Tag: Influence

  • Trump’s Influence on the Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: The X Factor

    Trump’s Influence on the Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: The X Factor

    Netflix is preparing for a lengthy legal review of its bid to buy Warner Bros., and President Trump is keeping his options open. The president expressed skepticism about the deal Sunday night and said he’ll be “involved in that decision,” possibly portending a long and politically tainted review. But he also praised Netflix co-CEO Ted…

  • Global Power Shifts: Europe’s Independence, China’s Influence in Asia, and U.S. Supremacy in the Americas

    Global Power Shifts: Europe’s Independence, China’s Influence in Asia, and U.S. Supremacy in the Americas

    Two big things happened last week that will reverberate for years, perhaps decades to come, and will define US military priorities in an era of multipolarity and rising geopolitical upheaval. First, the Trump administration released the new US National Security Strategy (NSS), which presidents typically release once each term, offering a formal statement of the…

  • Trump’s Influence on the Netflix-Warner Bros Partnership

    Trump’s Influence on the Netflix-Warner Bros Partnership

    Netflix’s headquarters are pictured in Hollywood, California on December 5, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images “Who’s watching?” Netflix asks whenever someone accesses its site. On Friday, it was probably everyone with an interest in business, markets and television. The key characters that had people hooked were Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery,…

  • Empowered Fans: The Influence of Social Media at Burna Boy’s Denver Show

    Empowered Fans: The Influence of Social Media at Burna Boy’s Denver Show

    When Burna Boy stepped onto the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre stage in mid-November, the night was expected to mark a triumphant opening to his No Sign of Weakness North American tour. Instead, a brief but tense moment during the performance would ignite a global conversation, reshaping the early narrative of the tour and raising questions…

  • Inside the Right-Wing Takeover of the Pentagon Press Corps: The Trump Influence

    Inside the Right-Wing Takeover of the Pentagon Press Corps: The Trump Influence

    Being a member of the Pentagon press corps was once one of the more prestigious assignments in US journalism, a position reserved for heavy hitters from venerable newspapers and news channels, reporters at the peak of their powers. Not any more. A press conference last week – held at a crucial time for a Pentagon…

  • Transforming the Arts: Trump’s Influence on the Kennedy Center

    Transforming the Arts: Trump’s Influence on the Kennedy Center

    President Donald Trump doesn’t have his name on the Kennedy Center yet, but he’s already shaped it to his tastes. Just days after participating in the FIFA World Cup draw onstage — and accepting the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize — Trump is expected to host the Kennedy Center Honors, bestowing awards upon Sylvester Stallone, the…

  • Echoes of Power: Big Tech’s Algorithmic Influence Through History

    Echoes of Power: Big Tech’s Algorithmic Influence Through History

    A new academic investigation has issued a stark warning that generative artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a dominant global authority over knowledge, reshaping the rules of information governance and echoing historical patterns of centralized control. The research argues that modern AI systems now influence how billions of people encounter news, search results, educational material, and…

  • Abhay Kumar Singh: The Indian Influence in Russian Elections

    Putin’s Bihari MLA: Meet Abhay Kumar Singh who added Indian tadka to Russian polls  India Today “No Country Has Veto On Our Ties”: S Jaishankar On Whether Putin Visit Irks US  NDTV ‘Go Together, Grow Together’: Putin Quotes PM Modi At Presidential Dinner, Hails Russia-India Ties  Times of India Path paved to link India’s skill base with Russia’s…

  • Trump’s Influence on Pakistan-India Peace Efforts in US Security Strategy

    Trump’s Influence on Pakistan-India Peace Efforts in US Security Strategy

    • National Security Strategy references his repeated claims about planes shot down during May war• Presents him as ‘President of Peace’, claims he helped secure peace in eight global conflicts• Identifies China as central challenge; calls for deeper US engagement with India WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s role in arranging a peace deal between India…

  • Japan Conducts First Sea Trial of 100-kW Laser to Counter China’s Influence

    Japan Conducts First Sea Trial of 100-kW Laser to Counter China’s Influence

    Japan has begun conducting live sea trials of a new 100-kilowatt-class laser weapon system installed aboard a military test vessel, marking a major step toward fielding directed-energy weapons to defend against drones and other short-range airborne threats. The high-energy laser, mounted on the Maritime Self-Defense Force test ship Asuka, is undergoing final maritime test preparations at a…