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Tech Titans: The US-China Rivalry Shaping Our Future

The US-China rivalry for technological leadership spans AI, quantum computing, and 5G, with both nations driving innovation while vying for dominance in industries critical to global power and security.

Elon Musk Touts Populism Abroad and Openness at Home

Tech titan, Elon Musk, continues to ignite a firestorm in European politics, throwing his weight behind nationalist figures while fighting for skilled immigration in America. The billionaire's support for British and German populists has drawn fierce pushback from European leaders.

Trade, Tech, and Tension: Storm Clouds

In 2025, U.S.-China relations will face economic, technological, and geopolitical tensions, with trade wars, intensified tech rivalry, and strategic alliances, while fragile opportunities for cooperation on global issues like climate change and AI governance remain.

Beijing Protests Latest U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan

The United States' recent $571.3 million military aid package and $295 million arms sale to Taiwan drew sharp condemnation from Beijing, which views the move as a violation of the "One-China" principle, escalating tensions in China-U.S. relations over Taiwan's sovereignty and security.

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Mistral Leads Europe and Reveals Its Limits

Mistral has become Europe's clearest AI champion, but its rise also shows how far the continent still is from matching the American frontier on scale, compute, and control.

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The MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak has done something the virus itself cannot: it has reactivated the full Covid-era misinformation machine, and the results arrived faster this time.

FCAS: Bilateral Deals Break Expensive Collective Defence

Nine years of industrial warfare have now ended Europe's biggest defence dream, as bilateral deals quietly rewrite the continent's security architecture.

Sovereign AI Fund Picks Blair’s Daughter-in-Law to Lead It

Britain's £500 million Sovereign AI fund has chosen Tony Blair's daughter-in-law to lead it, and the appointment says as much about how power circulates in British tech as it does about the fund's ambitions.

Foreign Capital Flows into Damascus Despite Insecurity

As European trade ties return and energy giants sign deals, Damascus car bombs ask whether stability can coexist with transition.