U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that concerns over national security risks posed by Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel can be resolved if the companies fulfill certain conditions that his administration has laid out, paving the way for the deal’s approval. Shares of U.S. Steel rose 3.5% on the news in … Read more
President Donald Trump looks on during a National Economic Council meeting in the Oval Office at the White House March 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday morning urged Tehran to reach a nuclear deal “before there is nothing left,” hours after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes against … Read more
Alexandr Wang, CEO of ScaleAI speaks on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang told employees in a memo on Thursday that he’s leaving for Meta, confirming reports from earlier in the week about his departure and a large … Read more
Pope Leo XIV has appointed the first Chinese bishop of his papacy, signalling that he will continue a historic agreement that sought to improve relations between the Vatican and China. Both sides have hailed the appointment of Fuzhou Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as an affirmation of their commitment to the 2018 accord, which was … Read more
The IRGC Navy Martyr Hassan Bagheri warship and an IRGC speed boat are sailing along the Persian Gulf during the IRGC marine parade, which is commemorating the Persian Gulf National Day, near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the seaport city of Bushehr, Bushehr province, in the south of Iran, on April 29, 2024. Morteza … Read more
Becky Morton Political reporter FCDO UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo met earlier on Wednesday The UK has agreed a deal with the European Union over Gibraltar’s status after Brexit. Talks on rules governing the border between Spain and the British Overseas Territory have been ongoing since the UK … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg arrives before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States takes place inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Kenny Holston | Via Reuters Mark Zuckerberg is so frustrated with Meta’s standing in artificial intelligence that he’s willing to … Read more
The union for Hollywood’s video game performers has reached a tentative contract with several video game companies, which may bring an end to an almost year-long strike tied to the use of artificial intelligence. Members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists went on strike in July 2024 after negotiations with game … Read more
U.S. data center operator Vantage has raised 720 million euros ($821.4 million) — the first of its kind deal in Europe. The asset-backed securitization (ABS) deal, the first ever euro-denominated with data center assets on the continent, involves four data centers in Germany. The company said it will be paying on average a 4.3% coupon … Read more