DeepSeek is in talks to raise $10B at a $45B valuation — the largest first-time fundraise by a Chinese tech startup. Founder Liang Wenfeng is focused on AGI, not short-term profit, as sovereign backers rush to fund China's open-source AI champion.
As hyperscalers pour $600 billion into compute, Elon Musk builds orbital data centres, and OpenAI prepares its IPO, the second half of 2026 will cement a new technological feudalism where sovereignty is leased from lords of cloud.
Trump’s Gulf tour seals $3.2 trillion in AI, tech, and defense deals with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE—featuring Starlink, Nvidia chips, quantum tech, and robotics—redefining the region’s global role.
Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs triggered Wall Street’s steepest plunge since COVID, erasing $3.1T in market value. Tech giants like Apple and Amazon were hit hardest as global supply chain fears grew. Experts warn of looming stagflation, recession, and economic fallout.
The Trump administration is backing Silicon Valley against Australia’s digital regulations, with tech giants pushing for tariffs. As nations fight for digital sovereignty, U.S. corporate interests are reshaping global power.
Late last week, an extraordinary announcement signaled a dramatic shift in U.S. cybersecurity policy: the Trump administration deprioritized Russia as a leading cyber threat. Experts fear downplaying Moscow’s aggression could expose American networks to new risks and undermine national security.
Mr Donald Trump was sworn in on January 20, 2025, as the 47th U.S. President amid talk of sweeping policy shifts. Global markets breathed a sigh of relief at his trade probes in lieu of immediate tariffs, while billionaire oligarchs stood front and center at the scaled-down ceremony.
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