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Cheap Chinese AI tokens collide with deepening Sino-US bloc split

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) developers are undercutting American rivals on token prices, but according to recent analyst reports, many enterprises end up paying more once the tokens needed to finish a task are counted. The so-called “DeepSeek Moment” in January 2025

Asia

Californians divided over billionaire tax

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Californians divided over billionaire tax A recent poll shows Californians are split on the one-time tax that would charge the state’s 200 billionaires with a 5

Columbia House Is Finally Shutting Down

Maybe it's news to you that Columbia House was still operational in 2026. It was news to me, but that news is immediately invalidated by newer news: After 71 years, the longstanding mail-order media club is shutting down next month, as the YouTube channel Channel 33 RPM and

Music

Trump Melts Down at Another Female Reporter

President Donald Trump lashed out at a female reporter Monday for asking about his decision to significantly reduce military coordination with South Korea. Trump had no problem ranting about his supposedly great relationship with Kim Jong Un during his photo-op with a teenage

Trump Brushes Off Reports Sailors Are Running Out of Food

President Trump on Monday again downplayed reports of low food supply and poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier—which has spent a whopping nine months at sea, primarily in the Persian Gulf. “Mr. President, is there enough food on the USS Lincoln ?” a

Joe Rogan: “What Is Turnstile?”

Joe Rogan has discovered Turnstile. The podcaster has somehow made it through the past few years without hearing about the biggest hardcore band in the world, but he finally learned about them during the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience . The post Joe Rogan: “What Is

Music

The DNC Did Something Right? Actually, It Was Three Things!

Recent news about Democratic National Committee has all been terrible. The author of the committee’s much-delayed autopsy of the 2024 campaign hinted that some of his criticisms of the party were censored . The committee is millions of dollars in debt, while its Republican