'Love to have him': Trump says Xi to visit US on September 24

IANS | September 3, 2026 8:51 AM

Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) President Donald Trump has announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit the United States on September 24, saying he expects “a lot of good things” from his engagement with the Chinese leader.

US accelerates Space Command headquarters move

IANS | September 3, 2026 8:35 AM

Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) The United States is accelerating the relocation of its Space Command headquarters to Alabama, with more than 140 military and civilian personnel already operating there and plans for more than 900 headquarters staff by fiscal year 2028, the Pentagon said.

US warns EB-1 green cards may shut for India

IANS | September 3, 2026 8:18 AM

Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) The United States has warned that employment-based first-preference green cards for Indians could become unavailable within weeks because of heavy demand, adding fresh pressure to an already severe backlog that has left another major category closed to Indian applicants.

US ‘very substantially’ leading China in AI: Trump

IANS | September 3, 2026 8:03 AM

Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said the United States is leading China “very substantially” in artificial intelligence, putting technological supremacy at the centre of an intensifying competition between the world’s two largest economies.

US Commerce Secy warns communities against blocking AI data centres

IANS | September 3, 2026 7:46 AM

Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 3 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has warned American communities that they risk losing investment, jobs and tax revenue if they block the construction of artificial intelligence data centres because of what he called misinformation about their environmental and economic impact.

China ignored US chip offer, says Lutnick

IANS | September 3, 2026 7:18 AM

Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 3 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said China has not accepted President Donald Trump’s offer to sell it advanced American artificial intelligence chips, arguing that further relaxation of technology export controls is therefore unnecessary.

Being left behind in AI poses biggest risk to countries: Karp

IANS | September 3, 2026 7:13 AM

Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 3 (IANS) Palantir chief executive Alex Karp has warned that being left behind in the artificial intelligence race may pose a greater danger to countries than the technology’s possible adverse consequences, as governments scramble to secure computing capacity, electricity and control over their data.