8: Where do US advanced microchips go? US lawmakers want to know. A bipartisan group of eight congresspeople has introduced a bill requiring tracking technology on any export-bound artificial intelligence chips. The proposal, similar to a Senate bill introduced last week, is meant to stop cutting-edge American AI tech from going to China.
100: Tesla owner Elon Musk’s political action committee is being sued for failing to pay the $100 that it – controversially – promised to give swing-state voters who signed a pro-Constitution petition during last year’s presidential election.
21: The central Canadian province of Manitoba is struggling to control 21 active wildfires. The fast-moving blazes killed two people earlier this week and have forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 Manitobans. So far, this season’s 80 fires are nearly double the 20-year average.
11 billion: Honda is moving production of some of its vehicles from Ontario to the US, and postponing a plan to invest $11 billion in the production of EVs and batteries in Canada. The move is a direct response to Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on Canadian autos and parts.
3,000: Honda may be leaving, but the rubber ducks are coming! The owners of the Rubber Duck Museum in Point Roberts, Washington, a US town accessible only via Canadian territory, are decamping for Canada — along with their famous retail shop of 3,000 novelty ducks. The reason? Trump’s threats and tariffs on Canada have caused such a severe drop in cross-border visitors that the business can no longer stay afloat in the US.
In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer examines the stability of US-China relations and why he believes the period of relative calm between the two countries may be coming to an end.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul quickly responded by vowing tougher gun-control legislation and a renewed crackdown on illegal weapons.
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US-backed negotiations are opening a possible path to democratic elections in Venezuela – even as the country’s most popular opposition leader remains outside the room.