Kristi Noem has pledged to overhaul immigration and secure the southern border Former South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has been confirmed as the head of the US Department of Homeland Security following a Senate vote on Saturday. The 59-34 vote saw bipartisan support for Noem, who was nominated by President Donald Trump shortly after his…
State officials have authorized a campaign dubbed “Calexit” for a possible secession vote in 2028 Activists in California seek to put the state’s independence from the US on the ballot, hoping to gain more support than their previous efforts did after Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory. Last week, the secretary of state of California, Shirley…
President Donald Trump recently decreed that only two genders would be officially recognized The US State Department has suspended processing passport applications that select ‘X’ as the gender identifier, several American news outlets have reported, citing a department spokesperson and internal communications. The policy change reverses a 2022 initiative that allowed applicants to select ‘X’…
Nvidia is the hardest-hit among American big tech related to artificial intelligence, while Samsung in Europe is down more than 20 per cent
The US president has called for addressing concerns over the agency’s disaster response and alleged political bias US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a review council to evaluate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Co-chaired by the secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense, it will be tasked with assessing FEMA’s effectiveness…
Sales surged by 30% year-on-year in 2024 as numerous countries rushed to replenish their stocks after sending weapons to Kiev US arms exports hit a record-high in fiscal year 2024, driven by global demand as many countries replenished their inventories after supplying weapons to Ukraine, according to data released by the US State Department on…
Revealing classified procurement goals to manufacturers could lead to an investment boost, sources have said NATO members will soon share classified procurement plans with arms makers in an effort to encourage a boost in industrial capacity, Bloomberg reported on Sunday citing anonymous insider sources. The initiative, reportedly led by Secretary General Mark Rutte, requires consensus…
Little is known about secretive and new startup behind powerful artificial intelligence system
DeepSeek-R1 marks ‘historic pivot in the balance of technological power’
Experts are lauding the open-source nature of the AI model