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Axios: Microsoft CEO takes on AI rivals

  Microsoft CEO takes on AI rivals   Satya Nadella speaks in Sydney, Australia, in April. Photo: George Chan/Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is taking on OpenAI and Anthropic with a rival AI vision: cheaper models, more user control and political … Continue reading →

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Axios: Trump’s messy peace

Trump’s messy peace   Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos via Getty Images   Breaking: In a joint statement at the end of yesterday’s U.S.–Iran summit in Switzerland, Qatari and Pakistani mediators said “encouraging progress has been made” during 18 hours of … Continue reading →

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Fortune: Jamie Dimon … Stock Market?

If you’re surprised by how well the stock market is doing, so is Jamie Dimon—he says there’s a ‘little tsunami’ heading for the economy By  Eleanor Pringle Senior Reporter, Economics and Markets June 21, 2026, 8:30 AM ET Jamie Dimon, … Continue reading →

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The History Chronicle: The Great Irish Famine That Wasn’t an Accident 1845-1852. Hunger, Disease, Exile. A Nation FOREVER CHANGED.

My childhood, many days spent listening to stories by my grandaunt Fanny Blake-Forster, then Kelly living Porte, Ruan, Co. Clare. She told me stories of maids, butler, boarding school … relations the Macnamaras The Falls Ennistymon, the Comerfords, Lady Rose … Continue reading →

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BBC NI: The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial: Jury still deciding. Episode 18

Jun 18, 2026 A special series from The State of Us podcast. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, faces a trial of the … Continue reading →

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The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial: Episode 17. Jury considers verdict.

Jun 18, 2026 A special series from The State of Us podcast. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, faces a trial of the … Continue reading →

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BBC NI: The Jeffrey Donaldson trial. Episode 17

Jun 18, 2026 A special series from The State of Us podcast. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, faces a trial of the … Continue reading →

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DW: Washington’s decision to restrict access to cutting-edge AI has sparked fears that the technology itself is becoming a geopolitical tool. For Europe, the race is on to decide whether it can build its own alternatives.

Alex Forrest Whiting 06/17/2026 Washington’s decision to restrict access to cutting-edge AI has sparked fears that the technology itself is becoming a geopolitical tool. For Europe, the race is on to decide whether it can build its own alternatives. https://p.dw.com/p/5FYzL … Continue reading →

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President Trump on Iran, China and American power, The Axios President Trump Interview: Also Inside Trump’s Anthropic alarm

Inside Trump’s Anthropic alarm   Axios’ Marc Caputo interviews President Trump yesterday at the White House. Image: “The Axios Show” Watch the episode. President Trump said on “The Axios Show” yesterday that he reached the point last week of seeing Anthropic as … Continue reading →

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Axios: U.S. AI vs. China AI

U.S. AI vs. China AI   Data: OpenRouter. (Includes the top 50 models.) Chart: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsThis intelligence for AMers is adapted from a special takeover issue of Jim VandeHei’s new weekly newsletter for CEOs: Cheap, powerful, mostly Chinese open-source AI models are seeping … Continue reading →

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