May 14 (Reuters) – A bidder agreed to pay $9,000,100 at auction to dine with billionaire investor Warren Buffett and basketball superstar Stephen Curry in a charity fundraiser. The winning bid came in a weeklong auction on eBay that ended on Thursday, according to eBay’s website. The winner’s identity could not immediately be determined. Buffett,

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney posited that the world order was not experiencing a “transition” but rather a “rupture” from the global system established in the aftermath of the Second World War. For Southeast Asia, and its primary institutional forum – ASEAN – this means recognising that some of its most cherished principles might no

Trump said tonight that he brought top business leaders who traveled with him to China into his meeting with Xi and discussed how to increase trade between the U.S. and China. “I suggested that before we start the meeting, I’d like to introduce them to you, and they were surprised, because it wasn’t, you know,

Hello, welcome to Politics Insider. Let’s look at what happened today. Alberta must respect the rights of Indigenous peoples and individual freedoms if it wishes to hold an independence referendum, Prime Minister Mark Carney says. Matthew Scace reports that Carney made the comments today, a day after an Alberta judge struck down a separatist group’s

On the National Mall, where Trump’s new tinge of paint made its way up the basin of the Reflecting Pool, three video-game consoles had been installed with an interactive game called Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell. It allowed players to simulate the Iran war. A few National Guard members took turns trying out the

Elon Musk accuses OpenAI of breaching charitable trust and prioritising profit over AI safety and nonprofit values. Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026 Lawyers for OpenAI and Elon Musk began closing arguments in a landmark trial that could impact the future of the ChatGPT maker. On Thursday, each side presented a concluding statement to

Interview by Doug Henwood Elon Musk needs no introduction. He is one of the leading capitalists of our time. Unlike many in tech, he gets down and dirty with the physical world (or rather, his employees do), building cars and rockets, digging tunnels, even implanting chips in people’s brains. He is also a master of

US stocks stepped higher on Thursday as the artificial intelligence trade came back into focus and after President Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, began a high-stakes US-China summit. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 0.7%, or more than 350 points, to climb above the 50,000 level for the first time since February.

Merve Aydogan 14 May 2026•Update: 14 May 2026 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada plans to double its electricity generation over the next two decades to meet rising demand and strengthen the country’s energy resilience. “Electricity demand in Canada is expected to double by 2050, so we will double our grid,” Carney

These famous faces spend time in Ontario’s Muskoka region to unwind. (Images via Getty Images/Yahoo Canada Illustration) The May long weekend in Canada is the unofficial start to summer. For some, Victoria Day weekend (or “May 2-4”) means packing up the car for the ceremonial task of opening the cottage for the season. Canadian summers,

President Donald Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday on the National Mall in Washington for a prayer gathering billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation Under God” upon America’s 250th birthday. But some critics call the Rededicate 250 event an

Elena Teslova 14 May 2026•Update: 14 May 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow intends to create and expand mutually beneficial technological alliances with other countries despite Western sanctions and external pressure. Speaking at the 10th anniversary congress of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia in Moscow, Putin said combining the intellectual

Topline Lei Jun, the Chinese billionaire and CEO of smartphone and electric vehicle company Xiaomi, leaned in for a selfie at a state dinner with his seemingly annoyed American manufacturing rival Elon Musk, who is one of several American billionaires accompanying President Donald Trump on a state visit. Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends a state

Disney+ hosted the world premiere for the highly-anticipated second season of Rivals at London’s BFI IMAX on Tuesday, serving up a mix of sharp tailoring, old-school glamour, and a few styling choices I’m still trying to make peace with. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Disney+ Headmistress Chic Hayley Atwell wore an Erdem Pre-Fall 2026 suit which

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a state banquet for US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping told American CEOs travelling with President Donald Trump that the door

Chinese President Xi Jinping warmly welcomed a delegation of US CEOs on Thursday during the first day of President Trump’s visit to the country. The business leaders were on hand for an arrival ceremony and a portion of a bilateral meeting held in China’s Great Hall of the People, where Trump proceeded to introduce them

If it wasn’t already clear, Elon Musk and Sam Altman hate each other. While the two men were once cofounders of OpenAI, they’re now locked in a vicious feud, playing out in all its theatrics in front of a judge and jury in a California courtroom. Musk is suing, alleging that Altman and OpenAI president

Blue Origin is considering its first external fundraising round as it looks to scale rocket launches. The move comes as SpaceX prepares for a potential IPO, intensifying competition in the space market Backed by Bezos since 2000, Blue Origin is now investing heavily in infrastructure and technology, aiming to increase launch capacity and directly rival

Berk Kutay Gokmen 14 May 2026•Update: 14 May 2026 Elon Musk travelled to China alongside US President Donald Trump this week despite his ongoing trial, NBC News reported Wednesday. The trial is about a lawsuit Musk filed against the artificial intelligence company OpenAI. As a co-founder of the startup, Musk alleges the firm has betrayed

Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026 United States President Donald Trump is in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping aimed at easing deep tensions between the rival superpowers. Visiting China for the first time since 2017 during his previous term, Trump received a lavish welcome from Chinese authorities. As he