On Thursday, Peter Thiel met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo to discuss emerging technology cooperation as Palantir Technologies strengthens its presence in Japan and broader U.S.–Japan tech ties continue to grow. Thiel And Takaichi Discuss Future Of Advanced Technologies Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir, held talks with Takaichi during a visit to Tokyo, according to...
On Thursday, Peter Thiel met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo to discuss emerging technology cooperation as Palantir Technologies strengthens its presence in Japan and broader U.S.–Japan tech ties continue to grow. Thiel And Takaichi Discuss Future Of Advanced Technologies Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir, held talks with Takaichi during a visit to Tokyo, according to Japan's Prime Minister's office. Don't Miss: The meeting was described as a courtesy call, though the discussion covered the evolving landscape of advanced technologies and opportunities for collaboration between the U.S. and Japan. Palantir Strengthens Presence In Japan The talks come as Palantir continues to expand its footprint in Japan through partnerships with major corporations. In August 2025, the company signed a licensing agreement with Fujitsu Ltd. that allows the Japanese technology giant to offer Palantir's Artificial Intelligence Platform to customers in Japan. Palantir has also deepened its long-standing collaboration with SOMPO Holdings through a new multi-year agreement with Palantir's Japanese unit. Trending: Before the IPO: How One Company Quietly Locked Up 500+ Iconic Character Rights US–Japan Economic And Tech Ties Continue To Grow The meeting also comes amid broader economic cooperation between the two nations. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the approval of the first $36 billion in Japanese-funded infrastructure and industrial projects in the U.S. The projects are part of a larger $550 billion investment commitment from Japan aimed at strengthening U.S. manufacturing and infrastructure. At the time, Takaichi described the initiative as a mutually beneficial effort designed to enhance the economic security of both countries. Takaichi is expected to travel to Washington on March 19 for a meeting at the White House. Read Next: Photo: Mark Reinstein On Shutterstock.com Up Next: Transform your trading with Benzinga Edge's one-of-a-kind ma...
Key Points Nvidia and Amazon have a 15-year partnership and are closely integrated. Nvidia's latest results were still stellar. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Perhaps the biggest surprise in Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) latest results was the additional $200 billion it plans to spend -- mostly on Amazon Web Services (AWS) -- this year. That figure blew well past analyst expectations and shows j...
Key Points Nvidia and Amazon have a 15-year partnership and are closely integrated. Nvidia's latest results were still stellar. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Perhaps the biggest surprise in Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) latest results was the additional $200 billion it plans to spend -- mostly on Amazon Web Services (AWS) -- this year. That figure blew well past analyst expectations and shows just how much Amazon and companies like it are betting on AI. It's really no wonder why. AWS was far and away Amazon's fastest-growing revenue stream as of its latest quarter, with sales up 24% year over year for the 2025 fourth quarter. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » While Amazon does design some of its hardware in-house, even Jeff Bezos' brainchild doesn't have all the money and expertise it needs to create its own AI hardware ecosystem. And, like most other companies involved in the AI industry, Amazon needs to work with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) to bring its goals to fruition. So, I expect Nvidia will be one of, if not the biggest beneficiary of Amazon's $200 billion investment. With a little help from its friends Nvidia doesn't need much in the way of an introduction. The company was probably the biggest stock market story in 2025, especially when it broke out above $5 trillion in valuation late last year. Its graphics processing units (GPUs) are the preferred hardware for all the most advanced AI programs out there. And while Nvidia is facing some competition now, namely from Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), it remains the dominant AI hardware player with about 92% market share. Amazon and Nvidia have a rather cozy relationship stretching back 15 years, and it seems to be a mutually beneficial one. AWS' AI infrastructure runs on Nvidia hardware, and the two compa...
Security concerns must be treated seriously. But with trust in politics fraying, transparency has never been more necessary The recommendation that the names of MPs’ staff should be removed from a decades-old register , made by the House of Commons standards committee, is a retrograde step away from transparency. It is also appallingly timed. Public confidence in institutions including the governm...
