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In the news today: Trump says he will allow Nvidia to sell an advanced computer chip used in AI to "approved customers" in China; the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal in the Middle East prepares for a critical new phase; and climate activists face heightened risks in Colombia. Also, fossil footprints in Bolivia offer new revelations about dinosaur behavior. |
President Donald Trump speaks with Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, during the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) |
Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia AI chips to China |
President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to "approved customers" in China. Read more. |
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- There have been concerns about allowing advanced chips to be sold to China as it could help the country better compete against the U.S. in building out AI capabilities, but there has also been a desire to develop the AI ecosystem with American companies such as chipmaker Nvidia.
Nvidia said in a statement that it applauded Trump's decision, saying the choice would support domestic manufacturing and that by allowing the Commerce Department to vet commercial customers, it would "strike a thoughtful balance" on economic and national security priorities.
- But a group of Democratic senators objected to the chip sales. "Access to these chips would give China's military transformational technology to make its weapons more lethal, carry out more effective cyberattacks against American businesses and critical infrastructure, and strengthen their economic and manufacturing sector," their statement said.
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Trump's ceasefire plan for the Israel-Hamas war faces pitfalls as it moves into a new phase |
With the remains of one hostage still in Gaza, the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas is nearly complete, after a two-month process plagued by delays and finger-pointing. Now, the key players are to move to a far more complicated second phase that could reshape the Middle East. Read more. |
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President Donald Trump's 20-point plan lays out an ambitious vision for ending Hamas' rule of Gaza. If successful, it would see the rebuilding of a demilitarized Gaza under international supervision, normalized relations between Israel and the Arab world and a possible pathway to Palestinian independence. However, if the deal stalls, Gaza could be trapped in an unstable limbo for years to come.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the prime minister of Qatar and a key mediator, said over the weekend that the ceasefire is at a critical point, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to travel to the White House this month to discuss the next steps.
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Colombia is the deadliest country for environmental defenders |
Climate activists are facing steep risks in Colombia, the deadliest country in the world for people protecting land and forests. An international watchdog group monitoring attacks on activists recorded 48 killings in Colombia last year, nearly a third of all cases worldwide. Read more. |
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Tourists look at the petrified footprints of dinosaurs at Carreras Pampa in Toro Toro National Park, north of Potosi, Bolivia, Saturday. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) |
16,000 fossil footprints in central Bolivia reveal dinosaur behavior
Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters — capable of sinking their claws even into solid rock. Then scientists traveled there in the 1960s, determining that it was actually the stomping ground of gigantic, two-legged dinosaurs. Now, a team of researchers has discovered an unprecedented collection of footprints. And they tell a story that dinosaur bones can't. |
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