China is one of Nvidia’s largest markets, particularly for data centers, gaming and artificial intelligence applications. Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty Images Two Chinese nationals in California have been arrested and charged with the illegal shipment of tens of millions of dollars‘ worth of AI chips, including from Nvidia, the Department of Justice said…
Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global health into a state of fear and uncertainty. Once a crown jewel of US foreign policy, valued at some US$12 billion a year, global health has been relegated to a corner of a restructured State Department governed by an “America First”…
The U.S. exploration company OceanGate used “intimidation tactics” to “evade regulatory scrutiny” in the years leading up to the June 2023 Titan submersible tragedy, according to findings released by the U.S. Coast Guard Tuesday. Those conclusions are part of an over 300-page report released by officials into the incident, which killed five people onboard when…
Holly Williams reports on how U.S. Marines are training alongside their Australian and Japanese allies in an exercise that’s part of the U.S. military’s expansion in Asia, an effort to prevent war by deterring China from military aggression.
Canada’s U.S. trade minister Dominic LeBlanc told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that while the country was disappointed that President Trump has levied a 35% tariff, “We believe there is a great deal of common ground between the United States and Canada in terms of building two strong economies that work well together.” He…
The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm former Fox News host and prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for Washington DC. The vote was along party lines, 50-45, with Senators Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Reuben Gallego D-Ariz., not voting. Pirro had been serving as interim U.S. attorney for DC…
The United States government’s plan to destroy US$9.7 million worth of contraceptives is a callous waste that puts the health and lives of women and girls at risk. Media reports state that these supplies were purchased and ready to be shipped to regions where they are desperately needed. “Contraceptives are essential and lifesaving health products,”…
Monrovia — To effectively counteract growing Jihadist activities on the continent, U.S. troops have to be present in the region to work with their African partners. This was said by Deputy Commander of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General John W. Brennan, during an online briefing on Monday. Brennan said AFRICOM’s focus over the years…
The new trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union will lift tariffs on imports of goods from EU countries to their highest level in decades and hurt the trading bloc’s economic growth, according to some experts. “It is an asymmetric and unbalanced deal,” economists with investment bank Société Générale said in a…
Sign at the entrance to the Puma store in Midtown Manhattan. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Puma shares plummeted as much as 18% Friday after the German sportwear brand posted worse-than-expected second-quarter sales and cut its full-year guidance, flagging the impact of U.S. trade tariffs. In a preliminary updated after markets closed on…
