Jeffrey A. Newman The executive order issued by President Trump is freezing trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans until they can be vetted. Millions of low income Amercians will be affected. According to news reports, the online system through which Medicaid receives federal funding to states nationwide,...

Jeffrey A. Newman DeepSeek, China's fledgling artificial intelligence company that sent a shockwave through the stock markets yesterday to the tune of $1 trillion in losses, is the topic of headlines today and that will continue. The Wall Street Journal makes an interesting point in one of their several...

Jeffrey A. Newman On Saturday January 25, I wrote about the Chinese chip maker DeepSeek and how it is making efficient AI models at less cost and as efficient as US companies. DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that’s r a year old, that is demonstrating...

Jeffrey A. Newman China's NORINCO-North Industries Group Corporation, has developed a High-Power Microwave (HPM) Weapon System. designed in part to counter the growing threat posed by drone swarms.
The system creates high-power microwave energy to disable or destroy drones by targeting their electronic...

Jeffrey A. Newman AI lab in China, named DeepSeek has unveiled a new AI model which, according to initial reports can outperform America’s best AI models and is less expenses and has less-powerful chips.  DeepSeek, has released its open-source large-language model in late December that...

Jeffrey A. Newman China is funding the expansion of the port of Veracruz Medico through China Harbour Engineering company. The expansion project will make Veracruz the second largest port in Mexico. In addition, the Port of Manzanillo is undergoing a $2.7 billion expansion project that will make it Latin...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will divest investments from two biotechs if he is confirmed to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). RFK Jr. said he would divest interests in several companies—including CRISPR Therapeutics and Dragonfly Therapeutics—within 90 days, according to a Jan....

Jeffrey A. Newman Esq. President Trump says he plans to place a 25 percent tariff on products from Mexico and Canada by February 1. He also intends on placing another 10 percent tariff on Chinese products by the same date that come through Mexico or Canada.  Mexico, China and...

Jeffrey A. Newman Republicans leaders Washington are planning funding cuts and regulatory changes to shrink Medicaid, a nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program. This serves nearly 80 million low income or disabled Americans. House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) told KFF Health News that Medicaid and other federal...

Jeffrey A. Newman The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against nine investment advisers and three broker-dealers for failures by the firms and their personnel to maintain and preserve electronic communications, in violation of recordkeeping provisions of the federal securities laws. The firms admitted the...