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☆ Biden looks to counter China’s influence as he rolls out red carpet for Kenya
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Kevin Liptak | Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Among the goals of his three-day state visit in October: securing another $1 billion in loans from China to help complete infrastructure projects. On Wednesday, when he arrived at Joint Base Andrews to begin another state visit – this time to Washington – he again found a red carpet and troops. Senior administration officials acknowledge a central factor in scheduling a state visit with Kenya was the desire to counter China’s influence and financial leverage on the African continent, which has outpaced the United States in direct investment. One of the goals of Thursday’s state visit is to demonstrate the ability of democracies – like Kenya’s – to deliver for their people. “I plan on going in February,” Biden told reporters.

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☆ Big Tech goes on AI charm offensive in Europe as regulators circle
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It's worth noting that their comments come as the world's first major law governing AI, the EU's AI Act, was given the final greenlight. Meanwhile, European Commissioner Thierry Breton, a major architect of rules around Big Tech, is set to speak later in the week. Vogels, who is tasked with driving technology innovation within Amazon , said that AI can be used to "solve some of the world's hardest problems." Manyika said Google open-sourced its watermarking tech so that any developer can "build on it, improve on it." "I am concerned that there is potential for monopolies to emerge around Big Tech and AI," he said.

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☆ Ademola Lookman scores stunning hat-trick as Atalanta wins Europa League title to end Bayer Leverkusen’s historic unbeaten run
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Bayer Leverkusen’s historic unbeaten run came to a shuddering halt on Wednesday as Atalanta ran riot in the Europa League final, winning 3-0 to lift just the second major trophy in the club’s 116-year history. We did it!” Lookman told TNT Sports after the game. Most of the talk going into Wednesday’s final had been about Bayer Leverkusen’s remarkable season and its record-breaking 51-game unbeaten run. Leverkusen's incredible unbeaten run finally came to an end. “The unbeaten run has come to an end, but congratulations to Atalanta.

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☆ China has launched new drills encircling Taiwan. Why now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Jessie Yeung | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Tensions are once again ratcheting up in the Taiwan Strait, with China launching military drills encircling Taiwan just days after the democracy swore in a new leader long loathed by Beijing. The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said it launched joint military drills involving the army, navy, air force and rocket force in areas around Taiwan early Thursday morning. The drills are being conducted in the Taiwan Strait – a narrow body of water separating the self-ruling island with mainland China – as well as north, south and east of Taiwan. The Chinese guided missile frigate Nantong, one of the vessels in the series of military drills around Taiwan. The defeated Nationalist Party fled to Taiwan, moving the seat of their Republic of China (ROC) government from the mainland to Taipei.

Persons: ”, Lai Ching, China’s, Xi Jinping, Li Xi, Lai, Wu Mei, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Tsai Ing, Tsai –, Mike Gallagher Organizations: CNN, Communist Party, Eastern Theater Command, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, People's Liberation Army, Weibo, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, Nationalist Party, US, Communist, Beijing, Tuesday Locations: Taiwan, China, Beijing, Kinmen, Taipei, People’s Republic of China, Republic of China, Xi, Washington

☆ 9 dead, 54 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Michael Rios | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was briefly taken to hospital after a stage collapsed under heavy winds at a campaign rally in Mexico on Wednesday. Candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez said he was not injured in the incident, which happened during his campaign event in the northeastern city of San Pedro Garza García. The governor of Mexico’s Nuevo Leon state said at least 54 people were injured and rescue operations were ongoing to save some of the people trapped under the collapsed stage. Álvarez Máynez later said he was suspending all campaign activities after the collapse but would remain in the state to monitor the situation and victims. The presidential candidate said an investigation into the incident would take place.

