US exempts tech imports in tariff step back

The Trump administration has exempted a raft of consumer electronics from its punishing import tariffs — offering relief to US tech firms and partially dialling down a trade war with China. A notice late Friday by the US Customs and Border Protection office said smartphones, laptops, memory chips and other products would be excluded from […]

Indonesia palm oil firms eye new markets as US trade war casts shadow

Indonesian palm oil companies are seeking new markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as they try to protect themselves from the impact of Donald Trump’s trade war, a top industry executive told AFP. Indonesia is the world’s biggest producer of the edible oil — used in making foods such as cakes, chocolate, and […]

Trump advisor Navarro looks to cool spat with Musk

Donald Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro on Sunday insisted that “everything’s fine with Elon” Musk, after the Tesla chief called him a “moron.” Musk, who as a fellow member of the American president’s inner circle was charged with government cost-cutting, has clashed with Navarro over the tariffs broadside the president unleashed that reflects his antagonistic […]

China calls on US to ‘completely cancel’ reciprocal tariffs

China on Sunday called on the United States to “completely cancel” its reciprocal tariffs after Washington announced exemptions for consumer electronics and key chipmaking equipment. “We urge the US to… take a big step to correct its mistakes, completely cancel the wrong practice of ‘reciprocal tariffs’ and return to the right path of mutual respect,” […]

Natalia Denegri Was Honored at Mar-a-Lago Alongside Presidents Donald Trump and Javier Milei, and Eduardo Verástegui, for Her Philanthropic Leadership and Media Impact

MAR-A-LAGO, FLORIDA – APRIL 4, 2025 – Award-winning journalist, producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Natalia Denegri was honored at the American Patriots Gala at Mar-a-Lago, where she joined prominent figures including former U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Argentine President Javier Milei, and Mexican filmmaker and activist Eduardo Verástegui. The gala, organized by Make America Clean Again […]

AI is turbocharging organized crime, EU police agency warns

The European Union’s law enforcement agency cautioned Tuesday that artificial intelligence is turbocharging organized crime that is eroding the foundations of societies across the 27-nation bloc as it becomes intertwined with state-sponsored destabilization campaigns. The grim warning came at the launch of the latest edition of a report on organized crime published every four years by Europol that is […]

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils new Rubin AI chips at GTC 2025

Nvidia founder Jensen Huang kicked off the company’s artificial intelligence developer conference on Tuesday by telling a crowd of thousands that AI is going through “an inflection point.” At GTC 2025 — dubbed the “Super Bowl of AI” — Huang focused his keynote on the company’s advancements in AI and his predictions for how the […]