Ecuador Raises Tariffs on Colombian Imports to 50% Amid Border Security Dispute

Ecuador will raise tariffs on Colombian imports to 50% starting March 1, escalating a growing trade dispute between the two neighboring countries. The decision, announced by Ecuadors government on Thursday, deepens...

Oil Prices Steady as US-Iran Nuclear Talks and Rising Crude Inventories Shape Market Outlook

Oil prices held steady during Asian trading on Thursday as investors closely monitored the third round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, a key event that could influence the near-term direction of global crude markets. Brent...

Asian Stocks Rise on Nvidia Earnings Boost; Yen Weakens as BOJ Rate Outlook Clouds

Asian stock markets climbed on Thursday after strong Nvidia earnings eased concerns about AI spending and rising costs, supporting a renewed risk-on mood across global markets. Investor sentiment improved as the chipmaker...

Bank of Korea Holds Interest Rate at 2.50% as Growth Outlook Improves Amid AI Chip Boom

The Bank of Korea (BOK) left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.50% on Thursday, a widely expected decision that signals continued caution as policymakers assess economic conditions. The move reflects growing...

Melania Trump to Chair UN Security Council Meeting as U.S. Assumes Presidency

First Lady Melania Trump will chair a United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday as the United States assumes the councils rotating monthly presidency, according to the White House. The session, titled Children,...

U.S. Plans 4,500 Monthly Refugee Admissions for White South Africans Amid Policy Debate

The United States is aiming to process up to 4,500 refugee applications per month from white South Africans, according to a January 27 U.S. State Department contracting document. The ambitious target significantly exceeds...

UK Government Agrees to Release Documents on Peter Mandelson Appointment Amid Epstein Scandal

The UK government has agreed on a framework with police and the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) regarding the release of documents tied to the late 2024 appointment of former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson. The...

UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Condemns “Toxic” Attacks Amid Calls for Resignation

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, has denounced what she described as toxic and personally damaging attacks following calls from several...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

OpenAI Hires Former Meta and Apple AI Leader Ruomin Pang Amid Intensifying AI Talent War

OpenAI has reportedly hired Ruomin Pang, a prominent artificial intelligence researcher who most recently worked at Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and previously led Apples AI models team. The move, first reported by The...

Amazon’s $50B OpenAI Investment Tied to AGI Milestone and IPO Plans

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly preparing to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, with the final commitment dependent on the artificial intelligence company achieving a major artificial general intelligence (AGI)...

Snowflake Forecasts Strong Fiscal 2027 Revenue Growth as Enterprise AI Demand Surges

Snowflake projected fiscal 2027 product revenue above Wall Street expectations, highlighting strong enterprise demand for artificial intelligence and cloud-based data analytics solutions. The cloud data platform provider...

Pentagon Weighs Supply Chain Risk Designation for Anthropic Over Claude AI Use

The U.S. Department of Defense has asked Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) to assess their reliance on Anthropics Claude artificial intelligence model, according to a report from Axios citing...