CNBC Daily Open: DeepSeek batters Nvidia but reinforces AI trend
DeepSeek’s claims that it cost mere millions to build fanned fears that the huge investments…
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Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok
US president says there’s ‘great interest’ in purchasing video-sharing platform facing ban on national security…
‘Five babies in incubator’: HRW on danger to pregnant women, babies in Gaza
Human Rights Watch finds Israel has violated rights of pregnant women and girls, with no…
Norway is set to become the first country to fully transition to electric vehicles
Norway’s electric vehicle sales have increased from less than 1% of total auto sales in…
SoftBank-backed TravelPerk doubles valuation to $2.7 billion, plans fintech push
Corporate travel platform TravelPerk raised $200 million from investors including Atomico and EQT in a…
Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ in Maps app after government updates
In posts on X on Monday, Google said it will follow the government’s lead in…
CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia plunges as DeepSeek triggers questions on its value
DeepSeek’s claims that it cost mere millions to build fanned fears that the huge investments…
Japan chip stocks extend losses as DeepSeek worries fuel Wall Street tech rout
Japan’s chip-related shares extended declines for a second day after DeepSeek triggered concerns over competitiveness…
Trump announces four new executive orders, including to build ‘Iron Dome’
Announced in Florida, Trump’s latest orders also target military diversity programmes and transgender service members.
Trump fires US federal prosecutors involved in probes of his behaviour
The move breaks with federal norms against punishing civil servants for actions taken under a…
Switzerland releases, deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada’s executive director says his offence was ‘being a journalist who speaks up…
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as Treasury secretary
The Wall Street veteran won the Senate’s confirmation to be Treasury secretary. The vote was…
Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledges non-citizens deported from US to Mexico
The Mexican president announced more than 4,000 people were sent to her country during Trump’s…
Nvidia sheds almost $600 billion in market cap, biggest one-day loss in U.S. history
Nvidia shares plunged 17% on Monday, resulting in a market cap loss of close to…
Auschwitz survivors commemorate 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation
Auschwitz survivors and world leaders commemorated the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation in Poland.
US arrests nearly 1,000 people in undocumented migrant crackdown
US immigration officials arrested nearly 1,000 people in a single day as a part of…
UN chief expresses ‘concern’ over Trump’s freeze on US foreign aid
Experts say Trump administration’s order to halt foreign assistance will ‘cost many, many lives’.
Nvidia calls China’s DeepSeek R1 model ‘an excellent AI advancement’
Nvidia called DeepSeek’s R1 model “an excellent AI advancement,” despite the Chinese startup’s emergence causing…
Trump plans executive orders on military related to DEI, transgender troops and vaccines
President Donald Trump already signed a flurry of executive orders aimed to reshape U.S. policy…