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This report is from CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter this week, delivering insights and analysis on the powerhouse of the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here.big storyChris Miller, author of The Chip Wars, warned three years ago that the modern balance of power rests on semiconductor supply chains that cross geopolitical fault lines. Now, historians at Tufts University are raising a new concern: The United States risks losing its edge over China in terms of artificial intelligence talent.When it comes to brainpower, “America’s advantage has deteriorated dangerously,” Miller told the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee last week. This is…
Despite Big Tech and American tech elites criticizing how the European Union is introducing rules to regulate technology and AI on the continent, the European Union is not ignoring competition concerns. The European Commission has launched an investigation into whether Google may have breached EU competition law by using website content without paying its owners to generate AI summary answers that appear above search results. The EC will also investigate how AI summaries use YouTube videos to generate answers. The investigation will examine whether Google is stifling competition in the AI market by giving itself access to website content and…
Park Dae-joon, CEO of South Korean online retail giant Coupang, has resigned three weeks after the company became aware of a massive data breach that affected approximately 34 million customers.CoupangThe CEO of South Korean online retail giant Coupang Corporation resigned on Wednesday, three weeks after the company became aware of a massive data breach that affected about 34 million customers.According to a Google translation of a statement in Korean, Coupang said CEO Park Dae-joon resigned due to the data breach incident that was revealed on November 18th.President Park said, “I deeply apologize for disappointing the people due to the recent…
According to a recent report from the World Economic Forum (WEF), the global economy is “going through one of its most turbulent periods in decades,” with geopolitical instability, trade realignment, and technological advances accelerating the reconfiguration of the economic order. The report notes that nearly nine in 10 chief economists surveyed expect growth in developed countries to depend primarily on access to technology and know-how, while developing countries continue to rely more on capital and natural resources. Ahead of the WEF’s annual general meeting next January, Chairman and CEO Borge Brende spoke to CNN at the Doha Forum in Qatar…
Emilia Clarke’s brain aneurysmEmilia Clarke, who filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, published an essay in The New Yorker in 2019 titled “A Battle for My Life.”After suffering a severe headache at the gym, the actress writes, “I made it to the bathroom and fell to my knees feeling very, very sick.” “During that time, the pain was getting worse with shooting, stabbing, squeezing pain. On some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”She was taken to the hospital for a brain scan.”The diagnosis was swift and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening type…
Rights group Fair Square accused world soccer’s governing body of “blatantly flouting” its own rules on political neutrality.Published December 10, 2025December 10, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareFIFA president Gianni Infantino’s glowing praise of Donald Trump and the world soccer governing body’s decision to award the US president the Peace Prize have prompted formal charges of ethics violations and political neutrality.Human rights group Fair Square said on Tuesday it had filed a complaint with FIFA’s Ethics Committee, saying the group’s actions were contrary to the common interests of the global football community.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pose for a photo with European leaders after a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty ImagesIt has long been clear to Europe that U.S. President Donald Trump is not the region’s biggest fan, but his latest blistering attacks on the continent’s leaders will sting, especially as European countries seek to project more decisiveness and authority.In an interview with Politico published Tuesday, President Trump once again drew the ire of allies in Europe, describing them as “weak” and…
Google plans to launch its first AI glasses in 2026, according to a company blog post. At Google’s I/O event in May, the company announced a partnership with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to develop consumer wearable products based on Android XR, the operating system that powers Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset. But in the real world, we can’t wear bulky headsets, which makes smart glasses attractive as discreet smart wearables. “For AI and XR to be truly useful, the hardware needs to fit seamlessly into your life and match your personal style,” Google writes. “We want to give our customers…
An eagle sculpture stands on the facade of the Mariner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board building on Friday, November 18, 2016 in Washington, DC, USA. Andrew Haller Bloomberg | Getty Images The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of 3.5% to 3.75% on Wednesday.However, given that traders are almost certain that a rate cut will occur (87.6% chance to be exact, according to the CME FedWatch tool), this news has likely already been priced in by the market. That means any hint of restraint…
Amazon has long had to deal with the reality that owners of Echo smart speakers aren’t using Alexa, the voice-controlled assistant, to make purchases, as the company had hoped. The tech giant hasn’t given up on that dream yet. The company’s AI assistant Alexa+ is available in the U.S. and Canada starting today with new shopping-enabled features, including a shopping hub, tools to add items to recent orders, and personalized recommendations. The company is already working on features that would allow Alexa+ to act as a shopping assistant, with features such as automated transaction tracking and automated purchasing. The former…