Trump team has politically linked startups overhauled 0 billion in government payments

Trump team has politically linked startups overhauled $700 billion in government payments

ProPublica is the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation room. Sign up for the Big Story Newsletter to receive similar stories in your inbox. Four days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, fintech startup ramps issued recommendations on how to address wasteful government spending. In a 4,000-word blog post titled “Efficiency Formula,” RAMP’s CEO and one of its investors have…

Read More
ABC project laborers win after election focus on cost of living, Trump

ABC project laborers win after election focus on cost of living, Trump

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor party is expected to win the conservative opposition. Broadcaster Sky News Australia and Seven predict that conservative liberals and national coalitions cannot win the government based on early counts, while ABC's election analyst Anthony Green said Labor won the victory. The cost of living pressure and concerns over…

Read More
Alibaba announces Advanced Qwen 3 AI as China's technology competition strengthens

Alibaba announces Advanced Qwen 3 AI as China's technology competition strengthens

(Reuters) – Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group (BABA) launched the Qwen 3 on Tuesday, an upgraded version of its flagship artificial intelligence model, introducing new hybrid reasoning capabilities. The launch was as competition in China’s AI sector grew, inspired by the success of breakthroughs by local startup DeepSeek earlier this year, which claims to have…

Read More
The White House says

The White House says

The White House said President Trump met in private with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome on Saturday, and the White House said at the funeral grounds of Pope Francis. This was the first time the two leaders met in person since television arguments were conducted in the Oval Office in late February, resulting in serious…

Read More