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People crossing the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo.Maydays | Moments | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors assessed ongoing geopolitical concerns.On Sunday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country would not pursue a free trade agreement with China after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Ottawa if it struck a trade deal with China.”Canada honors our commitments, our commitments. We are committed under CUSMA (Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) not to pursue free trade agreements with non-market economies without advance notice. We have no intention of doing anything like that with China or…
More than 450 technologists from companies including Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter asking their CEOs to call the White House and demand that ICE be withdrawn from their cities. “In recent months, Trump has sent federal agents into our cities to criminalize us, our neighbors, friends, colleagues, and families,” IceOut.Tech’s open letter reads. “From Minneapolis to Los Angeles to Chicago, we have seen armed and masked thugs unleash endless acts of reckless violence, kidnapping, terror, and brutality.” Minneapolis has become the center of a large-scale federal immigration operation, employing tactics so violent that many consider…
An LED lights up on a server rack in a data center. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesRising prices and memory shortages are likely to continue into 2027, a top semiconductor industry CEO told CNBC, adding that the crisis caused by the AI infrastructure boom could last longer than expected.Memory chips are important components of consumer electronics such as smartphones and laptops. It has also become an important part of artificial intelligence data centers and the servers installed in these facilities. In particular, there is a huge demand for high bandwidth memory. As tens of billions of dollars…
The Israeli military announced on Monday that it had recovered the remains of the last hostage to die in the Gaza Strip, marking the first time since 2014 that there were no Israeli hostages in the enclave. Ran Gviri, an Israeli police officer who was killed and abducted to Gaza on October 7, 2023, was the last hostage abducted that day and whose body was still in Gaza. He was posthumously promoted to sergeant first class, the Israeli government said. “The whole nation prayed and waited for this moment, and now the circle is closed,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog said.…
Alex Honnold reveals ’embarrassing’ salary for Netflix’s Taipei 101 free solo climbAlex Honnold never plays free solos by ear. And as part of his preparation, he needs to have the right music to support his epic climb. The tour on January 24 (January 25 local time) will also include a climb to Taipei 101, the world’s 11th tallest building at 1,667 feet in the Taiwanese capital. Alex told Variety that his playlist was “mostly a tool” in an interview published on January 24th. “This is a random playlist that I made and shared with the production company. I made it…
National flags fly during the 56th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 19, 2026. Dennis Bariboos | ReutersBEIJING – As prominent world leaders weighed in on the United States’ claim to Greenland at Davos last week, China’s envoy renewed his call for cooperation.Chinese companies and analysts said the development highlights an opportunity for Beijing to expand its influence globally amid rising tensions between the United States and its allies.Hai Zhao, director of international politics research at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a government think tank, said this year’s Davos was a “watershed” moment. He said…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.good morning. Yesterday, a gym in New York City closed unexpectedly early due to the winter storm, but I was able to hit a taxi out of a snowbank and attend a makeshift workout.Stock futures were little changed this morning. The market is coming off a week of decline.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. MinneapolisOn Friday, January 23, 2026, in subzero temperatures, demonstrators marched through downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, waving placards condemning Operation Metro Surge, the ongoing immigration enforcement…
alix earl It has undergone a metamorphosis. In fact, the TikToker debuted a brand new look at the Jacquemus fall/winter show during Paris Fashion Week on January 25th, appearing with bangs. The 25-year-old completed her chic look with: A bold black wrap jacket, black leggings with tassels hanging from the hem and pointy-toe heels. Alix sat down with French influencers during the show held at the National Picasso Museum Lena’s situation (Real name Lena Mahfu). The two took pictures together from their seats and waited for the show to start with smiles on their faces. Alix’s new look could not…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters over the North Atlantic Ocean after returning to Washington from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, 2026. Aboard Air Force One in the United States. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The adage “Good fences make good neighbors” seems to sum up U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on Canada if it signs a trade deal with China. This comes after President Trump on Thursday withdrew his invitation to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to join the Peace Commission, a council originally set up to oversee Gaza…
In the run-up to the winter storm currently hitting much of the United States, weather forecasts in some areas have changed across the board, and snowfall forecasts have fluctuated wildly. Nvidia couldn’t have released a new Earth-2 weather forecast model at a better time. Or perhaps the company knew something we didn’t, given how accurate the company claims its new model is? New AI models promise to make weather forecasts faster and more accurate. Nvidia claims that one model in particular, Earth-2 Medium Range, outperforms Google DeepMind’s AI weather model GenCast on more than 70 variables. GenCast itself, which Google…