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8/27/2026
China rewires its AI infrastructure with supernodes

China rewires its AI infrastructure with supernodes

China’s AI computing race is moving toward a system-engineering era built around architectures and open ecosystems.

Ni Tao

21 days ago

8/20/2026
Can SpaceX really turn AI into a $500 billion business?

Can SpaceX really turn AI into a $500 billion business?

Elon Musk believes AI could generate up to $500 billion in annual revenue for SpaceX as early as next year.

Chris Young

a month ago

8/13/2026
Could fusion power change the balance of power for naval warfare?

Could fusion power change the balance of power for naval warfare?

Fusion may not replace naval fission soon, but it could revolutionize the autonomous systems around submarines.

7/24/2026
China explores new AI ‘Silk Road’ with token outbound

China explores new AI ‘Silk Road’ with token outbound

Chinese companies are exporting AI services built on a combination of model engineering, infrastructure efficiency and regulatory design.

Ni Tao

2 months ago

7/13/2026
How a tiny nuclear CubeSat could change the future of space exploration

How a tiny nuclear CubeSat could change the future of space exploration

City Labs could pave the way for a host of new space innovations after it became the first private company to send a nuclear system to space.

Chris Young

2 months ago

7/6/2026
Are radioisotope batteries the next big thing for winning future wars?

Are radioisotope batteries the next big thing for winning future wars?

Here;s how decades-long nuclear batteries could quietly transform military sensing, autonomy, and contested logistics.

6/29/2026
When AI starts answering to Wall Street

When AI starts answering to Wall Street

The first wave of pure-play AI IPOs will do more than open the sector to public investors—they will fundamentally change who these companies are accountable to.

The AI Insider

3 months ago

6/22/2026
Beyond simulation, China charts two paths to general-purpose robot intelligence

Beyond simulation, China charts two paths to general-purpose robot intelligence

Two Chinese robotics firms are pursuing radically different paths to zero-shot learning and general-purpose robot intelligence.

Ni Tao

3 months ago

6/15/2026
Will NASA still be able to land humans on the Moon by 2028?

Will NASA still be able to land humans on the Moon by 2028?

Though Blue Origin has set forth an optimistic rebuild timeline, it will likely have to rely on another rocket to reach the Moon in time.

Chris Young

3 months ago

6/9/2026
The future of war may depend on logistics more than firepower

The future of war may depend on logistics more than firepower

The Pentagon’s latest AI push suggests future wars may be won by software speed as much as firepower.

5/27/2026
The death of clicking: Why read when AI already did it?

The death of clicking: Why read when AI already did it?

A few years ago, a search engine behaving like a conversational assistant would have felt bizarre. Today, it barely registers as unusual.

The AI Insider

4 months ago

5/25/2026
Long-range missiles alone can’t win modern air wars, Russian study admits

Long-range missiles alone can’t win modern air wars, Russian study admits

Russian military analysis reveals why long-range air-to-air missiles have struggled in Ukraine’s networked battlespace.

5/18/2026
China’s flash-charging race pits EV giants BYD and CATL against each other

China’s flash-charging race pits EV giants BYD and CATL against each other

BYD changed the conversation by showing that ordinary drivers could consistently add hundreds of kilometers of range in minutes under real-world conditions.

Ni Tao

4 months ago

5/15/2026
Will the Starship V3 debut launch be enough to regain SpaceX’s Moon momentum?

Will the Starship V3 debut launch be enough to regain SpaceX’s Moon momentum?

SpaceX is racing to test its upgraded Starship V3, as Blue Origin aims to steal the spotlight with a major lunar landing achievement later this year.

Chris Young

4 months ago

4/27/2026
Mythos is locked away. The idea isn’t

Mythos is locked away. The idea isn’t

Anthropic built an AI that can autonomously find and exploit vulnerabilities across entire systems and chose not to release it. But when a model this capable exists, the harder question isn’t whether to ship it.

The AI Insider

5 months ago

End of the attack helicopter? How drones are rewriting air combat

End of the attack helicopter? How drones are rewriting air combat

Drones are reshaping warfare, forcing attack helicopters to adapt from frontline killers to commanders of autonomous systems.

4/20/2026
No racetrack glory for China’s AI robots against the data challenge

No racetrack glory for China’s AI robots against the data challenge

The real bottleneck lies not in getting robots to move, but in getting them to understand.

Ni Tao

5 months ago

4/15/2026
NASA is right to focus on ‘hardware rich’ approach following Artemis II heat shield gamble

NASA is right to focus on ‘hardware rich’ approach following Artemis II heat shield gamble

Artemis II made it home. Now NASA owes us the full story of how close it actually came.

Chris Young

5 months ago

3/23/2026
When war becomes a data problem

When war becomes a data problem

As AI systems process vast datasets to identify targets and analyse intelligence, modern warfare is becoming faster, more scalable, and increasingly dependent on private tech infrastructure.

The AI Insider

6 months ago

3/19/2026
China’s Tesla wannabes split over end-to-end AI framework

China’s Tesla wannabes split over end-to-end AI framework

For years, China’s autonomous driving stack has followed a four-layer model: perception, prediction, planning, and control.

Ni Tao

6 months ago

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