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The federal government will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese international students, including those studying in “critical fields,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday — the latest restriction on foreign students.”Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,” Rubio wrote in a statement.Rubio also said the government will “revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong.”China is…

[SINGAPORE] A total of 35 candidates who contested the May 3 General Election have declared their election expenses so far, with their combined spending coming up to S$884,978.On May 28, their election returns were made available on the Elections Department’s (ELD) website. Election candidates here are required under the law to declare how much they spent and what the money was used for, to ensure accountability and transparency of campaign finances. Candidates from the 2025 General Election have until Jun 16 to do so. Among those who have submitted their election expenses, average spending worked out to be S$25,285 per candidate.…

iPhone prices could have been raised as a result of tariffs The so-called reciprocal tariffs imposed on “Liberation Day” and the trafficking-related tariffs have all been ruled an illegal overreach by the President and have been blocked by a U.S. trade court. There has been a lot of volatility with Apple, big tech, and United States businesses since the April 2 “Liberation Day” tariffs imposed by President Trump. While many of the obscenely high tariffs have been lowered since, a global baseline of a still-high 10% has been in place. According to a report from Reuters, a U.S. trade court has ruled…

Emmanuel Acho explains how Karl-Anthony Towns plays a dumb brand of basketball.

SEOUL :South Korea’s central bank cut interest rates for a fourth time in the current easing cycle on Thursday as Washington’s attempts to reorder global trade fanned downside risks for economic growth and inflation.The Bank of Korea’s seven-member board voted to cut its benchmark interest rate to 2.50 per cent at its monetary policy review, an outcome expected by all 36 economists polled by Reuters.Governor Rhee Chang-yong will hold a news conference at around 0210 GMT, which will be live-streamed via YouTube.

BEIRUT — Sunni regional powerhouses Turkey and Saudi Arabia have had a complicated and often contentious relationship over the years. But their ties warmed significantly after Bashar Assad was toppled in neighboring Syria in a lightning rebel offensive in December.Since then, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have worked to stabilize the new government in Damascus and usher Syria back into the international fold.It was no surprise then that the first trips abroad that Syria’s insurgent-leader-turned-President Ahmad al-Sharaa made were to the kingdom’s capital of Riyadh and Ankara, Turkey’s capital.That new Turkey-Saudi amiability was on display during U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit…

Vice President JD Vance praised the cryptocurrency industry Wednesday and urged it to remain active in U.S. politics and policymaking, highlighting the Trump administration’s close ties to a deep-pocketed industry that’s become a powerful force in Washington. Speaking at a bitcoin conference in Las Vegas, Vance urged the crypto executives and enthusiasts to keep pressure on Congress to pass pro-crypto legislation supported by the White House.“We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to unleash innovation and use it to improve the lives of countless American citizens,” Vance said in his address. “But if we fail to create regulatory clarity now, we risk…

Russia-linked hackers posing as journalists targeted staff at Britain’s Ministry of Defence in a cyber spying operation that was spotted and thwarted, the government has revealed.Details of the foiled hack emerged as Defence Secretary John Healey said the UK military is bolstering its own offensive capabilities to conduct cyber attacks against hostile states like Russia. The Strategic Defence Review is expected to be published on Monday. It was launched by Sir Keir Starmer last July and comes ahead of a major summit of NATO allies in June.”The nature of warfare is changing,” Mr Healey told a group of journalists on…

Elon Musk announced Wednesday night his time as a “special government employee” with the Trump administration is winding down.”As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President [Trump] for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” Musk wrote on X. He added that his Department of Government Efficiency’s “mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”Musk, a billionaire entrepreneur, will begin his offboarding process with the White House on Wednesday night, according to an administration official. Musk’s DOGE team has upturned the government through employee cuts…

Tech companies are relying on artificial intelligence to help with everything from customer service to software engineeringPublished Thu, May 29, 2025 · 09:04 AM[NEW YORK] Salesforce said the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools internally has allowed it to hire fewer workers, another example of a company changing its hiring plans due to the emerging technology.“We have reduced some of our hiring needs,” chief financial and operations officer Robin Washington said on Wednesday (May 28) on a call with analysts, citing the implementation of AI tools. For example, she said that 500 customer service workers would be redeployed to different…