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5 Electronics That Could Get Cheaper After Trump’s Trade Deal With China
President Trump announced that the United States would start imposing tariffs of 145% on goods imported from China. Since many of the electronics we use are made in China, this …
Howard Lutnick says easing of Nvidia’s AI chip exports linked to China deal
President Donald Trump curbed sales of Nvidia’s H2O artificial intelligence chips to China in April as part of an escalation of his trade war with Beijing. But the leading AI chips group said on …
Global views of China and Xi improve, while they decline about the US and Trump, survey says
Global views of China and its leader Xi Jinping have improved, while opinions of the U.S. and Donald Trump have declined.
House GOP hard-liners defy Trump, Speaker Johnson by crippling crypto measures
In a crippling setback for the Trump administration, House Republicans failed to advance a key procedural vote on a package of legislation including three crypto measures — a top priority for …
White House AI czar says US must outcompete China in technology innovation
White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks was speaking in Pittsburgh as part of a panel discussion titled “The AI Race and How to Win It.” …
Howard Lutnick says he’s fine with Nvidia selling its ‘fourth best’ AI chips to China
Nvidia announced it has received the OK to resume selling its pared down H20 chip in China.
US-allied Philippines Gears Up for China War
The country has been gradually expanding military cooperation with the U.S., Japan, and Beijing-claimed Taiwan.
China sees slight uptick in global popularity, while views of the U.S. sour, study finds
About a third of Canadians have a favourable view of the U.S. and China – but that’s a decrease for the former and an increase for the latter …
China’s Property Crisis Just Got Worse–And Vanke Is Sounding the Alarm
China’s property market is sinking againand fast. New-home prices across 70 cities dropped 0.27% in June, the sharpest decline in eight months. Second-hand home values slipped even more, down 0.61%, …
China’s global popularity rises as US stumbles
The research center said its survey also found a “marked departure” from the results of a 2023 survey, with more people seeing China as the world’s leading economic power. A median of 41 percent saw…
Trump administration live updates: Mike Waltz grilled on Signal leak, China and Israel at U.N. ambassador confirmation hearing
Live updates and the latest news as former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz testifies at his Senate confirmation hearing for United Nations ambassador and Trump travels to Pittsburgh for an …
Nvidia, AMD to Resume AI Chip Sales to China in US Reversal
Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plan to resume sales of some AI chips in China after securing Washington’s assurances that such shipments would get approved, a dramatic reversal from the …
