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A China-based AI chip start-up led by Wei Shaojun announced it will pursue 3D chip-stacking to achieve high system performance while avoiding reliance on US-controlled lithography, signaling a potential supply-chain and policy challenge to export-control effectiveness.
Why it matters: A China-based AI chip start-up led by Wei Shaojun announced it will pursue 3D chip-stacking to achieve high system performance while avoiding reliance on US-controlled lithography, signaling a potential supply-chain and policy challenge to export-control effectiveness.
China and the United States may have agreed to establish a “constructive” relationship characterised by “strategic stability” but deep-seated differences have left the future shape of the relationship looking uncertain,...
Why it matters: China and the United States may have agreed to establish a “constructive” relationship characterised by “strategic stability” but deep-seated differences have left the future shape of the relationship looking uncertain,...
We're alive at the single greatest moment in U.S. and human history. By a lot. Why it matters: It's not even close, by almost every empirical measure.
Why it matters: We're alive at the single greatest moment in U.S. and human history. By a lot. Why it matters: It's not even close, by almost every empirical measure.
China is such a giant player in the global economy that understanding how the US-China contest of the century for international primacy will evolve has become crucial.
Why it matters: China is such a giant player in the global economy that understanding how the US-China contest of the century for international primacy will evolve has become crucial.
Germany does not have to shy away from talking up its record on defence spending, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday, when asked about US President Donald Trump calling Germany’s past efforts “ridiculous”.
Why it matters: Germany does not have to shy away from talking up its record on defence spending, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday, when asked about US President Donald Trump calling Germany’s past efforts “ridiculous”.
A growing number of US lawmakers see the tax code as a way to shift corporate America’s reliance on Chinese technology, framing economic ties as a national security risk, seen most recently in a congressman’s comments...
Why it matters: A growing number of US lawmakers see the tax code as a way to shift corporate America’s reliance on Chinese technology, framing economic ties as a national security risk, seen most recently in a congressman’s comments...
President Trump is redefining what it means to be a U.S. ally in the AI era. Why it matters: For the White House, it's now about how partners can help the U.S. win the AI race.
Why it matters: President Trump is redefining what it means to be a U.S. ally in the AI era. Why it matters: For the White House, it's now about how partners can help the U.S. win the AI race.
It's been just over a year since Japan's Nippon Steel bought U.S. Steel, after agreeing to invest $11 billion into the Pittsburgh-based icon by the end of 2028. Thus far, almost all of that money remains a promise.
Why it matters: It's been just over a year since Japan's Nippon Steel bought U.S. Steel, after agreeing to invest $11 billion into the Pittsburgh-based icon by the end of 2028. Thus far, almost all of that money remains a promise.
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China.
Why it matters: As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China.
Shifts in who builds and controls AI infrastructure affect jobs, prices, regulatory oversight, and where large‑scale computing power is governed — changing economic opportunity and public accountability around powerful AI systems.
Why it matters: Shifts in who builds and controls AI infrastructure affect jobs, prices, regulatory oversight, and where large‑scale computing power is governed — changing economic opportunity and public accountability around powerful AI systems.
China has opened a massive new plasma mill that could help it make the ultra-fine powders used in advanced military and tech manufacturing. That matters because control over the...
Why it matters: China has opened a massive new plasma mill that could help it make the ultra-fine powders used in advanced military and tech manufacturing. That matters because control over the...
The U.S. government is backing a $50 million rare earths investment in South Africa to help reshape a supply chain dominated by China. This matters because critical minerals sit...
Why it matters: The U.S. government is backing a $50 million rare earths investment in South Africa to help reshape a supply chain dominated by China. This matters because critical minerals sit...
State of the Oligarchy — NOLIGARCHY.US const DATA = [{ newsletter_json: {"week_of":"March 29, 2026","week_theme":"the billionaire shadow play: power, profits, and control collid...
Why it matters: State of the Oligarchy — NOLIGARCHY.US const DATA = [{ newsletter_json: {"week_of":"March 29, 2026","week_theme":"the billionaire shadow play: power, profits, and control collid...