Nvidia plans $250bn push to bolster OpenAI’s infrastructure ambitions
Political backlash grows as US states propose bans on new data centres, raising challenges for Nvidia and AI industry.

Political backlash grows as US states propose bans on new data centres, raising challenges for Nvidia and AI industry.


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Countries question Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs, which relate to forced labour claims.
Houthi attacks for now are shaping who moves Saudi crude, not whether it moves, analysts say, even as oil prices soar.

The US says it has spent more than $37.5 billion on the Iran war so far.

America’s war on Iran has cost the US nearly $110 billion. Now, the Trump administration wants another $67 billion.
The ‘Patriotic Millionaires’ say ‘wealth and power have been concentrated in a small group for too long’.
The fine is part of a major crackdown on Big Tech by Brussels which says it is seeking to ensure fair competition.

The US and Saudi Arabia have agreed to a civilian nuclear deal allowing Riyadh to build nuclear reactors.

Economist Mary Lovely dismisses the claims that getting automakers to produce more cars in America proves tariffs work.
A newly proposed change would eliminate annual workplace demographic reporting used to monitor discrimination trends.

Billionaires are on the rise as the rest struggle with inequality, poverty and cost of living crisis.