Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US is imposing expansive export controls on chips used for artificial intelligence in an effort to make it harder for China and other adversaries to get access to advanced technology with military applications. The […]
Topline President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed the notion that Elon Musk is in control of the Republican Party after Musk helped kill a government spending bill last week—which prompted Democrats and Trump’s critics to take jabs at Trump by referring to the world’s wealthiest person as “President Musk.” U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Tesla CEO […]
BBC In just two weeks, Syrian rebels have swept from their enclave in the north west to capture a string of major cities, before reaching the capital Damascus and toppling President Bashar al-Assad, 13 years after the start of the country’s civil war. In convoys of small vehicles and motorbikes, fighters led by the rebel […]
Elsa/Getty Images New York Jets wide receiver Davante Adams reportedly has plenty of leverage heading into the upcoming NFL offseason. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport noted Sunday the AFC East team “will never pay him” the $35.64 million for each year in 2025 and 2026 he is currently owed. Since “all sides know those numbers will […]
In April, TSMC was provided with $6.6 billion in direct CHIPS Act funding to “support TSMC’s investment of more than $65 billion in three greenfield leading-edge fabs in Phoenix, Arizona, which will manufacture the world’s most advanced semiconductors,” the Department of Commerce said. These investments are key to the Biden-Harris administration’s mission of strengthening “economic […]
The US Commerce Department announced Thursday it is easing restrictions on exports of space-related technology, answering a yearslong call from space companies to reform regulations governing international trade. This is the most significant update to space-related export regulations in a decade and opens more opportunities for US companies to sell their satellite hardware abroad. “We […]
