The decentralized AI industry has a chance to carve out market share, but it will need to prove its security and usefulness. Centralized AI’s dominance risks privacy, transparency and ethical standards.
Japan governments economy minister Akazawa met with US treasury secretary Bessent and Commerce Secretary Lutnick for 130 minutes:
They agreed to accelerate trade talks, hold discussions again before G7 summit
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China's US Embassy spokesperson:
Both China and US have maintained communication over their respective concerns in the economic and trade fields on various bilateral and multilateral occasions at multiple levels.
China has repeatedly raised concerns regarding US abuse of export control measures and semiconductor sector and other related practices.
China urges US to cease discriminatory…
An OSINT platform, Lolarchiver, offers AI-powered tools that can rapidly profile YouTube commenters based on their activity, raising major privacy and legal concerns.
Crypto’s optimism isn’t just hype; it’s a structural feature. Even as global shocks and policy shifts rattle traditional markets, digital assets consistently show greater emotional resilience.
Canada PM Carney, has stuck his toe in the Trump water, by saying that Canada is still being hit by unjustified US tariffs on steel and autos. You never know what the reaction may be.
The USDCAD is lower on the day, but has seen a modest rebound off the lows.…
The details from the OPEC+ meeting:
OPEC reaffirms the level of overall crude oil production for OPEC and non-OPEC participating countries in the DoC as agreed in the 38th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting until 31 December 2026
OPEC+ has agreed to use 2025 oil output levels for 2027 baseline, source says
OPEC+…
