File Photo: An undated image provided by Google Quantum AI of their quantum computer chip. Google unveiled a new quantum computer based on a chip called Willow that they say needs less than five minutes to perform a mathematical calculation that one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers could not complete in 10 septillion years, a length of time that exceeds the age of the known universe. (Google Quantum AI via The New York Times)
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Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a United Arab Emirates royal and national security adviser, purchased a secret 49% stake in the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company, World Liberty Financial, last year, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
The $500 million investment by Tahnoon-backed Aryam Investment made the UAE official the largest shareholder outside the Trump and Witkoff families, who co-founded and run the company.
Months after the deal, the U.S. approved the sale of 500,000 advanced artificial intelligence chips annually to the UAE, including a fifth earmarked for Tahnoon’s AI firm G42.
The agreement also sent roughly $187 million to Trump family entities and $31 million to Witkoff family entities, according to the Journal.
The report has sparked scrutiny from some members of Congress, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who called the arrangement “corruption, plain and simple.”
White House officials defended the transactions, saying there were no conflicts of interest.
Read the full story at The Wall Street Journal.
