Politics
Brussels Pushes Back on EU-Wide Digital Tax — But France Is Refusing to Drop the Fight
BRUSSELS — Europe’s plan to make major technology companies pay more tax has hit another political roadblock. EU tax commissioner Wopke Hoekstra…
Category: Usa
Business
California Moves Toward an AI Kill Switch — And Silicon Valley Is About to Face a New Safety Test
SACRAMENTO — California is moving toward one of the most consequential questions in artificial-intelligence regulation: Should companies building the world’s most powerful…
Politics
South Korea’s $350 Billion U.S. Investment Package Takes Shape With Texas Power and Nuclear Projects
South Korea and the United States are pushing toward an agreement on how Seoul will carry out its $350 billion U.S. investment…
Business
Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From the White House — But the Fight May Be Headed Straight to Court
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has announced that CNN, MS NOW and Politico are being barred from the White House, escalating his…
China
Major U.S. Airlines Move Against Air China’s Extra U.S. Flights — The Russian Airspace Dispute Behind the Fight
A new aviation dispute is emerging between the United States and China just as Beijing and Washington prepare for a high-profile meeting…
Business
Paramount’s $111 Billion Warner Bros. Deal Moves Toward a Breakthrough — But One Antitrust Fight Still Stands in the Way
Paramount Skydance and a coalition of U.S. states are moving closer to a possible settlement that could resolve the antitrust lawsuit blocking…
United States
Rebeca Grynspan Takes Narrow Lead in UN Secretary-General Race — But the Real Battle May Be Just Beginning
UNITED NATIONS — Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan has regained a narrow lead in the race to become the next United Nations secretary-general,…
United States
AI Mistake Nearly Put US Forces on a Chinese Ship—Then Officials Discovered What the Intel Really Said
WASHINGTON — A flawed intelligence assessment produced with the help of an artificial-intelligence chatbot reportedly brought the U.S. military close to boarding…
Politics
Trump’s Third-Country Deportation Plan Just Hit a Major Legal Roadblock — And the Case May Not Be Over
BOSTON — A major legal setback has hit the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement strategy after a US federal appeals court ruled that…
United States
Sam Altman Is Heading to the UN Security Council—And the AI Warning He Brings Could Change the Debate
NEW YORK — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is set to brief the United Nations Security Council next week as governments confront growing…