The US has imposed a state of emergency because of the threat to national security from Cuba. The corresponding decree was signed by President Donald Trump.
"I believe that the situation with Cuba poses an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States ... and hereby declare a national state of emergency in connection with this threat," the text of Trump's decree published by the White House on Thursday reads.
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Waabi, the Toronto-based AI company building software to enable autonomous driving ( “AV 2.0.”), has raised $1 billion in new funding and struck a major partnership with Uber to deploy at least 25,000 robotaxis on the ride-hailing giant’s platform.
The funding consists of a $750 million Series C round led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, plus an additional $250 million milestone-based investment from Uber tied to the robotaxi deployment. The company says it is the largest fundraise in Canadian history. Other investors in the Series C include Uber, NVentures (Nvidia’s venture capital arm), VolvoGroup Venture Capital, Porsche Automobil Holding and others. The deal marks a significant expansion for Waabi, which until now has focused on autonomous trucking.
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Microsoft shares slid about 10% on Thursday following an earnings report that disappointed some investors, prompting the stock’s sharpest daily decline since March 2020. The move trimmed the technology company’s market cap by $357 billion, leaving it at $3.22 trillion by the end of Thursday trading.
Analyst Ben Reitzes said Microsoft should double down on data center construction. Microsoft’s finance chief, Amy Hood, argued that the cloud result could have been higher if it had allocated more data center infrastructure to customers rather than prioritizing its in-house needs.
“If I had taken the GPUs that just came online in Q1 and Q2 in terms of GPUs and allocated them all to Azure, the KPI would have been over 40,” she said.
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🇳🇬 Niger’s military government blames France, Benin and Ivory Coast for airport base attack
In a televised address on Thursday, General Abdourahamane Tiani directly accused France, Benin and Ivory Coast of sponsoring an assault on a military base adjacent to Diori Hamani International Airport, framing the attack as part of a coordinated external campaign against Niger’s post-coup authorities. The Pesident thanked Russian troops, underscoring Niger’s deepening geopolitical realignment.
The assault occurred late Wednesday night and into Thursday, targeting a military installation roughly 10 km from the presidential palace. According to Niger’s Defence Minister Salifou Modi, the fighting lasted “about 30 minutes” before being contained by combined air and ground responses. The defense ministry also said four Nigerien soldiers were injured, 20 attackers were killed, and 11 people were arrested.🙏
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In a televised address on Thursday, General Abdourahamane Tiani directly accused France, Benin and Ivory Coast of sponsoring an assault on a military base adjacent to Diori Hamani International Airport, framing the attack as part of a coordinated external campaign against Niger’s post-coup authorities. The Pesident thanked Russian troops, underscoring Niger’s deepening geopolitical realignment.
The assault occurred late Wednesday night and into Thursday, targeting a military installation roughly 10 km from the presidential palace. According to Niger’s Defence Minister Salifou Modi, the fighting lasted “about 30 minutes” before being contained by combined air and ground responses. The defense ministry also said four Nigerien soldiers were injured, 20 attackers were killed, and 11 people were arrested.
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🇫🇷 France to ditch US platforms Microsoft Teams, Zoom for ‘sovereign platform’ - Visio
France will replace the American platforms Microsoft Teams and Zoom with its own domestically developed video conferencing platform, which will be used in all government departments by 2027. Visio offers features such as HD video calls, screen sharing, and chat. The program was built using Django, the open-source Python web framework; React, the JavaScript library for building user interfaces (UIs); and LiveKit, a scalable video conferencing system.
Not everyone in Europe is enthusiastic about digital sovereignty. Börje Ekholm, CEO of Swedish telecom equipment firm Ericsson, recently said at Davos that recent European discussions around sovereignty are "dangerous," and that attempts to build homegrown alternatives to US technology would lead to higher prices in the region.😄
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France will replace the American platforms Microsoft Teams and Zoom with its own domestically developed video conferencing platform, which will be used in all government departments by 2027. Visio offers features such as HD video calls, screen sharing, and chat. The program was built using Django, the open-source Python web framework; React, the JavaScript library for building user interfaces (UIs); and LiveKit, a scalable video conferencing system.
“The aim is to end the use of non-European solutions and guarantee the security and confidentiality of public electronic communications by relying on a powerful and sovereign tool,” said David Amiel, minister for the civil service and state reform.
