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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declines Senate testimony on AI, China, exports

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declines Senate testimony on AI, China, exports

Published by Sam Flores

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, arrives at a Korean barbecue restaurant for a dinner meeting with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, and Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin in Seoul, South Korea, on June 5, 2026. Chris Jung | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has declined an invitation from Sen. Elizabeth Warren to testify before the Senate Banking Committee this Thursday, as lawmakers increase scrutiny of the chipmaker’s China business and its role at the center of the global AI boom. Huang’s decision means one of the most powerful executives in AI will not appear at a hearing focused on American AI development, innovation, affordability and U.S. technological dominance. Warren, D-Mass., had asked Huang to testify about Nvidia’s business in China and its views on U.S. export controls, which govern the sale of advanced American technology abroad. Huang said he would be “unable to attend.” The exchange underscores the growing pressure facing Nvidia in Washington as policymakers debate whether advanced AI chips should be sold more broadly around the …

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declines Warren request to testify at AI hearing

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declines Warren request to testify at AI hearing

Published by Sam Flores

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has declined an invitation from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., to testify at a Senate committee hearing later this week about American AI development, NBC News has learned. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Thursday’s hearing, held by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, will examine AI’s role in American innovation, affordability and technological dominance. Warren had requested Huang’s attendance to learn more about Nvidia’s business in China and its approach to export controls — rules that regulate sales of American AI technology abroad. “NVIDIA sits at the center of some of the most important questions facing our country about artificial intelligence, economic competition, and national security,” Warren wrote in a statement about Huang’s decision not to attend. “If Mr. Huang has time to attend a $1 million-a-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago and fly across the world to meet with President Xi Jinping of China, he should be able to find time to answer questions from Congress.” Nvidia is the world’s …

Judge Declines To Block Trump’s Order On Mail-In Voting

Judge Declines To Block Trump’s Order On Mail-In Voting

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on May 28 allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to implement an executive order imposing restrictions on mail-in voting. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, based in Washington, rejected a request from Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), for an injunction against the order. US President Donald Trump walks towards the Rose Garden for a “Rose Garden Club” dinner in honor of Police Week at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2026. Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images Absent an injunction, the federal government would compile lists of U.S. citizens and would coerce states into only allowing people on the lists to register to vote and vote in elections, even though the sources for the list are known to be deficient, plaintiffs argued in court filings. Nichols disagreed, writing in a 26-page decision that while the order directed federal officials to compile the lists, it “does not mandate any action by a State once a List has been …

Judge in D.C. declines to block Trump’s mail-in voting order : NPR

Judge in D.C. declines to block Trump’s mail-in voting order : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

President Trump holds his signed executive order that calls for restricting voting by mail in the White House’s Oval Office in March. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP A federal judge has declined to temporarily block President Trump’s executive order that calls for restricting voting by mail. The ruling released Thursday by U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump nominee based in Washington, D.C., leaves in place — at least for now — an order that tests the limits of the president’s power under the Constitution. A separate, 2025 executive order on voting was halted by courts. The latest executive order, issued March 31, calls for the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Social Security Administration to create lists of adult U.S. citizens in each state, and to send those lists to state election officials. It also calls for the U.S. Postal Service — a federal agency that’s independent of a president’s administration — to come up with lists of eligible voters and to only deliver mail-in ballots to people on …

Toyota And Honda See Sharp Declines In Profit Amidst Iran War Pressures, Spiking EV Costs

Toyota And Honda See Sharp Declines In Profit Amidst Iran War Pressures, Spiking EV Costs

Published by Jenni Sidey

Toyota expects a sharp decline in profit as rising material and shipping costs tied to the Iran conflict pressure its business, according to Bloomberg.  The automaker projected operating income of ¥3 trillion for the fiscal year ending March 2027, well below both analyst expectations of ¥4.6 trillion and last year’s ¥3.8 trillion. The company said supply chain disruptions are driving up costs for aluminum, resins, and other materials, while logistics issues remain unpredictable. Toyota estimates the regional conflict could reduce earnings by about ¥670 billion. After the forecast was released, shares dropped as much as 3.5%. Analysts noted Toyota may be giving conservative guidance, but future performance will depend heavily on how long the conflict continues. Julie Boote, an analyst at London-based research firm Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd told Bloomberg: “Toyota did not only miss consensus estimates, but also its own forecast, as auto unit sales came in much weaker than predicted by the automaker. It is still likely that Toyota is once again lowballing its guidance, with earnings upgrades possible during the fiscal year; much …

