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Epstein Scandal, BRICS Power, IRS Test & ICE Chaos Rock Global Stage

Epstein Files Trigger Resignation, Nvidia CEO Eyes OpenAI Investment, and More

Newly disclosed U.S. government files related to Jeffrey Epstein prompted the resignation of a top Slovakian official, while Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang signaled a significant investment in OpenAI. A federal judge also ordered the release of a 5-year-old boy and his father from ICE detention, criticizing the Trump administration's enforcement approach.

Miroslav Lajcak, a top official in Slovakia who previously served as president of the U.N. General Assembly for a year, resigned after photos and emails revealed meetings with Epstein, according to Fortune. Lajcak was not accused of wrongdoing. In Britain, calls were renewed for a former prince to cooperate with U.S. authorities regarding Epstein's connections to influential figures. The Justice Department recently began releasing a large collection of files detailing Epstein's interactions with the wealthy and powerful after his conviction for sex crimes in Florida.

Meanwhile, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang indicated that the company plans to participate in OpenAI's latest funding round, potentially making it Nvidia's largest investment to date. "We will invest a great deal of money," Huang told reporters in Taipei, according to Fortune. "I believe in OpenAI. The work that they do is incredible. They're one of the most consequential companies of our time." While Huang did not specify the exact amount, he described the investment as "huge." He deferred to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to announce the total amount being raised, noting that Altman is in the process of closing the round. "But we will definitely participate in the next round of financing because it's such a good investment," Huang said, according to Fortune.

In Texas, a federal judge ordered the release of a 5-year-old boy and his father from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center. According to Fortune, the ruling criticized the Trump administration's "incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas." Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old, and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, were detained in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, on January 20. Images of the boy, wearing a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack, surrounded by ICE officers sparked outrage. They were subsequently taken to a detention facility in Dilley, Texas, leading to protests and visits from Texas Democratic members of Congress, according to Fortune.

In other news, Frank Bisignano was appointed as the first CEO of the IRS, according to Fortune. Bisignano, a Jamie Dimon protege, was serving as Social Security commissioner when President Trump, on the recommendation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, appointed him to the role. "The president and my boss, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were together in the Oval Office, and the president told me it was Scott's recommendation that I also run the IRS as its first CEO," Bisignano recalled, according to Fortune. "I said, 'Yes, I'll do whatever you want,' and the president said that he's counting on me to make the IRS great again, just as he'd charged me to do with Social Security."

The BRICS economic alliance, originally conceived in 2001, continues to evolve, according to Fortune. The group now comprises ten countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates. BRICS holds a significant portion of the world's resources, including almost half of the world's population, nearly three-quarters of its rare earth minerals, and over a third of its crude oil. Advocates view BRICS as a potential pillar of a new world order, challenging the dominance of Western voices in global affairs, according to Fortune.

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