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Donald Trump pushes to make US an AI superpower with fewer guardrails

In his first 24 hours back in Washington, Donald Trump sent a different message to the AI community: Just build

Trump administration sends federal DEI staff on leave; layoffs expected

Trump's executive order dismantles federal DEI programmes, placing staff on leave and ordering layoffs; agencies must close offices and submit reduction plans by January 31

TikTok users anxiously await its return to US app stores, some abandon app

TikTok resumed service after Trump's assurances that the company and its partners would not face hefty fines to keep the app running, but it was yet to return to app stores

Donald Trump considering to visit Middle East, but 'not immediately'

We're thinking about going to the Middle East, but not yet, as hostages are coming back right now, Trump said during a joint news conference at the White House

Donald Trump's murky tariff policy sets the stage for market volatility

Trump enters office with an ambitious agenda spanning trade, immigration, tax cuts and deregulation which has the potential to boost US corporate profits

Netflix posts biggest quarterly subscriber gain due to sports, 'Squid Game'

The company added 18.9 million customers in the fourth quarter, according to a shareholder letter Tuesday

'I like competent people coming to US': Donald Trump on H-1B visa debate

The H-1B visa programme, long regarded as a cornerstone for attracting highly skilled foreign talent in the tech sector, has become a divisive issue within Trump's support base

Weighing 10% tariff threat on China, says Trump a day after taking office

Trump during his campaign pledged sweeping tariffs against other nations, including levies of 60 per cent on Chinese products

Hegseth's former sister-in-law alleges wife's abuse in affidavit to Senate

Danielle Hegseth, formerly married to Pete's brother, said she believes that Pete Hegseth is 'unfit' to run the defence department based on what she witnessed and heard

Canada may inflict economic pain on US against Trump's tariffs: Trudeau

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau promised that his country would respond with 'robust, rapid' and 'very strong' retaliatory measures

At least 76 people killed in hotel fire at resort in northwestern Turkey

At least 51 people also were injured in the fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya, in Bolu province's Koroglu mountains

Trump defends pardon to those convicted of assaulting cops on Jan 6

Trump told reporters at the White House that those he pardoned have already served years in prison

Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard; guts aviation safety advisory panel

Trump's immigration policy changes drew the most attention at Homeland Security, but he is also making changes at the rest of the massive agency

US throws out policies limiting arrests of migrants at sensitive locations

The move reverses guidance that for over a decade has restricted two key federal immigration agencies -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection

'Extremists' embrace Musk's straight-arm gesture no matter what he meant

Critics and fans alike of the Tesla CEO and world's richest man were quick to react to the gesture

Murder charge upheld against only suspect in 1996 Tupac Shakur killing

Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny said in a decision issued Tuesday that Duane Keffe D Davis had provided no proof of any immunity deals

22 states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship

Trump's roughly 700-word executive order, issued late Monday, amounts to a fulfilment of something he's talked about during the presidential campaign

Quad ministers oppose any unilateral actions seeking to change status quo

US Secretary of State Rubio hosted India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Penny Wong from Australia and Japan's Iwaya Takeshi for his first multilateral meeting as the top American diplomat

OpenAI announces $500 bn 'The Stargate Project'; here's what we know so far

The Stargate Project will focus on building data centres dedicated exclusively to OpenAI as the company continues to expand its generative AI computing capabilities

Mittal's woes threaten South Africa's $257 billion infrastructure revival

Rand York Castings Ltd., one of the nation's largest steel fabricators, said it may move a unit that makes civil-engineering products it exports globally to India