Not everyone in Europe is enthusiastic about digital sovereignty. Börje Ekholm, CEO of Swedish telecom equipment firm Ericsson, recently said at Davos that recent European discussions around sovereignty are "dangerous," and that attempts to build homegrown alternatives to US technology would lead to higher prices in the region.
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🇨🇦 Mark Carny takling about independence for the province of Alberta
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, asked about reports that U.S. officials had met separatists seeking independence for the province of Alberta, on Thursday said he expected the U.S. administration to respect Canadian sovereignty.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, asked about reports that U.S. officials had met separatists seeking independence for the province of Alberta, on Thursday said he expected the U.S. administration to respect Canadian sovereignty.
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Legislation has been introduced in nearly two dozen states to legalize “plug-in solar” systems, which usually comprise two to four solar panels plugged into wall outlets. They typically cost about $2,000 or more and generate enough electricity to power a refrigerator, electronics and lights, potentially shaving several hundred dollars a year from utility bills. Some plug-in solar systems come with batteries to store power for use during peak demand when electricity rates spike and when storms or heat waves knock out the grid.
Only about 5,000 have been installed in the US, most without utility authorization. Utah in 2025 enacted a law allowing plug-in solar without utility approval and other states are considering similar legislation, including New York and California, the nation’s largest solar market.
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📱 Apple reports best-ever iPhone sales as Mac dips
Sales of the iPhone hit an all-time high in the final three months of last year, boosted by the new range of iPhone 17s, tech firm Apple reported on Thursday. Revenue rose by 16% compared to the same period last year to $144bn (£82.5bn) - the strongest growth since 2021 - thanks to a jump in sales in China, as well as Europe, the Americas, and Japan. However, wearables and accessories, which include things like the Apple Watch and AirPods, fell by roughly 3%. Sales of Mac computers were down by just over 7%. Apple chief executive Tim Cook said the iPhone's boost in sales meant the firm was in "supply chase mode."
Cook declined to give any detail on a recently announced partnership with Google, in which the latter company's Gemini AI product will be the basis of future Apple AI models and updates to its Siri functionality.
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Sales of the iPhone hit an all-time high in the final three months of last year, boosted by the new range of iPhone 17s, tech firm Apple reported on Thursday. Revenue rose by 16% compared to the same period last year to $144bn (£82.5bn) - the strongest growth since 2021 - thanks to a jump in sales in China, as well as Europe, the Americas, and Japan. However, wearables and accessories, which include things like the Apple Watch and AirPods, fell by roughly 3%. Sales of Mac computers were down by just over 7%. Apple chief executive Tim Cook said the iPhone's boost in sales meant the firm was in "supply chase mode."
"To meet a very high level of customer demand, we're currently constrained," Cook said, noting that sales in India set a quarterly record for the region.
Cook declined to give any detail on a recently announced partnership with Google, in which the latter company's Gemini AI product will be the basis of future Apple AI models and updates to its Siri functionality.
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President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Jan. 29, that his goal is to keep housing prices up to avoid inadvertently benefiting Americans who "didn't work very hard."
"I am instructing my Representatives to BUY $200 BILLION DOLLARS IN MORTGAGE BONDS. This will drive Mortgage Rates DOWN, monthly payments DOWN, and make the cost of owning a home more affordable," he added. "It is one of my many steps in restoring Affordability, something that the Biden Administration absolutely destroyed. We are bringing back the AMERICAN DREAM that was destroyed by the last Administration. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"❤️
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🇺🇸 Trump nominates Kevin Warsh to be next Fed Chair
Opting for a conventional choice to lead the Federal Reserve, President Trump on Friday nominated former Fed governor Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the central bank and succeed Jerome Powell.
Warsh has experience navigating the central bank. President George W. Bush appointed him to serve as Fed governor from 2006 until 2011. Before serving at the Fed, Warsh was special assistant to Bush for economic policy and an executive secretary at the National Economic Council, where he advised the president and senior administration officials on the US economy. He has also worked in M&A at Morgan Stanley (MS). Warsh holds a degree in public policy from Stanford, as well as a law degree from Harvard.
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Opting for a conventional choice to lead the Federal Reserve, President Trump on Friday nominated former Fed governor Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the central bank and succeed Jerome Powell.
