Government
Nvidia squeezes China’s backdoor access to US AI chips with this unwritten rule(Daily Caller News Foundation) – China’s back door to America’s best artificial intelligence chips just got narrower — but it is not shut. Nvidia is… Read More
Government
China makes 100 drones for every 1 built in US as Pentagon scrambles to catch up(Daily Caller News Foundation) – China manufactures more than 100 drones for every one produced in the United States, a staggering industrial gap the Pentagon is attempting to close… Read More
Culture
Apple, Google scramble to remove 444 Chinese-linked AI apps hiding graphic deepfake porn(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Hundreds of Chinese-linked artificial intelligence apps have been secretly hosting pornographic deepfake tools under big tech companies’ noses. A network of 444 “nudifier” apps… Read More
Culture
Crackgate: New iPhone Duo users experience display issues worldwideSome users who purchased Apple’s new $2,000 foldable iPhone have seen the screen break within hours of purchase, including one user whose phone broke before setup was completed. Read More
World
Analysis: Direct Korean talks point to fraying U.S.-South Korea relationsSouth Korea is proposing direct military talks with North Korea, even as the U.S. has cooled toward engagement with the North, marking a potentially significant strain in the alliance. Read More
Government
America’s most powerful stealth fighters are getting a massive boost, but cost is not clear(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Pentagon struck a massive agreement Thursday to procure at least 850 F-35 stealth fighters over the next decade. The preliminary agreement with… Read More
World
China sends Navy after US warship as separate maritime standoff erupts near Taiwan(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Things are continuing to heat up in the Taiwan Strait as naval confrontations become more frequent and aggressive, though the first shot has not… Read More
World
Beijing tightens grip on South China Sea as Uncle Sam’s eyes gaze toward Middle East(Daily Caller News Foundation) – China’s ambassador suggested his country could easily overpower the Philippines, a key U.S. treaty ally, reflecting an increasingly aggressive Chinese push to flex authority… Read More
World
‘Little soldiers’: China uses military-linked kindergarten to cultivate ties with Mitch McConnell’s wife, in-laws(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A child soldier lies dead in a marsh from starvation. The Red Army pauses to mourn the little martyr for a moment… Read More
Public Education
Big Ten school joined forces with Chinese university on car-tracking tech, report finds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A major American public university teamed up with a Chinese military-linked school on traffic technology that Beijing uses as a surveillance tool, a report… Read More
World
Arrest of Chinese agent in California raises concerns(The Daily Signal) – An Irvine, California, woman accused of surveilling the family of Taiwan’s president at the direction of Chinese officials was arrested at Los… Read More
World
A second ‘scramble for Africa’ is unfolding as wars tear across the continent(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Africa is being pulled deeper into a web of wars and insurgencies just as the United States and China intensify a high-stakes competition for… Read More
World
Tech giant catches Chinese AI firm red-handed in 15,000 phony account scheme(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An American frontier artificial intelligence lab says it caught associates of a rival Chinese firm trying to copy its homework. OpenAI said Wednesday… Read More
World
Trump reveals what he told Xi about political prisoners(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump told the Daily Signal he had “hopefully fruitful” discussions with Chinese leader Xi Jinping about political prisoners in China, including American Min… Read More
World
Armed conflicts hit post-WWII high(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A growing collection of wars and military flashpoints involving several nuclear powers is raising concerns that miscalculation or escalation in one region could pull… Read More
World
Bringing American hostage home is ‘top priority’ for Trump-Xi summit, White House tells wife(The Daily Signal) – The White House has assured the wife of Min Zin, an American scholar being held hostage in China, that her husband’s release is a “top… Read More
World
Analysis: At Trump summit, Xi hopes to horse-trade while preparing China for hardshipAs President Donald Trump hosts Chinese Communist Party Secretary Xi Jinping for a state visit Wednesday through Friday, the U.S. faces a fundamentally different China than it did 15… Read More
World
Select China committee begs Trump to pressure Xi Jinping to release religious worshippers(The Daily Signal) – A key congressional panel met Tuesday to urge President Donald Trump to discuss the release of imprisoned Christian worshippers, some of whom are American citizens,… Read More
Government
Top Trump official responds to rural Americans’ concerns about AI(The Daily Signal) – Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said the issue of artificial intelligence must be approached with intentionality, as many of the rural Americans… Read More
World
China charges back into the oil market as Hormuz chaos sends crude toward $110(Daily Caller News Foundation) – China is returning to the global oil market after months of leaning heavily on its own crude stockpiles, adding another source of demand as… Read More