Russia’s Perimeter system has guaranteed automated nuclear retaliation without human command since 1985. As AI compresses decision timelines further, the case for diplomacy over automation has never been more urgent or more ignored.
Geopolitics & Conflict News & Analysis Tech & AI PolicyResource-rich nations poured $66 billion into AI and digital infrastructure in 2025, creating dedicated AI subsidiaries and bankrolling data center megaprojects as sovereign wealth funds race to build economies that can outlast the oil age.
Geopolitics & Conflict News & Analysis Tech & AI PolicyThe consent or pay model forces European internet users to choose between invasive ad tracking and a subscription fee. Here is how cookie banners became tollbooths, why regulators are fighting back, and what comes next.
Digital Privacy News & Analysis Tech & AI PolicyReplika love-bombs you into sharing secrets, ChatGPT agrees with everything you say, and Grok quietly feeds on your X posts. These parasitic AI chatbots share one business model: harvest your data, manufacture dependence, and monetize both.
News & Analysis Tech & AI PolicyOne month into Operation Epic Fury, Congress has failed five times to assert its constitutional authority over the largest unauthorized military operation in American history. The war powers debate is no longer theoretical – it is measured in American casualties.
Geopolitics & Conflict News & Analysis Tech & AI Policy US Domestic PoliticsThe people teaching AI to write code earn as little as $2 an hour. The people who could actually teach it well earn $133,000 a year and have zero reason to help. This structural pay gap is baked into every line of AI-generated code, and it shows.
Artificial Intelligence News & Analysis Tech & AI PolicyTech companies have discovered that blaming layoffs on AI sends stocks soaring, but the data tells a different story: only 2% of workforce cuts are tied to actual AI implementation. The rest is corporate theater dressed in Silicon Valley’s favorite buzzword.
Artificial Intelligence Opinion Tech & AI PolicyA new NBER study reveals CFOs privately expect AI job cuts nine times higher than 2025’s public figures. The gap between boardroom plans and press releases tells a story of corporate spin, investor incentives, and a workforce kept in the dark.
Artificial Intelligence Opinion Tech & AI PolicyData center energy demand is driving the fastest U.S. electricity growth in two decades, pushing capacity prices up elevenfold in one grid region alone. Congress, state legislatures, and the White House are now racing to decide who pays the bill.
Artificial Intelligence Evergreen Tech & AI PolicyThe Trump administration is waging a multi-front war to preempt state AI laws through executive orders, DOJ litigation, and federal funding threats. But after the Senate voted 99-1 to reject its first attempt, the fight over federal AI preemption is far from settled.
News & Analysis Tech & AI PolicyHundreds of billions invested, “basically zero” GDP impact, and benchmarks that measure memorization instead of intelligence. But also: real productivity gains, a $37 billion enterprise market, and coding tools developers actually love. The truth about LLMs lives in the uncomfortable middle.
Artificial Intelligence News & Analysis Tech & AI PolicyA Super Micro co-founder allegedly funneled $2.5 billion in Nvidia’s most restricted AI chips to China through a Southeast Asian shell company, using dummy servers and bribed auditors to dodge export controls. The indictment reveals how porous Washington’s chip blockade really is.
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