The Trump administration is reportedly probing whether DeepSeek bought Nvidia’s advanced computer chips through Singapore – despite US export controls blocking the sale of the powerful technology to China-based firms.

Most respondents say Trump’s return to the White House is positive for Singapore, particularly among older Singaporeans.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump would open the briefing room to bloggers, podcasters and social-media influencers.

The world’s richest man is now also one of the most politically powerful. Musk’s journey to mega MAGA funder sheds some light on what his motivations might be.

The rebranding of a former White House digital office into the new Department of Government Efficiency signals its potential limits, budget experts said.

Fortunately, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thought a full split was unlikely: "I can’t see how a full decoupling can happen at this stage."

Christopher Yeo, a finance director at a Singapore-owned digital infrastructure company ... he said he does not expect Trump's return to the White House to impact on his life in China. "But I would imagine U.S. institutional investors would continue ...

Goods exported from Canada and Mexico to the US will be hit with a 25% tariff, while products from China face a 10% levy, the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, told reporters on Friday.

President Donald Trump is meeting with Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang at the White House on Friday as the US prepares to tee up tariffs on semiconductors, weighs the fate of a subsidy program and probes whether Chinese AI startup DeepSeek skirted export controls to obtain the chipmakers’ products.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will become the first world leader to visit the White House on Tuesday when he holds meetings with President Donald Trump.

But reformers have faced big obstacles. One is a government culture of risk aversion, says Brett Goldstein of Vanderbilt University, who previously oversaw the Defense Digital Service at the Pentagon. Another is that federal structures are fragmented and plagued by outdated tech.