Stargate: What is Trump’s new $500bn AI project? | Science and Technology News

US President Donald Trump has announced a private sector investment to fund infrastructure for artificial intelligence, with the goal of outpacing rival nations in the business-critical technology. Calling it the largest AI infrastructure project in history “by far”, Trump said the joint venture called Stargate will build data centres and create more than 100,000 jobs in … Read more

Kevin O’Leary says he will ‘love to do a TikTok deal’

Kevin O’Leary is seen in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on May 28, 2024. James Devaney | Gc Images | Getty Images Canadian investor Kevin O’Leary is still interested in a TikTok deal, but it’s not possible under current law, he told CNBC, as President Donald Trump extended the deadline for a ban on the … Read more

Trump announces $500bn ‘Stargate’ venture to build up AI infrastructure | Technology News

US president says venture will be the largest AI infrastructure project in history ‘by far’. United States President Donald Trump has announced a $500bn joint venture with Texas-based tech firm Oracle, Japan’s SoftBank and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to advance artificial intelligence infrastructure. Trump made the announcement at a White House event on Tuesday that was joined … Read more

Bitcoin slips, Trump token plunges over 20% as crypto market cools

A cartoon image of US President-elect Donald Trump with cryptocurrency tokens, depicted in front of the White House to mark his inauguration, displayed at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Advertise here Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies sank on Tuesday, as bullish investor … Read more

Trump provides assurances company needed

TikTok was available to some U.S. users on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said that he would sign an executive order on Monday following his inauguration to delay a federal ban of the app. In a statement on X, the company wrote that it would bring back access to its American users. “In agreement with … Read more

Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S.

Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday night, complying with a law requiring China’s ByteDance to divest the social app or see it face an effective ban in the U.S.  The Apple App Store and the Google Play store’s removal of TikTok means people in the U.S. can no longer download the … Read more

Google Maps turns 20, adds AI features, new countries to beat Apple

Two decades ago, Google co-founder Larry Page had an idea that would forever change the way we navigate the world. “Larry drove down some of these streets with a video camera and handed it to someone and said, ‘Hey, what can you do with this?’” said Maria Biggs, technical program manager at Google Street View, … Read more

Bitcoin gains as Trump reportedly plans crypto executive order

Bitcoin rejoined the crypto rally on Friday amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump could soon release an executive order making crypto a national priority. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 4% at $104,672.37, according to Coin Metrics. The broader crypto market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 index, was … Read more

Apple has worst day since August, down 11% from December peak

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during the first day of in-store sales of Apple’s latest products at Apple’s Fifth Avenue store in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.  Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple stock closed down 4% on Thursday, its worst day since Aug. 5, following … Read more

Bitcoin swings back above $96,000, in stunning reversal, as light inflation data stokes risk appetite

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin bounced on Tuesday, rising with other risk assets as traders digested a light inflation reading. On Tuesday the price of the flagship cryptocurrency rose 3% to $96,452.34, according to Coin Metrics, after sliding below the $90,000 support level to start the week. The broader crypto market, as … Read more