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The intelligence report circulated across the US military this spring, during the war with Iran. It claimed that a Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program. The article was originally published on CNN Politics on September 18, 2026.
Read the original →AI-powered autonomous weapons, operating with little or no human supervision, offer speed, scale and lower costs. They also raise questions about who stays in control. The piece collects a selection of Strategist articles on the topic.
Read the original →According to Bloomberg Intelligence analysis, the benchmark score gap between China's top AI models and their U.S. counterparts has narrowed to just 3%.
Read the original →Qualcomm shares rose about 2% overnight ahead of Monday. The chipmaker agreed to license patents underpinning Huawei Technologies' LogicFolding chipmaking technique. The deal gives the Chinese company a boost as it looks to advance its semiconductor technology and compete in AI.
Read the original →Taiwan-linked semiconductor groups and their partners continued expanding capacity across the week. AI demand, export controls and financing structures shaped the industry outlook.
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