President Donald Trump threatened Monday to divert billions of dollars in endowment funds from Harvard University and give them to vocational schools across the U.S., escalating his feud with the elite institution. "I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Endowment Funds from the highly anti-Semitic Harvard, and giving them to STRUGGLE SCHOOLS across our country," Trump said in a social media post. "What a great investment that would be for the U.S., and much needed!!!" Harvard did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Trump administration has moved to freeze...
Tencent and Baidu, two of China's largest technology companies, revealed how they're keeping in the global artificial intelligence race even as the U.S. tightens some curbs on key semiconductors. The business' methods include stockpiling chips, making AI models more efficient and even using homegrown semiconductors. While the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump scrapped one controversial Biden-era chip rule, it still tightened exports of some semiconductors from companies including Nvidia and AMD in April. Big names in the sector addressed the issue during their latest earnings...
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic are set to hold another round of talks in early June on the sidelines of a WTO meeting in Paris, according to the Global Times. "The two sides will conduct in-depth exchanges on the important topic of China-EU economic and trade cooperation," a source said, adding the talks will help prepare for future high-level exchanges. This meeting marks the third between the two in 2025, reflecting a notable increase in China-EU engagement amid global trade uncertainty. Recent initiatives include the China-EU Working Group...