‘Grant purgatory’ is a growing risk to crisis response, and the government shutdown isn’t helping, state emergency officials say
State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for readiness and funding…
Trump says he is ‘not looking to destroy China’ after previously warning he could, and calls Xi Jinping’s life story worthy of a movie
President Donald Trump attempted to lower the temperature in the U.S.-China trade war as both sides wrangle over tariffs and export controls.“I’m not looking to destroy China,” Trump said.His tone contrasts…
Jensen Huang says Nvidia went from 95% market share in China to 0% — ‘I can’t imagine any policymaker thinking that that’s a good idea’
“Before we leap towards policies that are hurtful to other people, take a step back and maybe reflect on what are the policies that are helpful to America,” Huang said.His…
McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski reveals how often he eats at the fast-food chain
It would be weird if the CEO of a restaurant giant didn’t eat the food his own company serves. But that’s definitely not an issue for the head of McDonald’s.“I…
The AI bubble debate misses the point: Chatbots are just at the light-bulb stage now
Do these statistics suggest we are hurtling to an AI cliff? No. Instead, they confirm that it’s time to rethink what AI means for business.Lessons from history are helpful here.…
Israel, Hamas trade blame as bloodshed clouds Gaza peace bid
Israel launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip and blamed Hamas for what it called a significant Palestinian ambush of its troops, even as trouble-shooters assembled in an effort to keep…
Valuable jewels stolen from France’s Louvre in daring heist
The world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris was shut on Sunday after several pieces of invaluable jewelry were stolen in a brazen robbery. Speaking to France Inter radio station on Sunday, Interior…
Like Jeff Bezos and Howard Schultz, Chess.com’s cofounder says people doubted his vision—with a 225 million-user empire, he’s now having the last laugh
In any entrepreneur’s journey, there are bound to be naysayers and doors slammed in their face. “We were laughed out of VC rooms who said that chess would never be anything.…
Nearly half of U.S. adults aren’t confident they could find a good job, while electricity and grocery costs are major sources of stress, poll says
Some 47% of U.S. adults are “not very” or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question…
China accuses U.S. National Security Agency of using ‘special cyberattack weapons’ to target time center
The Ministry of State Security alleged in a WeChat post that the U.S. agency had exploited vulnerabilities in the messaging services of a foreign mobile phone brand to steal sensitive…
