Mark Rutte, incoming secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), during a transition ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Mark Rutte, the affable and meticulous former Dutch premier, has a daunting task ahead to keep the defense alliance a global force. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty…
L-R: Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of Salesforce, and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. Reuters Some of the biggest names in technology have clashed after President Donald Trump unveiled his $500 billion private AI investment project. Earlier this week, Trump announced a joint venture with OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank to invest billions…
Elon Musk is casting doubt on the first major tech investment announcement made by President Trump, openly questioning the administration he now serves. On Tuesday, Mr. Trump announced a joint venture between OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle to create at least $100 billion in computing infrastructure to power artificial intelligence, some of which is already underway….
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase’s chief executive, repeatedly warned about tariffs during President Trump’s first term. They were a threat to the economy, he said several times in 2018, and “wouldn’t be a positive,” he said in 2019. Now, two days into Mr. Trump’s second term, Mr. Dimon has called tariffs a valuable “economic weapon.” “If…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a video call hours after Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday, pledging to bring bilateral ties to “greater heights”, according to state media on both sides. Calling Xi a “dear friend”, Putin said Russia and China were building ties “on the basis of…
“President Trump is trying to downsize the WHO, and the question is whether other high-income nations like those in Europe, Australia, Japan, and elsewhere, pick up some of the slack,” says Vermund. “Will the Gates Foundation, which has been a very generous donor, pick up some? It’s conceivable that others will tide things over until…
Mark Uyeda, commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), speaks during the 2024 Financial Markets Quality Conference at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration took its first steps Tuesday toward an expected lowering of regulatory barriers for cryptocurrency….
US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Donald Trump’s return to the White House is expected to usher in further hostilities between the U.S. and China. Yet, could his love of a transactional…
US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Donald Trump’s return to the White House is expected to usher in further hostilities between the U.S. and China. Yet, could his love of a transactional…
Watch: Donald Trump promises ‘golden age’ in first speech as 47th US President Donald Trump, who rode back into power on a wave of voter dissatisfaction with the status quo, promised a new “golden age” for America in his inaugural address. The speech was a mix of promises – and contradictions – that underlined some…
