News & Comments: 01/29/25

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

#Ukraine #Europe #UnitedStates - 'War must end, Ukraine couldn't agree more: The question is what do we mean by just, lasting peace?' FRANCE 24 English

29 January 2025

Forget Donald Trump’s appointments to key posts. It’ll be the president himself who ultimately decides whether to strike a deal over Ukraine’s head with Russia, argues Dmytro Kuleba.

Ukraine’s former foreign minister tells France 24’s François Picard about his country’s war effort and why he’s against lowering the conscription age as well as life after public office teaching wartime diplomacy at the French political science institute Sciences Po.

#Europe #Russia'sWarOnUkraine #UnitedStates

#news - Top U.S. & World Headlines — January 29, 2025: Democracy Now

29 January 2025

Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Latest Shows

Democracy Now!

#USA #Trump #federalgovernment - Trump goes too far: Zeal to dismantle federal government triggers public outrage: MSNBC

29 January 2025

Rachel Maddow reports on the nation-wide chaos that followed the Trump administration freezing billions in federal funds with little warning, and the public backlash over the vital services disrupted as a result of the Trump administration's desire to dismantle the federal government by pushing out federal workers and slashing support for federal programs that sent Trump backpedaling to make exceptions and excuses for his overreach.

#MSNBC #Trump #federalgovernment

Longtime federal workers say they have become pawns in a battle for political control, that their DEI work is misunderstood and they fear they're under surveillance.

#AI #DeepSeek #ArtificialIntelligence - Will China's DeepSeek burst the American AI bubble? | DW News Desk

29 January 2025

Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek and its latest open-source large language model (LLM) are sending shockwaves through the world's tech industry. DeepSeek's LLM appears to match or even beat its competitors at a fraction of the cost.

And DeepSeek is by far not the only AI model coming out of China. Alibaba's Qwen and Bytedance's Doubao are other examples of competitors catching up with American companies like OpenAI. US President Donald Trump says it's a 'wake-up call' for Silicon Valley, but how real is DeepSeek's AI revolution?

Can this Chinese startup truly overtake the US tech giants spending billions to win the AI race? #NewsDesk #DeepSeek #ArtificialIntelligence

#DeepSeek #investment #finance - Microsoft & OpenAI Investigate Group Linked to China's DeepSeek | Daybreak: Europe 1/29/2025

29 January 2025

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. On today's show, Bloomberg has learned that Microsoft and OpenAI are investigating whether Chinese AI startup, DeepSeek, obtained unauthorized data output from OpenAI technology. ASML'S fourth quarter earnings have smashed estimates amid an AI boom. Meanwhile, fashion and leather good sales at LVMH fell in the fourth quarter, casting doubt on prospects of a quick recovery in luxury demand. Today's guests: Lindsay James, Investment Strategist at Quilter Investors & Frederic Giovansili, Deputy CEO of Tikehau.