Wildfire prevention work declines under Trump administration : NPR

Wildfire prevention work declines under Trump administration : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Setting low-grade fires, known as prescribed burns, can help clear out overgrown brush and dead material that fuels more extreme wildfires. In 2025, controlled burning fell by almost half under the Trump administration. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images With wildfires already burning and drought persisting across much of the U.S., fire experts are bracing for what could be an extreme fire season. The U.S. Forest Service is going into it having done far less work than in recent years to manage the dry, flammable vegetation that can fuel catastrophic fires. In 2025, the Forest Service reduced vegetation on almost 1.5 million fewer acres than in 2024, according to an analysis of the agency’s data by NPR and firefighting experts. It marks a significant drop from the more than 4 million acres of hazardous vegetation work done in the last year of the Biden administration. The biggest decline was in prescribed burns, the low-grade fires intentionally set to clear dense underbrush, helping reduce the intensity of future wildfires. In 2025, the …

Jimmy Kimmel explains ‘expectant widow’ comment, declines to apologize

Jimmy Kimmel explains ‘expectant widow’ comment, declines to apologize

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ABC late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel explained his recent joke about First Lady Melania Trump, but declined to apologize for offending her. On Monday, President Trump repeated his demand that ABC fire the longtime show host over a joke that aired on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” two days before the White House Correspondents’ Assn. dinner in Washington. Kimmel, who has headlined that event before, staged a pretend roast during his Thursday night broadcast that featured spliced-in footage of Melania Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and others. During the bit, a tuxedo-clad Kimmel called the first lady “beautiful,” saying she had “the glow of an expectant widow.” There wasn’t much reaction to Kimmel’s comment at the time, Kimmel said during Monday’s show. On Saturday, the White House Correspondents’ Assn. gala, to celebrate the 1st Amendment, was interrupted when a gunman sprinted past security at the Washington Hilton, where the event was being held. He did not reach the ballroom. The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, has been charged with attempting to assassinate the …

Most US adults still support abortion access, despite declines for some Christians

Most US adults still support abortion access, despite declines for some Christians

Published by Sam Flores

(RNS) — Though majorities in both groups support abortion being legal, a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that both white Catholics and white mainline/nonevangelical Protestants have demonstrated a small swing toward an anti-abortion position since 2024.  In a survey conducted throughout much of 2025 and released Thursday (April 23), 57% of white Catholics said abortion should be legal in all or most cases, down from 62% in 2024. Similarly, 65% of white mainline/nonevangelical Protestants said abortion should be legal in all or most cases, down from 69% in 2024. Both changes were statistically significant; however, PRRI-affiliated scholars say it’s too early to tell if the shift is an enduring trend. Kristin Kobes Du Mez, a PRRI senior democracy fellow and history professor at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, said several theories could explain the shift. “One theory would be consistent with the argument that changing legislation can change values,” Kobes Du Mez said, as the shift is driven by Republicans, and Republican states have seen abortion laws change post-Roe. But …

Apple Leads Top Brands for China Smartphone Growth as Market Declines

Apple Leads Top Brands for China Smartphone Growth as Market Declines

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China’s smartphone shipments fell 4% year over year in the first quarter of 2026, according to data from Counterpoint Research, with Apple delivering the strongest growth among the top six brands. Counterpoint’s Market Monitor Tracker attributed the decline primarily to a high base effect from last year’s government subsidy program and rising component costs. Counterpoint noted that February’s Lunar New Year promotions provided a slight boost, but said the “magnitude of these discounts was hampered by a sharp increase in memory costs.” Rising costs are already driving up retail prices on both new and used devices, and the pressure is expected to continue through the second quarter. Apple rose to second place in the market with shipments up 20% year over year, driven by strong iPhone 17 series demand, promotional price cuts, and government subsidies. Counterpoint says Apple is best positioned among manufacturers to navigate the ongoing global memory crunch, supported by its premium product portfolio and supply chain management. The firm expects Apple to absorb rising costs internally in the near-to-medium term and expand …

Longitudinal study finds procrastination declines with age but still shapes major life outcomes over nearly two decades

Longitudinal study finds procrastination declines with age but still shapes major life outcomes over nearly two decades

Published by José Betancourt

An 18-year-long study published in Journal of Personality & Social Psychology finds that people tend to procrastinate less as they move through young adulthood. Research on procrastination has mostly focused on short-term behavior, largely in academic settings and over relatively brief periods. These studies have been useful for identifying what leads people to delay tasks and the immediate consequences for performance and well-being, but they don’t say much about whether procrastination changes across longer stretches of life, or whether it stays fairly constant as people grow older. It is unclear, then, whether procrastination should be understood primarily as a context-dependent behavior or as a more enduring individual difference. Lisa Bäulke and colleagues addressed this gap by examining procrastination across the transition from late adolescence into adulthood. They sought to determine whether procrastination shows both stability and change over time, and how it develops alongside broader personality traits. The study was also motivated by the possibility that major life transitions, particularly the shift from education to the workforce, may shape patterns of procrastination. By following individuals …