Security concerns must be treated seriously. But with trust in politics fraying, transparency has never been more necessary The recommendation that the names of MPs’ staff should be removed from a decades-old register , made by the House of Commons standards committee, is a retrograde step away from transparency. It is also appallingly timed. Public confidence in institutions including the government is fragile . A Labour MP resigned the whip just this week, after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying . Parliamentarians should be striving to boost trust and engagement, not hiding information. The plan is all the more ill-judged as it emerged from a proposal to increase scrutiny. Currently, about 2,000 people employed by MPs, who hold passes granting them access to parliament, are named on the Register of Interests of Members’ Staff . But employees based in constituency offices with access to the parliamentary intranet, and email accounts, are not on it. Last summer, Lucy Powell, then leader of the Commons and now deputy leader of the Labour party, offered the government’s support for a plan to add these staff to the register. As there are about 2,200 of them, this would have more than doubled its size. Continue reading...
GLP-1 drugs are all the rage on Wall Street today, with demand for these weight loss products expected to be strong for years to come. That's helped to supercharge Eli Lilly's (LLY +0.70%) growth and its stock price. However, you might be better off with this higher-yielding drug peer, even though it doesn't compete in the GLP-1 market. Too much of a good thing Eli Lilly was second to market with ...
GLP-1 drugs are all the rage on Wall Street today, with demand for these weight loss products expected to be strong for years to come. That's helped to supercharge Eli Lilly's (LLY +0.70%) growth and its stock price. However, you might be better off with this higher-yielding drug peer, even though it doesn't compete in the GLP-1 market. Too much of a good thing Eli Lilly was second to market with a GLP-1 drug, but Mounjaro and Zepbound proved to be more effective than competing products. They are now the leading GLP-1 drugs, with 2025 revenue growth of 99% and 175%, respectively. Together, they account for 56% of Eli Lilly's top line. Eli Lilly has a lot riding on the success of these two drugs. Wall Street isn't focusing on that risk; it has pushed Eli Lilly's stock price sharply higher. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 44, and the dividend yield is a miserly 0.6%. It looks like Eli Lilly is priced for perfection. If you have a value bias or prefer more income, you'll probably want to look elsewhere. Expand NYSE : LLY Eli Lilly Today's Change ( 0.70 %) $ 6.92 Current Price $ 990.18 Key Data Points Market Cap $934B Day's Range $ 966.67 - $ 991.21 52wk Range $ 623.78 - $ 1133.95 Volume 132K Avg Vol 3.2M Gross Margin 83.04 % Dividend Yield 0.63 % Merck operates in different places Merck (MRK 0.24%) doesn't compete with Eli Lilly in the GLP-1 space. Merck is focused on treating cancer, infections, and cardiometabolic disease. These areas may not be as exciting as weight loss right now, but they are very important therapeutic categories. And while Merck has some patent expirations coming up, it also has a strong pipeline of new drugs. Meanwhile, the big patent expiration for Keytruda in the U.S. market may not be as bad as it seems. Merck has international patents for the drug that extend into the early 2030s. It also has a new Keytruda delivery method that could extend patent protection into the late 2030s. Expand NYSE : MRK Merck Today's Change ( -0.24 %) $ -0.28 ...
India banished the ghosts of 2023 by emphatically beating New Zealand by 96 runs in Ahmedabad to defend their T20 World Cup title. On the same ground they wilted under pressure and expectancy two and a half years ago against Australia in the 50-over showpiece, the co-hosts romped to 255-5 - two more than they managed in Thursday's semi-final against England - in front of a crowd of more than 100,0...
