

There have also been incidents off Kuwait with Suezmax tanker Sonangol Namibe  anchored 30nm southeast of Mubarak Al Kabeer was hit with a large explosion on 5 March. Kuwait’s Shuwaikh and Mubarak Al Kabeer Port were struck by drones and missiles on 27 March.

Unverified video is already circulating of what's said to be a Panama-flagged container ship:

🇮🇶🇵🇦 A large Panama-flagged tanker has been hit by an explosion in Iraqi territorial waters, according to Al Arabiya. pic.twitter.com/9ENLHfN7By

— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) June 1, 2026

Some areas in the vicinity have reportedly been subject to mine-laying by Iran's IRGC forces, making these waters already highly dangerous.

All of this has taken place as the US-Iran extended ceasefire is potentially breaking down Monday, following a weekend of limited tit-for-tat strikes between each warring side. Iran launched a pair of ballistic missile on a US base in Kuwait, and the US has struck radar and missile sites in Iran.

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/01/2026 - 11:45

It's a rare primetime women's matchup at Roland Garros.

The veteran could factor more on special teams, where he has had success as a returner.