Warsh has experience navigating the central bank. President George W. Bush appointed him to serve as Fed governor from 2006 until 2011. Before serving at the Fed, Warsh was special assistant to Bush for economic policy and an executive secretary at the National Economic Council, where he advised the president and senior administration officials on the US economy. He has also worked in M&A at Morgan Stanley (MS). Warsh holds a degree in public policy from Stanford, as well as a law degree from Harvard.
"I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best. On top of everything else, he is 'central casting,' and he will never let you down," Trump said in his announcement, posted to Truth Social.
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🇺🇸 President Trump launches the Great American Recovery Initiative to address drug and alcohol addiction
Donald Trump launches the Great American Recovery Initiative to coordinate a national response to the disease of addiction & save lives. The initiative will increase awareness of addiction, advise agencies on recovery programs and consult with local & private sector entities. Countless lives are being saved thanks to President Donald Trump.
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"Every year the US loses an estimated 300k people to drug and alcohol abuse. Drug over dose deaths are DOWN and the southern border is CLOSED,"- said Trump.
Donald Trump launches the Great American Recovery Initiative to coordinate a national response to the disease of addiction & save lives. The initiative will increase awareness of addiction, advise agencies on recovery programs and consult with local & private sector entities. Countless lives are being saved thanks to President Donald Trump.
All we needed was a new President
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NASA has officially debuted Athena, its most powerful and efficient supercomputer to date. This new system is designed to anchor the agency’s next-generation space, aeronautics, and scientific research. Athena is the newest flagship of NASA’s High-End Computing Capability (HECC) project. It is based at NASA’s Ames Research Center’s Modular Supercomputing Facility in California’s Silicon Valley.
Athena provides the heavy-duty processing power (delivering a peak performance of over 20 petaflops)
These AI systems can rapidly sift through petabytes of satellite and mission data, identifying patterns and scientific insights that would be impossible for human researchers to uncover on their own. For instance, researchers can use Athena to simulate complex atmospheric patterns and forecast the terrestrial effects of solar storms.
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Ripple (XRP) and Stellar (XLM) are leading blockchain platforms for legally compliant U.S. securities offerings, powered by Securrency’s full suite of compliance and security tools for issuers, brokers, and ATS operators.
Securrency’s Compliance Aware Token embeds regulatory and transactional rules directly into a digital security, enabling issuance, management, and trading while fully complying with U.S. securities law. This innovation allows market participants to launch tokenized securities seamlessly. Securrency’s protocol stands out for its cross-chain versatility, supporting Ripple, Stellar, Ethereum, EOS, and more. It seamlessly bridges blockchain and legacy financial systems, enabling secure on-chain and off-chain token movement.
Backed by DTCC Digital Assets, issuers and investors can navigate tokenized offerings with confidence. Beyond payments, Ripple and Stellar are emerging as core infrastructure for regulated, transparent, and efficient financial markets of the future.
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🇨🇳 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says China is leading in science and technology
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"50% of the world's AI researchers are Chinese. 70% of last year's AI patents are published be China. 9 out of the 10 top science and technology schools in the world are now in China," - Huang said.
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Elon Musk’s aerospace firm SpaceX and his artificial intelligence company xAI are talking about a possible merger, a move that would wrap some of the billionaire’s tech and space companies into one organization ahead of SpaceX’s anticipated initial public offering. The merger could be used to provide xAI a boost in the artificial intelligence race as it faces fierce competition from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, giving it the ability to launch satellites or AI data centers into space—an idea explored by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
The report comes a little more than a year after xAI acquired X, Musk’s social media platform, in a $33 billion all-stock deal. Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and xAI, has not publicly commented or speculated on a merger between his two companies. Some xAI executives may have the option to receive cash instead of SpaceX stock under the merger, but a final agreement has not been signed. If the merger went through, SpaceX would own xAI and X, adding onto satellite internet company Starlink.
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Trump’s announcement rippled straight into the metals market. By midday, gold and silver were having their worst day since Ronald Reagan was president. By 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, gold was down 7%, in what would be its worst session since April 2013. Silver was down 19%, which if it holds, would be its biggest single day drop since 1987. Together, that adds up to a 26% combined drop in a single session.