India banished the ghosts of 2023 by emphatically beating New Zealand by 96 runs in Ahmedabad to defend their T20 World Cup title. On the same ground they wilted under pressure and expectancy two and a half years ago against Australia in the 50-over showpiece, the co-hosts romped to 255-5 - two more than they managed in Thursday's semi-final against England - in front of a crowd of more than 100,000 jubilant supporters. The top three all made the most of supreme batting conditions, with Sanju Samson crashing 89 from 46 deliveries, Abhishek Sharma a 21-ball 52 and Ishan Kishan 54 from 25. Their total could have been even greater but for Jimmy Neesham taking three wickets in the 16th over. Shivam Dube hit 24 from the last to ensure New Zealand's respite was only brief. Tim Seifert whacked 52 from 26 balls but around him New Zealand lost regular wickets in pursuit of a lost cause, including Finn Allen, the Black Caps' semi-final centurion, for nine in the third over. The majestic Jasprit Bumrah bamboozled the lower order to finish with 4-15 as New Zealand were bowled out for 159 in 19 overs. The win means India - the first side to defend the men's T20 World Cup - have now won the past three men's white-ball tournaments - this, the 2024 title and the 2025 Champions Trophy. For New Zealand, also beaten by India in Dubai last year, this defeat goes alongside their near misses in the World Cup finals of 2015, 2019 and 2021.
Great Britain must defeat the host nation, Italy, in their final round-robin match of the mixed doubles curling to secure a place in the semi-finals, after being roundly beaten by China. Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean started well against the unbeaten pair of Wang Meng and Yang Jun and led at the halfway stage of the match. Missed opportunities and a sharp improvement from their opponents, however,...
Great Britain must defeat the host nation, Italy, in their final round-robin match of the mixed doubles curling to secure a place in the semi-finals, after being roundly beaten by China. Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean started well against the unbeaten pair of Wang Meng and Yang Jun and led at the halfway stage of the match. Missed opportunities and a sharp improvement from their opponents, however, meant a 5-3 lead became a 10-5 defeat, with the eighth end left unplayed. Butterfield said the shift in the match was explained by China getting a better measure of the force needed to “draw”, or land a stone in or in front of the scoring house. “Unfortunately, in the second half of the match they really dialled into what draw weight was. They had it very strong and we struggled,” she said. “I was quite nervous in that game. I think it probably was the psychology of playing China. And maybe because we found ourselves in the lead you don’t believe you’re good enough. We have to shake that off and believe that we are. If we play that first four ends for eight ends, we can beat them.” Kean said the pair had chosen to play a less cautious second half after reaching the midpoint 5-3 ahead, but were unable to hit the challenging angles necessary to bump other stones out of the house. “In the first half, we kept it pretty simple and we had that draw weight,” he said. “And then in the second half, we decided to start chasing. So when we have seen them play the bump, we decided we will play the bump back. And we weren’t quite icing right for that.” The mixed doubles is a new event at the Paralympics this year. Kean and Butterfield will now face Italy on Monday afternoon in the last of their seven round-robin matches. There was also defeat for Great Britain in the mixed team curling, as they lost narrowly the 2022 bronze medallists Canada, 5-4. The four-strong team are at an earlier stage of their competition having played three of nine matches in the round-robin stage. They are six...
The future of electric cars arrived this week in China. The world’s biggest car seller, BYD, unveiled a new battery giving its latest electric models more than 600 miles of range. Remarkably, the Chinese motor-maker said 250 miles of range could be injected into its new batteries in just five minutes. If true, the last remaining advantages of petrol cars – long range and quick refuelling – are beg...
The future of electric cars arrived this week in China. The world’s biggest car seller, BYD, unveiled a new battery giving its latest electric models more than 600 miles of range. Remarkably, the Chinese motor-maker said 250 miles of range could be injected into its new batteries in just five minutes. If true, the last remaining advantages of petrol cars – long range and quick refuelling – are beginning to disappear. But such technology requires megawatt charging points. A single charger can draw as much power as a small town in Britain. BYD’s system relies on chargers delivering around 1.5 megawatts of electricity – more than four times the fastest chargers in the UK. China is moving fast, planning thousands of megawatt charging stations within two years. Britain, by contrast, would struggle to support such a network today. Without upgrades to substations and local networks, the system could not handle the power spikes created by ultra-fast EV charging. This country’s electricity responsibilities are split across many bodies and firms. Improvements are slow and difficult, especially compared with China’s state-directed grid investment. The Chinese model resembles in some ways Britain’s postwar electricity system. Under the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB), as the economic historian Arthur Downing points out, generation, transmission and system operation were integrated within a single organisation that planned the network. Large power stations were linked by a national grid and run as one system, delivering decades of efficiency gains and falling electricity prices. Electricity abundance in Britain did not emerge because the state withdrew. It emerged because the state created institutions capable of coordinating a complex industry. Britain built its first national electricity grid in seven years. Today some transmission projects take double that just to get planning approval and grid connection. Building the infrastructure for the low-carbon transition ...
