Global News Roundup: Peace Talks Resume, Government Shutdown Ends, and Tech Deals Fizzle
Abu Dhabi will host a new round of peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, set to begin Wednesday, February 5, 2026, according to NPR Politics. Meanwhile, in the United States, President Donald Trump signed a funding package on Tuesday, ending a four-day partial government shutdown triggered by disagreements over immigration policy, Time reported. In the tech world, a potential $100 billion investment by Nvidia in OpenAI's AI infrastructure appears to have stalled, and development of Borderlands 4 for the Nintendo Switch 2 is on pause, according to separate reports from Ars Technica and The Verge.
The peace talks in Abu Dhabi represent the latest effort to find a resolution to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Details regarding the specific agenda and participating parties were not immediately available.
The U.S. government shutdown ended after President Trump signed a funding package that gives lawmakers until next Friday to negotiate new funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Time reported. The shutdown became centered on the Administration's immigration crackdown following the fatal shooting of two civilians by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis last month. "This bill is a great victory for the American people," Trump said as he signed the package, adding that it was a "fiscally responsible package that actually cuts wasteful federal spending while supporting critical programs for the safety."
In the technology sector, Nvidia's potential $100 billion investment in OpenAI's AI infrastructure, initially announced in September 2025, has seemingly vanished, Ars Technica reported. Nvidia CEO now says the $100 billion figure was never a commitment. Reuters reported that OpenAI has been quietly seeking alternatives to Nvidia chips since last year, with sources indicating dissatisfaction with the speed of some Nvidia chips for inference tasks. Inference is the process by which a trained AI model generates responses to use.
Adding to the tech news, The Verge reported that development of Borderlands 4 for the Nintendo Switch 2 is on pause. A Take-Two spokesperson, Alan Lewis, told Variety, "We made the difficult decision to pause development on that SKU. Our focus continues to be delivering quality post-launch content for players on the ongoing improvements." The game had already been delayed from a planned October 2025 release date.
In other gaming news, multiple sources indicate that Microsoft is developing its next-generation Xbox console in partnership with AMD, with AMD CEO Lisa Su suggesting a potential launch in 2027, as AMD is prepared to support Microsoft's launch by then, according to The Verge. Microsoft has teased a hybrid console and PC experience for the next Xbox, emphasizing a premium and high-end curated experience.
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