Luke Vargas

We are exclusively reporting that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pressing U.S. trade officials to help fight an expected European Union fine and cease and desist order with the goal of pushing the Trump administration to respond aggressively against what the company says would be a discriminatory decision.

We are exclusively reporting that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pressing U.S. trade officials to help fight an expected European Union fine and cease and desist order with the goal of pushing the Trump administration to respond aggressively against what the company says would be a discriminatory decision.

After President Trump's election, Zuckerberg was quick to embrace the incoming president's priorities, scrapping Meta's diversity team, ending its fact-checking program, and appointing Trump ally UFC President Dana White to its board. And as European tech reporter Sam Schechner explains, Meta's chief executive is now looking to call in a favor.

After President Trump's election, Zuckerberg was quick to embrace the incoming president's priorities, scrapping Meta's diversity team, ending its fact-checking program, and appointing Trump ally UFC President Dana White to its board. And as European tech reporter Sam Schechner explains, Meta's chief executive is now looking to call in a favor.

SoftBank has agreed to lead a funding of up to $40 billion for OpenAI, valuing the chat GPT maker at $300 billion. The Japanese technology investment group said it wants to further support OpenAI's growth, having already invested $2.2 billion since September.

SoftBank has agreed to lead a funding of up to $40 billion for OpenAI, valuing the chat GPT maker at $300 billion. The Japanese technology investment group said it wants to further support OpenAI's growth, having already invested $2.2 billion since September.

To receive the full sum, the journal reports that OpenAI has to successfully restructure into an independent for-profit company by the end of the year. and that if it doesn't, SoftBank can pare back the funding round's size to $20 billion. The State Department is imposing sanctions on six Chinese officials, citing the political crackdown in Hong Kong and restrictions on access to Tibet.

To receive the full sum, the journal reports that OpenAI has to successfully restructure into an independent for-profit company by the end of the year. and that if it doesn't, SoftBank can pare back the funding round's size to $20 billion. The State Department is imposing sanctions on six Chinese officials, citing the political crackdown in Hong Kong and restrictions on access to Tibet.

The move re-injects human rights into the contentious U.S.-China relationship, where Trump has more recently kept his focus on trade imbalances and imposing tariffs. The sanctions follow penalties placed on dozens of top Hong Kong officials under President Biden and during Trump's first term.

The move re-injects human rights into the contentious U.S.-China relationship, where Trump has more recently kept his focus on trade imbalances and imposing tariffs. The sanctions follow penalties placed on dozens of top Hong Kong officials under President Biden and during Trump's first term.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration is opening a review of nearly $9 billion in federal grants and contracts with Harvard University and its affiliates, including Boston-area hospitals, making it the latest target of an investigation into how schools have handled anti-Semitism.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration is opening a review of nearly $9 billion in federal grants and contracts with Harvard University and its affiliates, including Boston-area hospitals, making it the latest target of an investigation into how schools have handled anti-Semitism.

This after the government canceled $400 million in grants and contracts with Columbia University before it agreed to meet a series of demands to get the money reinstated. Last month, the Education Department contacted 60 schools, warning them of potential enforcement actions if they didn't do more to protect Jewish students on campus in the wake of last year's pro-Palestinian protests.

This after the government canceled $400 million in grants and contracts with Columbia University before it agreed to meet a series of demands to get the money reinstated. Last month, the Education Department contacted 60 schools, warning them of potential enforcement actions if they didn't do more to protect Jewish students on campus in the wake of last year's pro-Palestinian protests.

In a letter to the Harvard Community Monday night, President Alan Garber called for urgent action to combat anti-Semitism, saying the removal of federal funding would halt life-saving research.

In a letter to the Harvard Community Monday night, President Alan Garber called for urgent action to combat anti-Semitism, saying the removal of federal funding would halt life-saving research.

And finally, President Trump says he is cracking down on ticket price gouging, in part by going after professional brokers that use bots to snap up large amounts of face value tickets and resell them at a high markup. During an executive order signing in the Oval Office, Trump was joined by musician Kid Rock, who expressed frustration at the state of the ticket industry.

And finally, President Trump says he is cracking down on ticket price gouging, in part by going after professional brokers that use bots to snap up large amounts of face value tickets and resell them at a high markup. During an executive order signing in the Oval Office, Trump was joined by musician Kid Rock, who expressed frustration at the state of the ticket industry.

Trump said the Federal Trade Commission, along with the Treasury and Justice Departments, will deliver a report within 180 days with details on whether more regulation or legislation is needed to protect consumers. And that's it for What's News for this Tuesday morning. Today's show was produced by Kate Bullivant and Daniel Bach with supervising producer Sandra Kilhoff.

Trump said the Federal Trade Commission, along with the Treasury and Justice Departments, will deliver a report within 180 days with details on whether more regulation or legislation is needed to protect consumers. And that's it for What's News for this Tuesday morning. Today's show was produced by Kate Bullivant and Daniel Bach with supervising producer Sandra Kilhoff.