An online news outlet has alleged that numerous US media figures are also former Israeli spies, Anadolu Agency reports.

White House Correspondents’ Association award winner, Barak Ravid, CNN producer Shachar Peled and New York Times producer Anat Schwartz are all alumni of Israel’s Unit 8200 – a covert ops, spying and cyber-warfare unit – and now have prominent media positions, reported MintPress on Thursday.

Israel's military has said on Thursday it is checking the possibility that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, while Israeli broadcasters KAN and N12 News cited officials as saying that the Palestinian leader was confirmed killed.

TAIPEI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, bet on sustaining its strong growth, after reporting on Thursday a forecast-beating 54% jump in quarterly profit driven by soaring demand for chips used in artificial intelligence (AI).

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (2330.TW), the dominant producer of advanced chips used in AI applications whose customers include Apple (AAPL.O) and Nvidia (NVDA.O), has benefited from a surge towards AI across a spectrum of industries.

TSMC estimated its capital spending in the current quarter would more than double to around $11.5 billion and that the budget was likely to increase further next year, as it expects healthy demand for its products.

It said 2024 full-year revenue will grow close to 30% in U.S. dollar terms, compared to a previous guidance of slightly above the mid-20% range.