Zohran Mamdani will be the unlikeliest mayor in New York City history. A 34-year-old backbench state assemblyman and self-proclaimed democratic socialist, Mamdani ran on the promise of affordability and was declared the winner not long after polls closed tonight. On his path to victory, he thrilled young voters in a way that few Democrats have…
BEIJING, Nov 5 (Reuters) – China will suspend its 24% additional tariff on U.S. goods for one year but retain a 10% levy, the State Council’s tariff commission said on Wednesday, following last week’s meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. The commission also announced China, the world’s top agricultural buyer, will…
President Donald Trump has reacted after Democrats collected key wins in the Virginia and New Jersey governor races, along with the New York City mayoral race. Trump posted on Truth Social, “‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,’ according to Pollsters.” This is a breaking news…
To his fellow high priests of the church of climate change, Bill Gates has just committed the ultimate heresy. He has told us that we are not all going to die from scorching temperatures, despite in the past having said “we are setting ourselves up for a humanitarian and geopolitical disaster.” In a new essay…
Bill Gates and Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (host of COP30 meeting next week in Belem) speak on stage during the annual Goalkeepers NYC event in 2024. The event is a catalyst for action linked to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Goals (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) Getty Images In the pantheon of philanthropy,…
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Elon Musk wants to be anointed the world’s first trillionaire—but he swears it’s not about the money. Over the…
President Donald Trump is renominating Jared Isaacman, a close Elon Musk associate, to run NASA months after he initially withdrew the offer amid his feud with the Tesla CEO. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, Trump announced his nomination of Isaacman as the administrator of NASA, a position responsible for the overall vision and…
Lily JamaliNorth America Technology Correspondent, San Francisco Getty Images Ahead of Tesla’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday there’s been one key message the electric car-maker has been hammering home to shareholders: the boss is worth $1tn. It has taken out digital ads to make the case for Elon Musk’s proposed bumper pay package, while…
US President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday to lower fentanyl-related tariffs on Chinese products, formalising a key part of his deal with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after their first face-to-face talks in years. Shortly after returning to the presidency this year, Trump imposed additional tariffs of 20 per cent on goods from China…
Published on: Nov 05, 2025 05:26 am IST The Indian-techie opened up about how different it is to work at Elon Musk’s Palo Alto xAI office. An Indian-origin techie recently tweeted about the office atmosphere at xAI, Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence startup. This post immediately sparked a discussion on social media about the ideal work…