Kremlin: "We Are Not Neutral. We Support Iran." Russia says it stands with its ally Iran, at a moment Washington officials are outraged at reports that Moscow is supporting Tehran with targeting intelligence related to US bases and Pentagon assets in the region amid Operation Epic Fury. That allegation was first reported by The Washington Post days ago. President Vladimir Putin held a phone call w...
Kremlin: "We Are Not Neutral. We Support Iran." Russia says it stands with its ally Iran, at a moment Washington officials are outraged at reports that Moscow is supporting Tehran with targeting intelligence related to US bases and Pentagon assets in the region amid Operation Epic Fury. That allegation was first reported by The Washington Post days ago. President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the Kremlin had announced late Friday, amid the escalating US-Israeli attacks on Iran. In the call Putin expressed "deep condolences" over the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei , members of his family, other senior political and military officials, as well as the civilian victims. Putin, it must be remembered, has been hosted in Tehran on several occasions and has been photographed in friendly conversations with the slain Khamenei over the years. The Kremlin indicated further Putin reaffirmed Russia's position that there must be an immediate halt to the conflict, and that diplomacy must prevail over use of military force. He said he's in contact with leaders of countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as the crisis unfolds, countries which have come under Iranian missiles and drones over the past week of war. Pezeshkian for his part thanked Russia for what he described as solidarity with the Iranian people and briefed Putin on developments in the current phase of the conflict, the Kremlin said. Meanwhile, Russian diplomats are sending a clear signal on which side of the global divide they stand concerning the rapid events of the Iran war: "We are not neutral. We support Iran." This was the response with Russia's Ambassador to the United Kingdom was asked if Moscow is neutral regarding the Iran war... Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom: "We are not neutral. We support Iran. We take the current situation very badly and we do not understand the Western logic that consists of holding Iran responsible for everythi...
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump held a call on Sunday about the Middle East war, the UK government said, after fierce criticism of the British premier by the US leader. Trump had insulted Starmer over the latter’s initial refusal to have any role in the US-Israeli war with Iran , which began on February 28. “The leaders began by discussing the latest situation i...
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump held a call on Sunday about the Middle East war, the UK government said, after fierce criticism of the British premier by the US leader. Trump had insulted Starmer over the latter’s initial refusal to have any role in the US-Israeli war with Iran , which began on February 28. “The leaders began by discussing the latest situation in the Middle East and the military cooperation between the UK and US through the use of RAF bases in support of the collective self-defence of partners in the region,” Starmer’s office said in a statement. Advertisement “The prime minister also shared his heartfelt condolences with President Trump and the American people following the deaths of six US soldiers. “They looked forward to speaking again soon,” the statement added. Advertisement It did not mention whether the pair discussed the apparent fracturing of their close relationship over the past week.
