A shooting incident occurred during the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. President Trump was unharmed, the suspect has been taken into custody, and world leaders have expressed concern for Trump’s safety.
Chinese AI company DeepSeek releases a preview of its highly anticipated V4 model, with Huawei pledging full support from next-generation chips, marking another milestone in China’s open-source AI expansion.
On the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has brought new risks to the site. Drone attacks, damaged infrastructure, and staffing shortages are compounding nuclear safety concerns.
Oracle announced a massive layoff plan affecting up to 30,000 employees globally, marking another tech giant cutting jobs to fund its AI investments, following similar moves by Meta and Microsoft.
The White House released a memo accusing Chinese companies of systematically stealing US AI technology through model distillation and other techniques, and announced measures to combat such activities. China called the allegations ‘slander.’
A suspect armed with guns and knives breached security at the WHCA dinner where Trump was attending, sparking an exchange of gunfire. Trump was evacuated safely and later held a press conference.
The US-Iran conflict enters Day 55 as ceasefire negotiations stall — Iran’s top diplomat has left Islamabad while Trump cancelled his envoys’ trip, leaving the peace process in limbo.
As AI data centers continue to scale, traditional electrical interconnects are reaching physical limits, driving an accelerated shift to all-optical networking and a surge in optical module demand.
Trump’s proposal for the federal government to directly acquire bankrupt Spirit Airlines has sparked strong opposition from Republican lawmakers, who argue it violates free market principles.
Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, institutional investors are increasingly buying BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF options as a new tool for hedging global portfolio risk.