For months, traders had been betting that Trump would pick a Fed chair who would push for lower rates. Warsh arrived with the opposite image. But you can also point a finger at the metals themselves. Gold is up about 75% over the past year. Silver is up more than 180%. Screaming markets like that don’t need much of a scare to go into hiding. If Warsh takes the job and sticks to his old views, this selloff could mark a turning point.
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XRP + XLM 🤝 VISA: Harvard University Shines Light on Visa’s Blockchain-Based Settlement System with XRP and Stellar Leading the Charge.
Harvard University highlights Visa’s Digital FIAT Currency Settlement patent as a blockchain system leveraging XRP and Stellar (XLM) as key enablers for efficient, secure transactions. Visa’s 2020 patent proposes a system for central banks to digitize physical currency, issuing blockchain-based digital equivalents. The design aims to enable faster, more transparent, and secure transactions while maintaining fiat currency’s legal status.
Why Harvard spotlights XRP and XLM as prime blockchain examples aligning with Visa’s vision?🧐
- XRP is engineered for high‑speed settlement, with transactions often confirmed in seconds and low fees, making it appealing for large‑scale cross‑border payment systems. The XRP Ledger also supports decentralized exchange functionality and has a track record of enterprise‑grade integrations.
- XLM, the native token of the Stellar network, focuses on inclusion and remittances, optimizing cross‑border transfers for both individual users and institutions at minimal cost and with reliable throughput.
XRP and XLM are no longer speculative, they are recognized as practical infrastructure that can streamline global payments and connect traditional finance with digital currencies. As central banks and enterprises explore digital fiat adoption, XRP and XLM emerge as efficient, scalable solutions, validating their role at the forefront of a future where digital assets and traditional finance operate seamlessly together.🤲
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Harvard University highlights Visa’s Digital FIAT Currency Settlement patent as a blockchain system leveraging XRP and Stellar (XLM) as key enablers for efficient, secure transactions. Visa’s 2020 patent proposes a system for central banks to digitize physical currency, issuing blockchain-based digital equivalents. The design aims to enable faster, more transparent, and secure transactions while maintaining fiat currency’s legal status.
Why Harvard spotlights XRP and XLM as prime blockchain examples aligning with Visa’s vision?
- XRP is engineered for high‑speed settlement, with transactions often confirmed in seconds and low fees, making it appealing for large‑scale cross‑border payment systems. The XRP Ledger also supports decentralized exchange functionality and has a track record of enterprise‑grade integrations.
- XLM, the native token of the Stellar network, focuses on inclusion and remittances, optimizing cross‑border transfers for both individual users and institutions at minimal cost and with reliable throughput.
XRP and XLM are no longer speculative, they are recognized as practical infrastructure that can streamline global payments and connect traditional finance with digital currencies. As central banks and enterprises explore digital fiat adoption, XRP and XLM emerge as efficient, scalable solutions, validating their role at the forefront of a future where digital assets and traditional finance operate seamlessly together.
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🇺🇸 US government partially shuts down despite last minute funding deal
The US federal government has partially shutdown despite a last-ditch funding deal approved by the Senate. The funding lapse began at midnight US eastern time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday, hours after senators agreed to fund most agencies until September. The bill includes just two weeks' funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement, instead of shutting it down entirely. But the bill has yet to be approved by the House of Representatives, which is out of session.
US President Donald Trump struck the deal with Democrats after they refused to give more funding for immigration enforcement following the fatal shooting of two US citizens in Minneapolis.
It is the second such government shutdown in the past year and comes just 11 weeks after the end of the previous funding impasse that lasted 43 days, the longest in US history. This shutdown, however, is unlikely to be that long or widespread as the House of Representatives is set to be back in session on Monday.
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The US federal government has partially shutdown despite a last-ditch funding deal approved by the Senate. The funding lapse began at midnight US eastern time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday, hours after senators agreed to fund most agencies until September. The bill includes just two weeks' funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement, instead of shutting it down entirely. But the bill has yet to be approved by the House of Representatives, which is out of session.
US President Donald Trump struck the deal with Democrats after they refused to give more funding for immigration enforcement following the fatal shooting of two US citizens in Minneapolis.
It is the second such government shutdown in the past year and comes just 11 weeks after the end of the previous funding impasse that lasted 43 days, the longest in US history. This shutdown, however, is unlikely to be that long or widespread as the House of Representatives is set to be back in session on Monday.
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