Trump’s new $1.8bn fund under fire
Nvidia will return more than $80bn to shareholders, and Donald Trump attracted ire this week with the creation of a $1.8bn “anti-weaponisation fund”. Plus, OpenAI is getting ready to go public, and Africa’s Ebola outbreak has health officials worried about pandemic preparedness.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Nvidia to return more than $80bn to shareholders as it reaps rewards of AI boom
China banned Nvidia’s gaming chip during Jensen Huang’s visit
How will Trump deploy his $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund’?
OpenAI readies IPO filing to list as soon as September
DR Congo races to halt spread of Ebola
Lethal Ebola virus outbreak triggers urgent international quest for vaccine
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