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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSatya Nadella is hoping to prove he's the shrewdest dealmaker in AI. Microsoft just put $1.5 billion in UAE firm G42 while getting it to divest its China ties. G42 has been linked to a chip venture led by Microsoft's other main AI bet, OpenAI.

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the United Steel Workers Union at the United Steel Workers Headquarters on April 17, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen/Getty ImagesJoe Biden on Wednesday painted a dire picture of China's economy to US steelworkers. Calling China "xenophobic," Biden unleashed some of his harshest comments ever about Beijing.

Tuesday's protests in California and New York led to 28 terminations and nine arrests. Justice SpeaksNine Google employees were arrested after protesting the company's contract with Israel. The company fired 28 employees in California and New York. Another employee was fired last month for protesting the same contract in New York.

A Red Lobster restaurant in Times Square in New York. Richard Levine/Corbis via Getty ImagesIt may be the end of the line for the seafood chain Red Lobster. Bloomberg reported that the restaurant was mulling bankruptcy and had sought legal advice. Red Lobster saw an operating loss of $12.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The effects of AI and related technologies cannot be ignored. AI has successfully brought to life what many people wouldn’t believe. This has led to far-reaching implications in various sectors. The crypto market is among the industries greatly affected by AI. The introduction of artificial intelligence into crypto trading has changed how these digital assets operate.

Olivia Munn at the 96th Annual Oscars held at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Gregg DeGuire/WWD via Getty ImagesOlivia Munn, 43, reflects on her emotional experience after undergoing a double mastectomy due to breast cancer."I saw myself for the first time and I was in shock," Munn told People.