Nigel Farage claimed that Elon Musk offered him money in exchange for publicly backing certain policies, but the tech billionaire publicly denied it on X, posting "Farage is lying"

Mr. Musk came to Oakland, Calif., a few weeks ago to crush his nemesis, Sam Altman, the chief salesman for the artificial intelligence boom. As the tech world waits apprehensively for the conclusion of the trial over the A.I. company that the tycoons created together, Ishmael Reed is fashioning his own judgment a few miles from the courthouse.

In the recent past, China has pressured the US to change the language it uses from “does not support” Taiwan independence to “opposes,” and it’s possible that Xi sees an opportunity to push Trump to make that symbolic change during the summit, experts suggest.