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Beyond Trump: a time to rethink American power

Last Tuesday’s election was a stunning defeat for President Donald Trump. Democrats won both houses of Congress, including Senate races in states they haven’t won in generations. Americans went to the polls angry about rising prices, government corruption, rising

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Nvidia’s Huang spy scandal signals tighter US chip controls

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang’s admission of an affair with a businesswoman suspected of spying for Beijing could strengthen Washington’s push to stop Chinese firms from renting advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips in third countries. Chinese commentators said

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Know thy AI pessimists

(A quick note before we begin: GenInnov is hosting a call this Wednesday, November 11, for investors interested in discussing a range of innovation investment themes. Details and registration are here.) Markets lately look like a protest march against AI, a coalition of people

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China seeks to build ties with Iran

HONG KONG, Nov 9 - China is willing to pursue stronger ties with Iran, China's special envoy to the Middle East Zhai Jun said in talks with Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

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