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May 21, 2026 10 min

Trump’s new $1.8bn fund under fire

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Nvidia will return more than $80bn to shareholders, and Donald Trump attracted ire this week with the creation of a $1.8bn “anti-weaponisation fund”. Plus, OpenAI is getting ready to go public, and Africa’s Ebola outbreak has health officials worried about pandemic preparedness. Mentioned in this podcast: Nvidia to return more than $80bn to shareholders as it reaps rewards of AI boom China banned Nvidia’s gaming chip during Jensen Huang’s visit How will Trump deploy his $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund’? OpenAI readies IPO filing to list as soon as September DR Congo races to halt spread of Ebola Lethal Ebola virus outbreak triggers urgent international quest for vaccine Want to get in touch? Email us at [email protected] Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Katya Kumkova, Saffeya Ahmed, Fiona Symon. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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