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Brazil's Lula asks Trump to remove tariffs in 'friendly' phone call
Brazil's Lula asks Trump to remove tariffs in 'friendly' phone call
by  AFP

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged US President Donald Trump to lift punitive trade tariffs in their first official talks Monday after months of animosity -- with both suggesting an in-person meeting in the near future. The Brazilian presidency said that Lula had raised the possibility with Trump of an in-person meeting at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia in October.

OpenAI signs multi-billion dollar chip deal with AMD
OpenAI signs multi-billion dollar chip deal with AMD
by  AFP

OpenAI signed a multi-year partnership Monday with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices as the ChatGPT-maker continues an investment spree to secure massive amounts of computing power for rolling out generative artificial intelligence. OpenAI sits at the center of an AI investment bonanza to power the promised artificial intelligence revolution.

US government shutdown enters second week
US government shutdown enters second week
by  AFP

The US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis. Republicans argue the expiring health care subsidies are nothing to do with keeping the government open and can be dealt with separately before the end of the year.

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