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...

Jeffrey A. Newman The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, is asking the Supreme Court to stay the injunction issued by a Texas district judge in early December. The attorneys representing FinCEN said the government is likely to succeed in defending the constitutionality of the law and that the district court’s...

Jeffrey A. Newman The U.S. Defense Department updates its list of “Chinese Military Companies,” or CMC list, annually. With the latest revision, it includes 134 companies. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 bans the Defense Department from dealing with the designated companies...