Trump could declare national economic emergency to justify universal tariffs, CNN reports

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Jan. 7, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump is contemplating calling a national economic emergency to implement his wide-reaching tariff policies, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN. A declaration of this nature will give Trump power to create … Read more

Mexico’s president calls for parts of US to be renamed ‘Mexican America’

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday hit back at US president-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico, suggesting US territory that was previously part of Mexico should be called “Mexican America”. The … Read more

Russian shelling kills 13 in Zaporizhzhia

At least 13 people have been killed and another 18 injured in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia, local officials say. “The Russians cynically attacked the city in the middle of the day,” regional head Ivan Fedorov said, adding that two guided aerial bombs hit residential buildings. Footage has emerged showing one high-rise … Read more

This Week in AI: More capable AI is coming, but will its benefits be evenly distributed?

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. The AI news cycle didn’t slow down much this holiday season. Between OpenAI’s 12 days of “shipmas” and DeepSeek’s major model release on Christmas Day, blink and you’d miss some new development. And it’s not slowing … Read more