Former US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris said security must extend beyond military cooperation to include economy, technology, and supply chains, speaking at the Jeju Forum. He described China…
J.P. Morgan ranked India third globally in AI readiness, behind the United States and China, citing Stanford University's Global AI Vibrancy Index. The report also noted that the S&P 500's top ten sto…
SK Hynix plans to list American Depositary Receipts on Nasdaq on July 10, targeting a $30 billion raise as AI demand drives its market cap past $1 trillion. The South Korean memory chipmaker, a leader…
The Netherlands formally objected to the MATCH Act, proposed US legislation that would further restrict ASML's ability to sell advanced chipmaking equipment to China. Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoer…
Oxford mathematics professor John Lennox warns that AI could be used by authoritarian regimes to destroy the world, drawing parallels to totalitarian states he experienced during the Cold War. He crit…
Japan launched a 'Study Group on the Protection of International Submarine Cables' in November 2025 to strengthen cable resilience amid growing geopolitical tensions. The move follows damage incidents…
Nvidia's banned AI chips are selling for double their US price on China's black market, with B300 servers fetching about 7 million yuan ($1 million) after tightened US export controls. At least $1 bil…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the biggest risk in artificial intelligence is China getting ahead of the United States, outweighing concerns over safety or job losses. He warned of retaliati…
The US and China are competing for control of copper, a metal critical to AI, defense, and energy sectors. The Trump administration is considering tariffs on refined copper imports to rebuild domestic…
A working draft proposes a privacy-preserving AI compute verification system for arms-control-like agreements between rival nations, using network taps and cryptographic commitments to capture evidenc…
A credible Labour source reveals that Wes Streeting was promised the Chancellorship for not running, capital gains taxes will be raised to match income tax, and the economic focus will be on devolutio…
China's mineral export controls threaten EU rearmament, while AI-driven cyber warfare dominates Japanese reports and WeChat. Western companies must bolster defenses against projected 2026 Middle East …
China's goal to power AI data centers with 80% renewable energy by 2030 faces practical grid challenges, as intermittent supply clashes with the constant demand of AI workloads. Despite massive clean …
Swedish VPN provider Mullvad has engineered a technical workaround to bypass China's Great Firewall by wrapping VPN traffic in QUIC obfuscation, making it indistinguishable from regular HTTPS traffic.…
China is experiencing a resurgence in artificial intelligence development, driven by new models and increased investment, signaling a competitive shift in the global AI landscape.…
The United States now accounts for more than half of the global credit impulse, adding roughly $800 billion in net new credit over the past year, driven primarily by artificial intelligence spending, …
Norway announced a near-total ban on generative AI for children ages 6 to 13 in schools, effective August 2026, citing risks to cognitive development and data privacy. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre …
China-Asean relations extend beyond geopolitics, encompassing food systems, satellites, aircraft, universities, finance, culture, infrastructure, data centers, business networks, and regional institut…
Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz in June 2026, spiking global oil prices, but the U.S. depends on the strait for only 2% of its petroleum, while Asia relies on it for up to 90% of crude i…
A group of companies backing the Chip Security Act is urging Congress to mandate location-tracking for advanced AI chips to prevent them from reaching China and other adversaries. The bill would requi…