U.S. President Donald Trump is welcomed after arriving in Beijing to kick off a landmark state visit in China on May 13, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Thursday as investors look to a high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for clues on…
Cerebras Systems, a maker of artificial intelligence chips, priced its IPO at $185 a share on Wednesday, above the expected range, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The deal comes as investors gear up for what’s expected to be a very busy year for new AI offerings. The IPO reeled in at…
The Anduril Industries headquarters in Costa Mesa, California, US, on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Defense tech startup Anduril on Wednesday said it raised $5 billion, doubling its valuation to $61 billion in a funding round led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. CEO Brian Schimpf said in a…
As President Donald Trump prepares to head to China for crucial negotiations with the leader of the No. 2 global power, it is becoming clear that the political and economic damage unleashed by the Iran war can’t be easily left behind. Even if a deal to get oil tankers moving again were reached tomorrow —…
In the immediate hours after President Donald Trump, in conjunction with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, launched the war on Iran, one major European leader chose to speak out against it. “We reject the unilateral military action by the United States and Israel,” the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, posted on X, warning against…
A man wearing a protective face mask is reflected on a stock quotation board at a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 6, 2020. Issei Kato | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, as investors digest a hotter-than-expected inflation reading for April amid concerns over higher oil prices…
A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Waymo is recalling about 3,800 robotaxis in the U.S. to fix software issues that could allow them to “drive onto a flooded roadway,” according to a letter on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. The…
May 12 (Reuters) – Tiger Woods’ prescription drug records will be handed over to prosecutors as part of an ongoing impaired-driving case against the 15-times major champion, a Florida state judge ruled on Tuesday. During the hearing in Martin County Circuit Court, Woods’ attorney and a prosecutor agreed on a protective order that will keep…
Does this mean we are in an era of endless war, broken up by temporary ceasefires? I posed this question to Sanam Vakil, the director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the London-based think tank Chatham House. “That’s what we’ve witnessed in the Middle East now for about a decade because the…
Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of what I’m seeing and hearing from local businesses. Students and businesses alike are embracing AI in China, while the U.S. worries more about the negative impact. Will that encourage cooperation on AI…