Persons: Jorge Álvarez Máynez, San Pedro Garza García, Samuel García, Máynez, Álvarez Máynez, ” Álvarez Máynez, Alberto Lopez, ”, Governor García Organizations: CNN, Security, Civil Defense Locations: Mexico, San, Mexico’s Nuevo Leon, San Pedro

☆ Israel-Hamas War and Gaza News: Latest Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Family members first saw the footage a few weeks ago via the Israeli military, which formally handed them a copy on Tuesday night, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents families of hostages held captive in Gaza. But hopes for immediate progress appeared remote in the shadow of Israel’s ongoing military operation in Rafah, in southern Gaza, from which over 800,000 Palestinians have fled, according to the United Nations. Image A still image from a video released by the Israeli military showing Israeli soldiers, all young women, during their abduction amid the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. Credit... Israeli forces operating in northern Gaza retrieved the bodies of four Israelis abducted on Oct. 7, heightening fears for the remaining captives. “The video is a damning testament to the nation’s failure to bring home the hostages, who have been forsaken for 229 days,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement.

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☆ Buthidaung: Fires rage as Rohingya caught up on the front lines of Myanmar’s civil war
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Helen Regan | Avery Schmitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

This satellite image shows Buthidaung, Myanmar, on January 17, 2024. © 2024 Maxar Technologies This satellite image shows Buthidaung, Myanmar, on May 18, 2024. This satellite image shows a damaged bridge in Buthidaung, Myanmar, on May 18, 2024. Warnings of further atrocitiesAn immediate concern is a humanitarian crisis in Rakhine state, with newly displaced residents unable to access food or clean water. The Myanmar military has blocked all access,” said Nay San Lwin.

Persons: Farooq, ”, Young, Volker Türk, Kyaw, –, Buthidaung –, “, John Quinley, Khaing, Lwin, Rohingya, Pan, Matthew Miller Organizations: CNN, Arakan Army, AA, Resource Management, Free Rohingya Coalition, International Court of Justice, Council, Myanmar, UN Human Rights Council, National Unity Government, Free Rohingya Coalition –, Maxar Technologies, “, ” CNN, Bangladesh, Labs, Medecins, Rakhine . State Department, Unity Government Locations: Myanmar’s, Myanmar, Rakhine, Arakan, Bangladesh, Buthidaung, Lwin, Indonesia, San Lwin, Rakhine State

☆ China's largest chipmaker SMIC is now the No. 3 foundry in the world, Counterpoint says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A logo hangs on the building of the Beijing branch of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) on December 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. China's largest chipmaker SMIC is now the world's third-largest foundry in terms of revenue in the first quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. State-backed SMIC, or Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. , held a market share of 6% in the first quarter— up from 5% last year, the report showed. This places SMIC behind only Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and South Korea's Samsung Foundry which held 62% and 13% of market share in the first quarter respectively. 3 position in foundry revenue market share in Q1 2024 for the first time, as demand recovery begins in China, including CIS, PMIC, IoT, and DDIC applications," showed the Counterpoint Research report published Wednesday.

Persons: GlobalFoundries, Chips, SMIC Organizations: Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, Research, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Co, Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corporation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, South, Samsung Foundry, CIS Locations: Beijing, China, China's

☆ Pinduoduo: Americans are flocking to Temu and making its Chinese owner very rich
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Shanghai-based company reported Wednesday that net profit soared 246% to 28 billion yuan ($3.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, more than double the average analyst estimate of 12.62 billion yuan ($1.7 billion), according to LSEG data. Revenue jumped 131% to 86.81 billion yuan ($12 billion) in the period, also comfortably beating expectations. He is still the company’s biggest shareholder, with a stake of 25% stake, and ranks as China’s second richest man with a fortune of nearly $52 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Temu, PDD’s international app, was launched in 2022, and as of last November it had acquired nearly 17% of the US online discount store market, according to Earnest Analytics. Last month, South Korean regulators investigated Temu on suspicion of false advertising and unfair ppractices, according to the Yonhap news agency.

