China’s Xi Jinping ‘sends message’ to country’s technology companies as DeepSeek called “profound threat” to America’s national security

China’s President Xi Jinping (Farhan Abdullah/Malaysia’s Department of Information via AP) Chinese President Xi Jinping has reportedly declared artificial intelligence (AI) a cornerstone of the next technological revolution, urging China to seize a competitive edge in this transformative field. Speaking at a high-level meeting of the Communist Party focused on emerging technologies, Xi emphasized that…

China's Xi Jinping 'sends message' to country's technology companies as DeepSeek called "profound threat" to America's national security

Universities in the crossfire: America’s academic strongholds face a new authoritarian threat

<p>Harvard University is facing the largest funding threat among the institutions targeted by the Trump administration. Federal funding worth approximately $9 billion is at stake, and more than $2.2 billion has already been withdrawn. <br><br>The administration accuses Harvard of allowing antisemitism and promoting ideological bias. In response, Harvard rejected the administration’s proposals, including allowing an…

Universities in the crossfire: America's academic strongholds face a new authoritarian threat

How are America’s elite universities financed?

In a sweeping assertion of federal power barely months after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has begun reshaping American higher education by targeting elite universities with deep funding cuts.The most dramatic move came last week, when Trump moved to revoke $2.2 billion (€1.9 billion) in multiyear research grants for Harvard. Earlier in…

How are America's elite universities financed?