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Christal Hayes & Phil McCauslandBBC NewsBBCDonald Trump’s first full day in office has come to an end with a late-evening move to shut down the offices of federal agencies overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion programmes.He also pardoned a man convicted of operating Silk Road, a dark web marketplace, and launched a $500bn artificial intelligence plan.On Wednesday he will meet congressional leaders and appear on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News. His most frenetic time in a busy few days came shortly after taking the oath at his inauguration on Monday.He signed a flurry of executive orders to enact some of…

Click chart for more in-depth data. 1. The race to driverless cars: SoftBank (SFTBF) and Toyota (TM) are forming a joint venture that will use driverless-car technology to offer new services, such as mobile convenience stores and delivery vehicles in which food is prepared en route. SoftBank will own just over half of Monet, the new business, while Toyota will hold the rest. It’s the latest in a series of driverless development partnerships announced by tech companies and carmakers. SoftBank’s $100 billion Vision Fund, its tech-focused investment arm, had already committed $2.3 billion to General Motors’ self-driving car unit GM…