Persons: Nomura, PDD, Colin Huang, Pinduoduo, Alibaba’s Taobao, Morgan Stanley, ”, Lei Chen, Chen Organizations: Hong Kong CNN — PDD Holdings, Revenue, Nasdaq, Bloomberg, Data Locations: Hong Kong, Shanghai, “, PDD’s, Alibaba, Hangzhou, Beijing, China, European

☆ Oreo-maker Mondelez fined $366 million for rigging European markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Mondelez, the maker of Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, has been fined €337.5 million ($366 million) for hindering the trade of chocolate, cookies and coffee between European Union countries in order to keep prices high. Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition chief, said in a statement Thursday that Mondelez had illegally limited cross-border sales within the EU to maintain higher prices for its products. The European Commission, which started looking into the case in 2019, found that Mondelez International (MDLZ) had deliberately restricted cross-border trade and abused “its dominant position” in some national markets for the sale of chocolate bars. Mondelez made an accrual for the fine last year and no further measures will be necessary to finance it. In another case, Mondelez required a customer to charge higher prices for exports compared with domestic sales.

Persons: London CNN — Mondelez, Margrethe Vestager, Mondelez, “, Mark Thompson Organizations: London CNN, Cadbury, Union, European Commission, Mondelez International, EU Locations: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania

☆ Viable, a London fintech that helps e-commerce companies track their finances, has raised $3 million using this 14-slide pitch deck
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

London fintech startup Viable has raised $3 million in seed funding. Founded in 2023, Viable helps e-commerce businesses track their finances. AdvertisementViable, a London-based fintech startup that aims to help small businesses with finances, has raised $3 million in seed funding. Founded in 2023, Viable typically works with e-commerce and direct-to-consumer (DTC) companies in beauty, wellness, and fashion to provide clearer data on their finances. Cofounder Franklyn Martin said these e-commerce businesses were facing a double threat: rising costs and investors turning away from the space.

Persons: —, Franklyn Martin Organizations: London, Service, Business Locations: London

☆ RFK Jr. joins the meme-stock crowd — and plows $24,000 into GameStop in a show of support
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The meme-stock "apes" have attracted a new member: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The presidential candidate said he'd bought $24,000 of GameStop stock in a show of support. Kennedy endorsed retail investors' calls for reforming Wall Street to level the playing field. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has joined the meme-stock movement — and shown he's serious by investing in GameStop.

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☆ 'Zoomtown' slowdown: 18 cities where rents have plummeted from their pandemic peak
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That figure was 0.7%, or $12, less than in 2023 but is still 22.5% higher than the pre-pandemic rent rate of $1,407 in April 2019. Advertisement18 cities where rents have fallenRenting is also much more affordable than it was during the pandemic peak. The typical Austin apartment in April went for $1,494, which is down 11.5% — or nearly $200 — from the peak rent of $1,689 in September 2022. Below are the 18 US cities, many of which became Zoomtowns during the pandemic, where apartment prices are down at least 5% from their post-2019 peak. Along with each is its median rent in April, year-over-year rent change, peak rent, and change from that peak rent figure.

Persons: —, Realtor.com, Jiayi Xu, Xu, Austin Organizations: Service, Business, Star Locations: Austin

☆ French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says France is the AI leader in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFrench Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says France is the AI leader in EuropeFrench Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire talks about the competitiveness of Europe's tech firms at VivaTech in Paris.

Persons: Bruno Le Maire Organizations: French Finance, Europe French Finance Locations: France, Europe, VivaTech, Paris

☆ Asia markets in mixed territory after Fed raises concern over 'persistent' inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An inflatable bull during a ceremony marking the first day of trading of the year at the Korea Exchange (KRX) headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were mixed after minutes from the last U.S. Federal Reserve meeting revealed that Fed officials have grown more concerned about inflation, with members indicating they lacked confidence to move forward on interest rate reductions. In Asia, investors will assess flash business activity data from Australia and Japan, as well as Singapore's final first quarter gross domestic figures. South Korea's central bank will be announcing its policy rate decision today. Analysts polled by Reuters expect the Bank of Korea to hold its benchmark lending rate at 3.5%, although a note from ING last week said the meeting will still be closely watched, "as two new members have joined the [BOK's] board since the last meeting and it will be interesting to see if this has changed the view of the board."

