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12/15/2025
China’s EV battery fires test the limits of layout-led safety

China’s EV battery fires test the limits of layout-led safety

Battery cell layout can reduce risk, but it cannot compensate for deeper engineering and integration failures.

Ni Tao

2 days ago

12/9/2025
China’s Shijian maneuver signals a new lead in the orbital refueling race

China’s Shijian maneuver signals a new lead in the orbital refueling race

By completing a refueling maneuver the US has yet to manage, China has nudged the space race in its direction.

Chris Young

8 days ago

12/1/2025
How Japan’s submarines could limit China’s naval power in a Taiwan conflict

How Japan’s submarines could limit China’s naval power in a Taiwan conflict

With long-endurance propulsion, quiet signatures, and strategic positioning, Japan’s submarines present a significant constraint on PLAN movements near Taiwan.

11/24/2025
The energy war of the 21st century isn’t about oil anymore

The energy war of the 21st century isn’t about oil anymore

As AI devours global power, the IEA says we’re entering an ‘Age of Electricity,’ where nearly half the world’s economy depends on it by 2035.

The AI Insider

23 days ago

11/17/2025
Where China leads and lags in humanoid joint architecture

Where China leads and lags in humanoid joint architecture

China’s robotics ecosystem excels at rotary actuators, but its lag in high-precision planetary roller screws still limits progress toward industrial-grade humanoids.

Ni Tao

a month ago

11/11/2025
Elon Musk has new plans for Earth orbit. Astronomers are already scared

Elon Musk has new plans for Earth orbit. Astronomers are already scared

Starlink is no longer just about internet. Musk wants to use it to power AI and cool the planet—with zero guardrails in orbit.

Chris Young

a month ago

11/3/2025
Coincidence or interference? The dual Nimitz crashes explained

Coincidence or interference? The dual Nimitz crashes explained

Two Navy aircraft crashed within 30 minutes in the South China Sea. The rare failure raises questions over aging systems and possible interference.

10/27/2025
OpenAI just taught your browser to think

OpenAI just taught your browser to think

For decades, browsers just showed us the internet. OpenAI’s Atlas wants to understand it — and maybe understand you

The AI Insider

2 months ago

10/20/2025
China’s silent race to own the simulation stack

China’s silent race to own the simulation stack

As global giants dominate simulation, China is quietly building its own stack—cloud-native, AI-driven, and built to scale.

Ni Tao

2 months ago

10/13/2025
Artemis II will decide whether NASA’s return to the Moon has a future

Artemis II will decide whether NASA’s return to the Moon has a future

Artemis II is NASA’s first real test of whether its new systems and partnerships can truly sustain human exploration beyond Earth.

Chris Young

2 months ago

10/6/2025
The unjammable drone: How fiber optics are rewiring warfare

The unjammable drone: How fiber optics are rewiring warfare

Ukraine’s “drone motherships” are rewriting the rules of naval combat.

9/22/2025
California’s SB 53 is the sequel to last year’s failed AI law

California’s SB 53 is the sequel to last year’s failed AI law

California’s latest AI bill trades blunt mandates for transparency and puts Governor Newsom back in the hot seat.

The AI Insider

3 months ago

9/15/2025
Why China’s robotic mowers could decide the LiDAR race

Why China’s robotic mowers could decide the LiDAR race

Robotic mowers are forcing LiDAR to shrink, cheapen, and smarten faster than cars ever did, and China’s scale may decide who wins the race.

Ni Tao

3 months ago

9/8/2025
Falcon 9 can’t be the only rocket that matters

Falcon 9 can’t be the only rocket that matters

Rocket Lab’s Neutron and New Glenn mark the first serious challenge to SpaceX’s dominance. The stakes go well beyond launch costs.

Chris Young

3 months ago

9/1/2025
China’s Victory Day is a rehearsal for power

China’s Victory Day is a rehearsal for power

Behind the spectacle of China’s Victory Day parade lies calculation — a display aimed less at citizens on the ground than at rivals abroad.

8/26/2025
Meta’s AI scandal shows the system is working as designed

Meta’s AI scandal shows the system is working as designed

Meta’s leaked chatbot rules weren’t a fluke. They expose how big tech normalizes harm until public outrage forces a fix.

The AI Insider

4 months ago

8/19/2025
Behind China’s AI boom lies a cooling crisis

Behind China’s AI boom lies a cooling crisis

As China races to dominate AI, its data centers are overheating. Cooling tech is under pressure, and the limits are showing.

Ni Tao

4 months ago

8/11/2025
Orbital refueling is hard. But it’s the future of space travel

Orbital refueling is hard. But it’s the future of space travel

SpaceX, NASA, and China are betting big on orbital gas stations to power missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Chris Young

4 months ago

8/7/2025
GPT-5 is on the way: Here’s what to expect from OpenAI’s next big AI model

GPT-5 is on the way: Here’s what to expect from OpenAI’s next big AI model

The livestream is set to be hosted on YouTube and will begin around 10 a.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, August 7.

8/4/2025
Turkey revives the sea-skimming Ekranoplan as a smart drone

Turkey revives the sea-skimming Ekranoplan as a smart drone

Once grounded in Soviet ambition, the Ekranoplan re-emerges in Turkish hands, lighter, smarter, and without a pilot.

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