Vegemite, the yeasty spread from Australia, gets a passing green checkmark. So does a French bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. But Diet Coke, a favorite of President Donald Trump? To that, a popular new mobile app in Denmark assigns a failing red X — a message to shoppers to put that American stuff back on the shelf.

Singapore will pour in more than S$1 billion ($786 million) to fund public artificial intelligence research over the next five years, accelerating a bid to bolster a homegrown AI industry in a field dominated by US and Chinese players.

On this episode of Bloomberg Next Africa, we take a closer look at how the continent's gambling industry is evolving. Driven by rapid digital adoption and a growing sports audience, Africa is emerging as a major betting powerhouse. Global companies like Super Group are betting big on future growth as to governments struggle to keep pace with the regulatory challenges rising alongside them. Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja examine the opportunities and challenges. (Source: Bloomberg)

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi issued a fresh warning against the financial markets amid rising bond yields and the weakening yen, saying the government will be ready to take action.

The Federal Reserve and three of the central banks that just backed its embattled chair are poised to keep interest rates unchanged at an edgy moment for global policymakers.

Some of the best performing US debt in the first weeks of this year is the lowest rated, implying that corporate defaults are low on the list of investor fears now.

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said the government and parliament could have done more to pare the deficit in a budget compromise adopted on Friday.

This week, economic adviser to Ukraine Chrystia Freeland discusses President Trump’s threats to seize Greenland and his meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy in Davos, Switzerland. And, renewed threats of tariffs on European wine could raise prices and ripple through the entire US wine industry. Plus, climate change is disrupting cocoa in West Africa and turning Ecuador into a major global supplier. Later, why global criticism of the war in Gaza hasn’t stopped countries from turning to Israel for defense technology. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nvidia Corp., the world’s most valuable company, announced the departure of director Persis Drell, who is leaving the board to “pursue a new professional opportunity.”

Tony Fadell, principal at Build Collective, iPod co-creator and Nest Labs founder, discusses hardware innovation and the future of AI with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on “The Close.” He says the last truly great platform was Microsoft Windows, and nothing since has matched it. (Source: Bloomberg)