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Trump meets with Intel CEO after demanding he resign
Trump meets with Intel CEO after demanding he resign
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had a "very interesting" meeting with the chief of US chip maker Intel, just days after calling for his resignation. "The meeting was a very interesting one," Trump said in the post.

Accumulating bitcoin a risky digital rush by companies?
Accumulating bitcoin a risky digital rush by companies?
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump's media group and Tesla, the electric carmaker owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, are among an increasing number of companies buying huge amounts of bitcoin. Tesla has previously accepted payments in bitcoin, while Trump Media soon plans to offer crypto investment products.

Trump says dealing 'nicely' with China as tariff deadline looms
Trump says dealing 'nicely' with China as tariff deadline looms
by  AFP

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States has been "dealing very nicely with China" -- while Beijing said it was seeking positive outcomes -- hours before a tariff truce between both countries was due to expire. Trump also touted the tariff revenue his country has collected this year, saying "we've been dealing very nicely with China."

Trump says Nvidia to give US cut of China chip sales
Trump says Nvidia to give US cut of China chip sales
by  AFP

President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed reports that semiconductor giant Nvidia would pay the United States 15 percent of its revenues from sales of certain artificial intelligence chips to China. Silicon Valley-based AMD will also pay 15 percent of revenue on Chinese sales of its MI308 chips, which it was previously barred from exporting to the country.

No bread, no fuel, no dollars: how Bolivia went from boom to bust
No bread, no fuel, no dollars: how Bolivia went from boom to bust
by  AFP

A bread roll has become a symbol of a severe economic crisis in Boliva that looks set to decide the outcome of the most significant elections in nearly two decades. "We can't wait for these elections to arrive in order to change this (economic) model, which has impoverished us so much," he added, without revealing how he would vote.