Technology trends, AI, and infrastructure.
Space
Four astronauts aboard NASA's Orion capsule fire their engine for the final push toward the moon, marking the first crewed journey beyond Earth orbit since the Apollo era. Lead For the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, human beings have left Earth's orbit. On April
Technology
Analysis — as of 12:00 EST, 1 March 2026. This is a fast-moving, active conflict now in its third day. Casualty figures, operational claims, and damage assessments remain largely unverified. Iran continues to operate under a near-total internet blackout. Many claims originate from belligerent governments or state media under wartime
Technology
The president branded the company "leftwing nut jobs" and gave agencies six months to phase out its technology, as the Defense Secretary designated Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security. The Trump administration on Friday ordered every federal agency to cease using artificial intelligence technology made by
Europe
Standout: For two years after Jeffrey Epstein's death, accountability followed a predictable pattern: individual resignations, quiet apologies, and institutional silence. But in the span of 72 hours in late February 2026, that pattern shattered. The World Economic Forum's CEO resigned. A major UK lobbying firm collapsed.
East Asia
Standout: For three years, the United States has treated artificial intelligence decoupling as a unilateral policy tool—Washington controls the hardware chokepoints, Beijing scrambles to catch up. But a pattern is emerging across multiple fronts that suggests this assumption no longer holds: China is beginning to retaliate at the application
Geopolitics
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