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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Ed Kalecki. NVIDIA's CEO is squashing rumors of a rift in negotiations to invest in OpenAI. Bloomberg's Monica Ricks reports.
NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang says the company will absolutely be involved in OpenAI's current funding round despite a recent report from the Wall Street Journal saying negotiations had stalled.
We will invest a great deal of money, probably the largest investment we've ever made.
Huang didn't give numbers while speaking to reporters in Taiwan, but said it'd be nothing like the $100 billion NVIDIA was said to be investing. He also said the company supports every developer that uses its software, after a U.S. lawmaker accused the chip giant of offering tech support to improve China's DeepSeek AI model. Monica Ricks. Bloomberg Radio.
A judge on Saturday ordered the U.S. to release five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from a Texas detention center where they were taken after being detained in a Minneapolis suburb last month. U.S. District Judge Fred Beery, who was appointed by former Democratic President Bill Clinton, said in his ruling the case has its genesis.
in the ill-conceived and incompetently implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children. A U.S. judge has denied Minnesota's request to pause the Trump administration's recent search of thousands of immigration enforcement agents in the state. U.S.
District Judge Catherine Menendez's order will allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies to maintain approximately 3,000 officers deployed in Minnesota, primarily in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, since Operation Metro Surge launched late last year.
An administration official previously told the court that region normally has about 80 officers performing immigration enforcement operations. Senate Republicans are split on Democrats' demands for immigration enforcement restrictions that have prompted a partial government shutdown. Bloomberg's Nathan Hager has more on what they're saying to Bloomberg government.
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Chapter 2: What recent developments involve Nvidia and OpenAI funding?
President Trump told a Fox News reporter on Saturday that government funding is going fine. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has undercut her support as she fights to keep her job, with some members of Congress frustrated by her rare appearances on Capitol Hill for hearings. Bloomberg's Amy Morris reports from Washington.
Republican Senator Tom Tillis blamed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for decisions that he said are tarnishing DHS's and ICE's reputation. But it's not just the fallout for Minneapolis. Noem's policy requiring her personal sign-off on expenses exceeding $100,000 has dramatically slowed recovery after hurricanes and floods. and some lawmakers feel like she's stiff-armed Congress.
All of this has raised questions about Noem's long-term job security, with some senators calling for her job, others expressing frustration with her interactions with Congress. In Washington, Amy Morris, Bloomberg Radio.
Alphabet's autonomous driving unit is aiming to raise about $16 billion in a financing round that would value the unit nearly $110 billion. The parent company would provide about $13 billion to the robo-taxi firm, while the rest would come from others, including new investors Sequoia Capital, DST Global, and Dragoneer Investment.
The prior investment round in October of 24 valued the company above $45 billion and was led by Alphabet, which also owns Google. ExxonMobil and Chevron are treading carefully as they weigh President Trump's call to invest $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry against the disciplined spending model that sent their stocks soaring on Wall Street.
The CEOs of both companies talked up the long-term opportunities in Venezuela, which has the world's largest reserves on paper, but were hesitant to commit to new capital after reporting earnings Friday. Bitcoin fell sharply in early Saturday afternoon trading in New York, tumbling below the $80,000 mark to hit levels last seen in April 2025.
The decline came amid thin liquidity and limited buying interest, deepening a drawdown that has erased more than 30% from the world's largest cryptocurrency. Japan and Britain agreed Saturday to accelerate cooperation on cybersecurity and the supply of critical minerals.
As China's influence grows in the region, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his visit to Japan comes at a time when geopolitical, economic and technological shocks are literally shaking the world. In sports, the NBA has suspended Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George 25 games for violating the league's drug policy.
And at the women's final at the Australian Open, Elena Rabokina defeated Irina Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. That's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Ed Kalecki. This is Bloomberg.
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