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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.
2 days ago
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.
8 days ago
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.
16 days ago
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.
23 days ago
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.
a month ago
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.
a month ago
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.
a month ago
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
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
The unjammable drone: How fiber optics are rewiring warfare
Ukraine’s “drone motherships” are rewriting the rules of naval combat.
2 months ago
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.
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago
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.
4 months ago
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.
4 months ago
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.
4 months ago
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.
4 months ago
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.
4 months ago
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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