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伊朗局勢｜哈梅內伊次子穆傑塔巴當選最高領袖 革命衛隊表明服從 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】哈梅內伊的兒子穆傑塔巴獲選為伊朗新任最高領袖，革命衛隊稱會服從新領袖的指令。美國總統特朗普早前指，如人選不獲美國認可，對方亦不會做得久。 伊朗官媒公布，由88名教士組成的專家會議選出穆傑塔巴為最高領袖，接替在上月底空襲喪生的哈梅內伊。56歲的穆傑塔巴是哈梅內伊的次子，向來行事低調，從未擔任公職，但長期在權力核心處理軍政事務，他原本因為不是高級教士以及伊朗政權反對世襲被看低一線。穆傑塔巴曾在兩伊戰爭服役，和革命衛隊關係密切，亦被視為政權鐵腕打壓異見的推手。大批民眾在消息公布後上街慶祝選出新任最高領袖。 美國總統特朗普接受美國廣播公司訪問，稱要確保伊朗選出的領袖不會令美國每隔一段時間便要再度對伊動武、甚至是放任對方獲得核武，但不排除可接受與哈梅內伊舊政權有關的人選，只要選出好的領袖便可，並指有多人能勝任。 對於有報道指美軍可能派特種部隊沒收伊朗的高濃鈾，特朗普稱任何選項都有可能，如控制了伊朗的土地，便可派人去稀釋這些濃縮鈾。伊朗外長阿拉格齊早前表示專家會議由伊朗人民選出，不容許任何人干涉內政。
Every transformative technology of the past 150 years has created a bubble -- from railroads to radio to the internet. As much as investors today hope it will be "different this time," it won't. So as the S&P 500 reaches historic highs, the question isn't whether artificial intelligence (AI) will produce a bubble, but where in the cycle we are: Is the AI bubble about to burst, or is it just beginn...
Every transformative technology of the past 150 years has created a bubble -- from railroads to radio to the internet. As much as investors today hope it will be "different this time," it won't. So as the S&P 500 reaches historic highs, the question isn't whether artificial intelligence (AI) will produce a bubble, but where in the cycle we are: Is the AI bubble about to burst, or is it just beginning to inflate? Who is using AI and how much? In many ways, the adoption of modern AI has been remarkable. Just over three years after ChatGPT kicked off the current boom, OpenAI reports that more than 800 million people use its large language models (LLMs) weekly. And as of November 2025, 41% of American workers reported using AI for their work, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis -- up 10% from a year earlier. Adoption is widespread at the company level, especially in the information sector, where 37.5% of companies actively use AI, according to research by The Motley Fool. But these numbers paint a rosier picture than the reality on the ground. While many workers have now tried the technology, only 13% report using it every day. On average, Americans spend 5.7% of their working hours with AI. While that's meaningful, it's not the sweeping transformation the valuations imply -- at least yet. The bull case: Signs the AI boom is just getting started There is certainly a compelling case that we are just getting started. Bulls will rightly point out that capital expenditures from the biggest tech companies in the world are still accelerating -- Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon have signaled north of $500 billion in combined AI-related capital expenditures for this year. Companies don't spend that kind of money without seeing a major opportunity. And while the parallels to the dot-com bubble are hard to miss, there is a key distinction: The companies at the heart of today's boom are enormously profitable businesses with massive cash flows. The...
Key Points Over 40% of American workers have tried AI, but only 13% use it daily, a gap that suggests current market valuations may be running ahead of real-world adoption. Today's AI leaders are highly profitable companies spending hundreds of billions on infrastructure. High debt levels in AI infrastructure build-outs and stretched market valuations near historic peaks are risk factors that inve...
Key Points Over 40% of American workers have tried AI, but only 13% use it daily, a gap that suggests current market valuations may be running ahead of real-world adoption. Today's AI leaders are highly profitable companies spending hundreds of billions on infrastructure. High debt levels in AI infrastructure build-outs and stretched market valuations near historic peaks are risk factors that investors can't ignore. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › Every transformative technology of the past 150 years has created a bubble -- from railroads to radio to the internet. As much as investors today hope it will be "different this time," it won't. So as the S&P 500 reaches historic highs, the question isn't whether artificial intelligence (AI) will produce a bubble, but where in the cycle we are: Is the AI bubble about to burst, or is it just beginning to inflate? Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Who is using AI and how much? In many ways, the adoption of modern AI has been remarkable. Just over three years after ChatGPT kicked off the current boom, OpenAI reports that more than 800 million people use its large language models (LLMs) weekly. And as of November 2025, 41% of American workers reported using AI for their work, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis -- up 10% from a year earlier. Adoption is widespread at the company level, especially in the information sector, where 37.5% of companies actively use AI, according to research by The Motley Fool. But these numbers paint a rosier picture than the reality on the ground. While many workers have now tried the technology, only 13% report using it every day. On average, Americans spend 5.7% of their working hours with AI. While that's meaningful, it's not the sweeping transformation the...