kerfuffle

Instead, Beijing has decided to turn a modest kerfuffle into a major confrontation.

A kerfuffle broke out after OpenAI’s Sarah Friar suggested at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference that the U.S. government should provide loan guarantees to help build out AI infrastructure.

The rivalry is only intensifying and each kerfuffle, even if smoothed out, erodes trust between the two rivals.

The latest kerfuffle with Canada will likely be sorted and chances generally look good for an agreement with China—at least until the next unpredictable wrangle.

This latest kerfuffle also overshadowed a strong start to earnings season from the big banks.