Category: Finance

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, has called on students from underrepresented groups to apply for the 1916 Bursary, a financial support scheme aimed at promoting access to higher education. The application portal remains open until 5pm on 10 October 2025. The bursary targets students from priority groups […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Nvidia and OpenAI announced Monday a landmark partnership that could reshape the global artificial intelligence landscape, with Nvidia committing up to $100 billion in investment and infrastructure support. The deal includes the supply of advanced data center chips to power OpenAI’s next-generation models and services. The collaboration brings together two of the […]

LONDON — Nvidia has unveiled a £2 billion investment initiative aimed at strengthening the United Kingdom’s artificial intelligence ecosystem, with a focus on key innovation hubs in London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Manchester. The funding package is designed to support emerging startups, expand AI infrastructure, and generate high-skilled employment across the country. Among the beneficiaries are […]

I was one of the millions of people who lost someone to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the nonstop news about the “new normal,” my grief felt invisible. I took shallow solace in my phone and turned to social media to numb me from the reality that I now lived in: a world without my dad. […]

Despite growing awareness of diversity and inclusion, minority business founders across the globe continue to face systemic barriers to accessing capital—resulting in significant economic, social, and developmental losses. From venture capital deserts to underbanked communities, the lack of funding for minority-owned enterprises is not just a moral issue—it’s a global economic liability. 📉 The Scale […]

A few years ago, while working as a professor and as a welder at a small repair and fabrication shop, I went looking for books about women in the skilled trades. In the few I found, one stood out in how it made way for tradeswomen’s voices: political scientist Jean Reith Schroedel’s 1985 classic “Alone […]

18 September 2025 — Nvidia has announced a $5 billion investment in Intel, signaling strong confidence in the U.S. chipmaker’s long-term potential. The move follows a landmark federal initiative that saw the U.S. government take a major stake in Intel to revitalize domestic semiconductor production. Nvidia’s capital infusion is expected to significantly bolster Intel’s research […]

18 September 2025 — The United Kingdom has secured over $42 billion in artificial intelligence investments from major US technology firms, marking a transformative moment in transatlantic cooperation. The announcement coincided with US President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK and the unveiling of a new “Tech Prosperity Deal” aimed at deepening collaboration in […]

The Federal Reserve on Sept. 17, 2025, cut its target interest rate as it shifts focus from fighting inflation to supporting the choppy labor market. As financial markets expected, the Fed lowered rates a quarter point to a range of 4% to 4.25%, its first cut since December 2024. The Fed’s decision to begin cutting […]

Women in the U.S. typically earned 85% as much as men for every hour they spent working in 2024. However, working women are faring much better than their moms and grandmothers did 40 years ago. In the mid-1980s, women were making only 65% as much as men for every hour of paid work. Women’s wages […]