Persons: SeongJoon Cho Organizations: Korea Exchange, Bloomberg, Getty Images, Federal Reserve, Reuters, Bank of, ING Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Getty Images Asia, Pacific, U.S, Asia, Australia, Japan, Korea's, Bank of Korea

☆ Carlyle: Excited about the private equity opportunities in India
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCarlyle: Excited about the private equity opportunities in IndiaAmit Jain of Carlyle India Advisors says political stability and strong market fundamentals are making India's private equity market look attractive.

Persons: Carlyle, India Amit Jain Organizations: Carlyle India Advisors Locations: India

☆ I used a fake name on my résumé to land a job. It might have helped, but it felt like I lost a core part of myself.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2007, I added an English-sounding name to my résumé in the hopes that it could help me land a job. AdvertisementToward the end of my college experience, I started preparing to get a job in petroleum engineering. AdvertisementOver time, I began to transition back to using Mukhtar. A Nigerian colleague who was like a mentor to me started using my real name. Since Arabic is widely spoken in the Middle East, I would introduce myself to new people as Mukhtar, not Mark.

Persons: —, Mukhtar Kadiri, Mukhtar, I've, Mark, Mukhtar —, I'd, Mark —, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Texas Tech University, Employers Locations: Toronto, Edo State, Nigeria, Oman, UAE, US, Canada

☆ TikTok Moves to Limit Russian and Chinese Media’s Reach in Big Election Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

TikTok said on Thursday that it was introducing new measures to limit the spread of videos from state-affiliated media accounts, including Russian and Chinese outlets, as the company deflects criticism that it could be used as a propaganda tool in a major election year. The company in 2022 started labeling state-affiliated media accounts — like those from RT, the global Russian television network, and People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party. Social media platforms, including Meta, YouTube and X, are grappling with misinformation in a year when as much as half the global population will vote in major elections. Political news on TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company, ByteDance, is under particular scrutiny after the passage of a law that would force ByteDance to sell the company or face a ban in the United States. Lawmakers and intelligence officials have said TikTok is a threat to national security, partly because of how the Chinese government could use it to spread propaganda.

Persons: TikTok, ” TikTok, ByteDance Organizations: Chinese Communist Party, Social, Meta, YouTube, United States, Lawmakers Locations: Russian, United

☆ A Texas man bought a home, only to discover that a squatter and a 'pretty big goat' were living there. When he tried to get in months later, the goat attacked his dad.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A man in Texas purchased a new house only to find a squatter and her goat still living there. He bought the San Antonio property for $175,000 from a woman who was about to foreclose. AdvertisementWhen Daniel Cabrera purchased a five-bedroom property in San Antonio, he didn't expect to find the previous inhabitant still living there along with her aggressive pet goat. Cabrera, a professional homebuyer, purchased the property for $175,000 from a woman who was about to foreclose, Fox News reported. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Kathleen Noble: A lack of equipment and coaching hasn’t stopped software engineer from making Olympic history with landlocked Uganda
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Rory Fleming | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Her journey now sees the 29-year-old set to become a two-time Olympian – Noble represented Uganda at the Tokyo Games – when she competes at Paris 2024. She is Uganda’s first Olympic rowing participant, as well as the African nation’s first and only White Olympian across any sporting discipline. A prodigious swimmer in her youth, Noble represented Uganda at the 2012 World Swimming Championships at just 17 years of age. Then, on a whim during her time as a student at Princeton University, Noble was convinced to try her hand at rowing. Lee Jin-man/APIt is not just a lack of equipment which has hampered rowing’s growth in the east African country.

