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Miami Herald
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Start making travel plans to see a historic World Cup game
This time next year, North America - mainly the United States - will be overcome with soccer fever. The world's sport, the beautiful game, football ... whatever you prefer to call it, it is returning to the States next year for the first time in more than three decades. So get ready. Check in with a travel adviser and get those trip plans in motion now before it's too late. The FIFA World Cup will kick off on June 11, 2026, with 48 nations vying for the game's ultimate title over five weeks. A champion will be crowned just outside of New York City on July 19, 2026. This tournament marks a significant shift from previous iterations, with FIFA expanding from 32 to 48 squads. That means more matches and more opportunities for travelers to experience this once-in-a-lifetime sporting event. FIFA has selected 16 host cities for the tournament, including five in Canada and Mexico. Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey will host World Cup clashes next year. However, the bulk of the action will take place in the U.S., with iconic 1994 hosts like Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, New York (East Rutherford, New Jersey) and Dallas returning to the mix. U.S. cities that will host World Cup action for the first time will include Kansas City, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, Houston and Seattle. While Canada and Mexico will host 10 matches each, the U.S. will host 60, including the quarterfinals, semifinals and final. Philadelphia is anticipating more than 500,000 soccer fans and anywhere from $147 to $262 million in visitor spending, while Missouri is projecting nearly $700 million in economic activity. Propelled by the success of the NFL's Chiefs, Kansas City is poised to reach new heights when it hosts a quarterfinal clash on July 11, 2026. "You really can't put an economic number to putting KC on a world stage ... that's the best advertisement for tourism," former Missouri Sen. John Rizzo said at the time of FIFA's selection in 2022. "We don't plan on World Cups, World Series or Super Bowls, but when they happen, they're just huge economic bonuses. We're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars that will flow back into Missouri." The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be historic for many reasons, but beyond everything else, this marks just the second time the U.S. will play host since the tournament was inaugurated nearly a century ago. For Americans in search of an excuse to travel, the World Cup must be at the top of the list. ________ Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
South China Morning Post
02-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Nvidia raises concerns about Huawei's growing AI chip capabilities with US lawmakers
Advertisement The issues were raised during a closed-door meeting between Nvidia executives and the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday. Among the topics discussed were Huawei's AI chips and how restrictions on Nvidia's chips in China could make Huawei's chips more competitive. 'If DeepSeek-R1 had been trained on [Huawei chips] or a future open-source Chinese model had been trained to be highly optimised to Huawei chips, that would risk creating a global market demand for Huawei chips,' the senior staff source said. In a statement, Nvidia spokesman John Rizzo said 'Jensen met with the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the strategic importance of AI as national infrastructure and the need to invest in US manufacturing. He reaffirmed Nvidia's full support for the government's efforts to promote American technology and interests around the world.' Nvidia's chips, which are central to developing chatbots, image generators and other AI systems, have been the target of US export controls since the first administration of US President Donald Trump. Nvidia has responded by designing chips for the Chinese market that have complied with the changing rules. Advertisement
USA Today
01-05-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Huawei's AI chips raise concerns in Nvidia's closed-door meeting
Huawei's AI chips raise concerns in Nvidia's closed-door meeting Show Caption Hide Caption Huawei readies AI chip for China, sources say; Nvidia shares drop Shares of Nvidia had dropped after sources told Reuters that rival Huawei will begin mass shipments of its advanced AI chips to Chinese customers. Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters the shipments could begin as early as May. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed concerns about Huawei Technologies Co.'s growing artificial intelligence capabilities with U.S. lawmakers, according to a senior congressional committee staff source. The issues were raised during a closed-door meeting between Nvidia executives and the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday. Among the topics discussed were Huawei's artificial intelligence chips and how restrictions on Nvidia's chips in China could make Huawei's chips more competitive. "If DeepSeek R1 had been trained on (Huawei chips) or a future open-source Chinese model had been trained to be highly optimized to Huawei chips, that would risk creating a global market demand for Huawei chips," the senior staff source said. What is DeepSeek? How a small Chinese startup shook up the AI sector In a statement, Nvidia spokesperson John Rizzo said 'Jensen met with the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the strategic importance of AI as national infrastructure and the need to invest in U.S. manufacturing. He reaffirmed Nvidia's full support for the government's efforts to promote American technology and interests around the world.' Nvidia's chips, which are central to developing chatbots, image generators and other AI systems, have been the target of U.S. export controls since the first administration of President Donald Trump. Nvidia has responded by designing chips for the Chinese market that have complied with the changing rules. Last month, however, the company said it had been asked by the Trump administration to stop selling its most recent China offering, a chip called the H20. Chinese customers had been ramping up orders for those chips thanks to low-cost AI models such those from DeepSeek. Huawei has stepped in to fill the gap left by Nvidia in China, Reuters reported last month, by preparing for mass shipments of a chip designed to compete against Nvidia's offerings. Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco, Editing by Franklin Paul and Diane Craft
