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President Trump hosts Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin for the annual St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Bowl ceremony, using the occasion to confirm recent military strikes against Iran, highlight a $42 billion trade deficit with Ireland, and promote his domestic election reform agenda while celebrating centuries of Irish-American diplomatic ties.

Bloomberg Technology

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang forecasts $1 trillion in AI infrastructure spending through 2027 driven by insatiable demand for Blackwell chips and viral adoption of agentic AI, though markets remain skeptical about whether the stock's valuation reflects a cyclical peak or structural growth.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the UK Parliament to reinforce the new 100-year bilateral partnership, demonstrate Ukraine's cost-effective drone defense innovations including a real-time iPad command system, and announce expanded military cooperation with Middle Eastern allies while warning that evolving AI and drone technologies threaten global security.

Reuters

Trump discusses military actions against Iran, expressing disappointment with NATO allies who acknowledge Iran as a threat but won't provide support, while also addressing relationships with China, Cuba, and European leaders.

WIRED

Psychologist Kim Bergman, senior partner at Growing Generations, debunks common surrogacy myths, emphasizing that ethical gestational surrogacy involves rigorous psychological screening (accepting only the top 1-2%), full informed consent, and legal safeguards that make it an empowering rather than exploitative experience for carriers and intended parents alike.

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb argues that Europe faces a geopolitical squeeze from aggressive Russia and a transactional US, requiring the EU to adopt 'flexible integration' mechanisms for faster decision-making and a pragmatic reset of UK-EU relations to maximize collective power.

The Verge

Paul Ford argues that AI coding tools like Claude Code represent a fundamental shift in software development, enabling anyone to build complex applications through natural language while simultaneously threatening the entry-level jobs that have historically provided economic mobility to the working class.

Reuters

While the US dollar has remained dominant for half a century despite losing gold backing, historian Barry Eichengreen argues that digital payment innovations are now eroding the network effects that sustained its supremacy, pointing toward a fragmented, multicurrency future rather than a single successor.

Reuters

UN fact-finding mission officials detailed investigations into alleged war crimes in Iran, including the Minab school attack and Israeli strike on Evin prison, while highlighting severe operational constraints from internet blackouts and denied access that hamper verification of ongoing violations.

Reuters

President Trump signed an executive order establishing a federal task force led by JD Vance and Andrew Ferguson to investigate alleged massive taxpayer fraud, particularly targeting Medicaid scams involving undocumented immigrants and specific schemes in Minnesota's Somali community, while defending ongoing military operations against Iran's nuclear program.

Bloomberg Technology

Meta is reportedly planning layoffs of up to 20% of its workforce to offset massive AI infrastructure spending, including a new $27 billion deal with Nebius, while OpenAI pursues a $14 billion private equity joint venture to accelerate enterprise adoption. The developments come as Nvidia kicks off its GTC conference under investor pressure to confirm growth targets amid Democratic opposition to chip exports to China.