Persons: Kathleen Noble’s, – Noble, Noble, ” Noble, James Martinez, ” Kathleen Noble, Lee Jin, it’s, ”, ’, “, It’s, I’ve, Seb Daly, “ You’re, I’m Organizations: CNN, Tokyo Games, Princeton University, CNN Sport, Olympic, World Rowing Federation, Tokyo, Uganda Rowing Federation, Ugandan Rowing Federation, National Council of Sports, Ugandan, Paris Games Locations: Uganda, Africa, Lake Victoria, Great, Tennessee, Nakaseke, “ Uganda, It’s, Ireland, Tokyo, Paris

☆ They’re Ignoring MrBeast’s Rules of YouTube, and Thriving
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Chris Almeida | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A more succinct way of putting it: Why is everyone on YouTube doing an imitation of MrBeast? Within a moment of clicking on any MrBeast video, he is shouting at his 250 million subscribers to explain the thesis of the video. Every thumbnail displays his face — with his mouth closed these days, which he said brings in more clicks than thumbnails where he has his mouth open. Titles are written in a classic clickbait style, like “In 10 Minutes This Room Will Explode!”He is present in each video, but only physically. In nearly every regard, he approaches YouTube as if it were a science.

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☆ The Washington Post publisher disclosed the paper lost $77 million last year. Here’s his plan to turn it around
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Lewis’ plan, however, included more than just revamping The Post’s subscription offerings. While The Post clearly plans to bet big on infusing its products with A.I., it wants to emphasize the human element of its journalism. Whether the multi-pronged initiative is enough to turn The Post around, of course, remains to be seen. But the new publisher voiced confidence that these measures will put The Post on track for success. “I really hope at some point in the future, when you look back on this day,” he told staffers, “it’s actually quite a significant day in the history of our company.”

Persons: Will Lewis, strode, Lewis, “, ” Lewis, I’m, Axios, we’ve, ” Karl Wells, Lewis ’, Vineet Khosla, ”, Sally Buzbee, Kathy Baird, “ it’s Organizations: New York CNN, The Washington Post, Brit, Apple, POLITICO, Silicon Locations: New York

This is the first part in a series exploring Baltimore’s overdose crisis. People in Baltimore have been dying of overdoses at a rate never before seen in a major American city. In the past six years, nearly 6,000 lives have been lost. The city set ambitious goals, distributed Narcan widely, experimented with ways to steer people into treatment and ratcheted up campaigns to alert the public. Many of those efforts to fight overdoses stalled, an examination by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner has found.

Organizations: New York Times, Baltimore Locations: Baltimore, American, Appalachia, York

☆ New Caledonia unrest: Tourists stranded and desperate as Macron arrives in strife-torn French territory
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Jessie Yeung | Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Other Australians stranded have had to go scrounge coconuts to eat,” he said. Maxwell Winchester and his wife, an Australian couple stranded in New Caledonia after the unrest broke out. But Winchester said he and other tourists have no sense of when it might be their turn. People line up at a store for supplies in New Caledonia, with larger supermarkets nearby burned and looted during the riots on the French territory. And among the stranded tourists, frustration is growing over what they say is a lack of assistance or clear instructions from their governments.

Persons: Maxwell Winchester, it’s, We’ve, ”, Emmanuel Macron, “, “ We’re, Winchester, Macron, Prisca Thevenot, Theo Rouby, we’re, – Organizations: CNN, ”, New Zealand, Facebook, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealanders, Olympic, Paris Olympic Games, ” CNN, Getty Locations: South, New Caledonia, Victoria, Australian, ” Australia, New, Brisbane, Australia’s, ”, Brisbane , New Caledonia, Paris, France, “, Winchester, Noumea , New Caledonia, AFP, French

☆ Ex-Google CEO says the US and China's most powerful AI systems may one day be stored in military bases and surrounded by machine guns
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Powerful AI systems could become heavily guarded in the future, says ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Schmidt expects the systems to be "surrounded by barbed wire and machine guns" in army bases. The US and China have been competing fiercely to maintain their lead in the AI race. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFormer Google CEO and chairman, Eric Schmidt thinks that "extremely powerful" AI systems will be heavily guarded by governments in the future.

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