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Zuckerberg’s emails raise breakup fears as Meta faces antitrust heat
Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram amid fears of a forced breakup, as the FTC’s antitrust trial against Meta intensifies scrutiny of Big Tech consolidation.
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Trump to reportedly tap Hunter Biden whistleblower to lead IRS
Not everyone is welcoming the change. As speculation grew this week about Shapley’s appointment, some current and former IRS officials voiced concern.
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US to impose 21% duty on Mexican tomatoes; Sheinbaum denies dumping claims
Washington said that it would impose an antidumping duty order on July 14, resulting in duties of 20.9 percent on most tomato imports from Mexico.
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Russia docks warships at Bangladesh's key port: Why it could make China uneasy and what it means for India
While Dhaka has officially termed the naval stopover a “friendly port call,” the event has raised eyebrows and sparked speculation about the evolving geopolitical dynamics in the Bay of Bengal.
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After $2.2 billion fund freeze, Trump threatens to strip Harvard of tax-exempt status
This came shortly after Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism.
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China's AI race takes a toll: Top 5 scientists die young amid extreme work pressure
China was abuzz this year with DeepSeek, the latest AI offering that drew global attention for its low-cost model. Further, DeepSeek's R1 used a fraction of compute power as compared to established AI models like ChatGPT.
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In new tariff push, Trump targets pharma and chip imports
Trump has made use of tariffs a central plank of his administration's economic and national security policies, rolling out a series of aggressive levies against trading partners that economists estimate have lifted the average import duty to around 25% from just 2.5% in matter of months.
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Who is Neela Rajendra, the Former NASA DEI Chief ousted after Trump’s executive order?
According to her LinkedIn profile, her final role at NASA focused on embedding values into “the fabric of human systems” and helping teams thrive.
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Full text of Harvard's defiant letter to Trump admin over $2.2 billion funding freeze
Harvard president Alan Garber vowed in a letter to students and faculty to defy the government, insisting that the school would not "negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights."
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Full text: White House letter freezing $2.2 billion to Harvard over anti-Semitism concerns
In a letter to Harvard, the administration called for broad government and leadership reforms, a requirement that Harvard institute what it calls “merit-based” admissions and hiring policies as well as conduct an audit of the study body, faculty and leadership on their views about diversity.
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Marco Rubio reveals why Trump admin is revoking visas of foreign students
"US visas are a privilege, rather than a right, reserved for those who make the United States better, not seek to destroy it from the inside," Rubio wrote.
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Business news highlights (April 15): SEBI bars Gensol promoters from accessing market, holding directorship in company
Additionally, SEBI will appoint a forensic auditor to examine the company’s books and those of related parties, with a report expected within six months of the auditor’s appointment.
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‘Trying to screw the US, I don’t blame them’: Trump lashes out as Xi woos Southeast Asia amid tariff tensions
Xi arrived in Hanoi on Monday, kicking off his regional visit in Vietnam, one of the countries hit hardest by Trump’s recently reimposed “Liberation Day” tariffs.
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Xi's Southeast Asia visit: Amid tariff tensions, Jinping urges Vietnam to 'oppose unilateral bullying'
The remarks come as the United States ramps up economic pressure on Beijing, including a sweeping 145% tariff on Chinese goods and broader moves to decouple from Chinese supply chains.
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'Biden’s war, not mine': Trump says Ukraine war wouldn't have happened under his watch
Trump also criticized President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and President Joe Biden for doing a “horrible job in allowing this travesty to begin,” arguing that there were “so many ways of preventing it.”
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'Just cameras and the AI chip': Elon Musk says Tesla nearing ‘pure AI’ breakthrough for full self-driving
The announcement aligns with Tesla’s long-standing vision of vision-only autonomy, which has drawn both praise for its ambition and criticism for safety concerns.
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Xi in Hanoi: China, Vietnam sign dozens of deals as Jinping says 'protectionism will lead nowhere'
Xi is in Vietnam for the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour, as Beijing tries to present itself as a stable alternative to an erratic US President Donald Trump, who announced -- and then mostly reversed -- sweeping tariffs this month.
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Two corpses, $14,000 and a plot to assassinate Trump: US teen’s dark plan began with murdering his own parents
Authorities believe the parents were killed weeks before before Nikita Casap's arrest. Prosecutors said in court that the couple's bodies were so badly decomposed that they had to be identified through dental records.
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In face of US tariffs, China signals AI partnership potential to India
Jing cited data from UN Trade and Development (as of mid-2024), according to which China led with 190 cloud infrastructure services, followed by US with 145 India a distant third with 32 services.
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Trump ‘fully fit’ to lead, says White House Doc; cites golf wins, perfect cognitive score
The memo, signed by Dr. Sean Barbabella, summarizes the results of Trump’s physical exam, laboratory tests, and a cognitive assessment.
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White House mulls semiconductor probe, tariffs likely to follow
The investigation would be conducted under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which allows the U.S. president to restrict imports that pose a threat to national security.
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‘These are coming soon’: White House signals new semiconductor tariffs
“This is not a permanent exemption,” he reiterated. “These are national security priorities, not items to be negotiated away.”
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China urges US to scrap 'reciprocal tariffs' after electronics exemption
The appeal comes a day after US President Donald Trump’s administration announced a fresh round of exemptions from tariffs on select electronics.
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Donald Trump draws massive cheers at UFC 314 in Miami
Trump was joined by several high-profile figures, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FBI Director Kash Patel, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
