Trump picks close allies for top jobs while China grows stronger in Latin America

Former president builds team for possible second term picking trusted names for key positions. Meanwhile Chinaʼs economic influence in South America keeps growing as AI researchers look for new ways forward

November 12 2024 , 02:13 PM  •  867 views

Trump picks close allies for top jobs while China grows stronger in Latin America

Donald Trump is picking trusted people for his team‚ showing what might come if he wins next year. He wants Marco Rubio as the nations top diplomat and Elise Stefanik (whoʼs been a strong supporter) as the person to speak for America at the UN

The ex-presidents campaign is a big topic at the Asia-Pacific meeting in Peru; where theres more talk about China than the US. Beijing has become the go-to trade partner for Latin America — their deals are worth way-more than what America offers to the region

AI tech-development has hit some road-blocks: researchers cant make the engines smarter using old methods. Teams at well-known companies are trying to find new ways to push AI forward‚ but its not an easy task

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