Protests continue in Minneapolis, as President Trump threatens to send in troops. Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader. College basketball betting scandal. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has these stories and more on the World News Roundup.
From the BBC World Service: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have announced a "new strategic partnership" at a meeting in Beijing. The deal encompasses clean energy and lower tariffs. Then, the United States and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement that reduces import taxes on goods from the island, while increasing Taiwan's technology investment in the U.S. And later, we look at the growth in the low- and no-alcohol drinks industry.
Plus: The Trump administration proposes an emergency auction where tech companies would bid to have new power plants built. And a federal judge rules work can resume on a massive wind project off Long Island. Luke Vargas hosts.
A.M. Edition for Jan. 16. The White House is set to call for an emergency auction in which tech companies can bid to build new power plants. The unprecedented federal intervention comes as local communities push back on new data centers over their effect on electricity costs. Plus, Journal Asia political editor Peter Saidel breaks down Canada’s embrace of China amid rocky relations with Washington. And the Trump administration’s futile campaign to get people to dress better on planes. Luke Vargas hosts.
Those massive AI data centers going in across the country can use as much energy as an entire city. President Trump said this week he wants tech companies to "pay their own way," and touted a new Microsoft pledge to bear the full cost of their AI energy needs.
Plus, Apple announces its long awaited new AI Siri will be powered by Google.
But first, Nvidia can once again export its second best H200 chips to China if it follows some new security rules and pays the U.S. government 25% of its sales. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, to discuss all these topics on this week’s “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”
Protests intensify in Minneapolis after a second ICE-related shooting, as President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. Venezuela’s top opposition leader brings her Nobel Peace Prize to Washington to press her case with President Trump, even as the U.S. signals support for an interim leader. And President Trump unveils what he calls a new healthcare plan, leaning on cheaper insurance with limited benefits as Congress debates the future of ACA subsidies.
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