Adnan Rasheed 
KEY POINTS A bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers sought to calm tensions in Denmark and Greenland after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on countries that oppose a US bid to take control of the strategic Arctic island. The congressional delegation emphasized alliance and diplomacy, contrasting sharply with Trump’s rhetoric. The Arctic island of Greenland, rich … Read more
KEY POINTS Elon Musk is seeking as much as $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing in a federal court filing that the companies reaped “wrongful gains” from his early backing of the artificial intelligence startup. The claim, filed Friday, escalates the Musk OpenAI lawsuit ahead of trial. The damages claim places one of the … Read more
KEY POINTS TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s premier on Friday praised a new Taiwan US trade deal that cuts American tariffs on Taiwanese goods to 15% in exchange for $250 billion in planned investments in the United States tech sector. A move Washington said would accelerate domestic manufacturing while drawing criticism from Beijing. The Taiwan US … Read more
KEY POINTS As the Internal Revenue Service prepares to open the 2025 filing season on Jan. 26, millions of older Americans will face a changed landscape under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Which introduced a new senior bonus deduction aimed at easing tax burdens for retirees with modest and middle incomes. The senior bonus … Read more
KEY POINTS OpenAI said Friday it will begin testing ChatGPT ads inside the free tier and its $8 a month Go plan in coming weeks. A move aimed at boosting revenue as the San Francisco company prepares for a potential public offering and spending on computing infrastructure. The rollout marks the first broad effort to … Read more
KEY POINTS Elon Musk’s social media platform X suffered a global service disruption Friday, leaving tens of thousands of users unable to access core features, according to outage tracker Downdetector. More than forty one thousand problem reports were recorded in the United States by midmorning Eastern time, with additional spikes across Europe and parts of … Read more
KEY POINTS Netflix announced a definitive agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s movie and television operations in a transaction valued at $83 billion, marking one of the largest consolidations in the global entertainment sector. The deal, revealed in January 2026, follows months of strategic positioning by both companies and signals a significant expansion of Netflix’s … Read more
KEY POINTS TikTok will roll out new age verification technology across the European Union in the coming weeks, aiming to better identify users under thirteen as regulators intensify pressure on platforms to protect minors and comply with data protection rules. The expansion of TikTok age-verification technology marks a shift from self reported ages toward behavior … Read more
KEY POINTS Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado brought her Nobel Peace Prize to the White House this week in a highly symbolic bid to secure US backing for her role in a post Maduro future. But the Machado Nobel Prize Trump meeting ended without a clear shift in Washington’s position, underscoring lingering uncertainty over … Read more
KEY POINTS Spotify said it will raise the Spotify subscription price for Premium plans in the United States beginning with February billing cycles, marking the latest in a series of price increases as the audio streaming service aims to bolster revenue and invest in product development. Stockholm based Spotify Technology SA said Thursday that its … Read more
