Web Summit Lisbon Hosts China Government Debut

Web Summit Lisbon Hosts China Government Debut

In the pantheon of global tech gatherings, few have grown as quickly or at the scale of Web Summit. The conference, which began in Dublin in 2009 before moving its annual flagship edition to the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, in 2016, has become a prime fixture of the conference circuit—so much so that conference organizers warned…

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The View | Trump-Xi summit a strategic turning point in US-China rivalry

The View | Trump-Xi summit a strategic turning point in US-China rivalry

Late last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump reached a trade truce in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. Beyond the pre-existing tariffs imposed by the first Trump administration and reinforced by the Biden administration, the current Trump administration will now levy an additional…

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When America’s H-1B tightens, China’s K-visa rises: Is the future of global talent shifting east?

When America’s H-1B tightens, China’s K-visa rises: Is the future of global talent shifting east?

Once upon a time, the United States stood as an unrivaled destination for students who aspired to study abroad, a land where intellect met opportunity, and ambition found its global stage. The story, however, is beginning to change. Its ivory towers and elite universities still command reverence, still pull dreamers toward the land of possibilities,…

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AI is back — it never really went away

AI is back — it never really went away

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Investors piled back into artificial intelligence names on Monday stateside. Shares of Nvidia jumped 5.8%, Broadcom advanced 2.6% and Microsoft climbed 1.9% to end its eight-day losing streak, its longest consecutive decline since 2011. Market watchers are hoping that another historically long streak — the U.S. government shutdown…

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