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Stargate’s core Abilene data center halts expansion plan Power grid shortages and regulatory pressure dampen data center investment OpenAI increases reliance on externally sourced computing capacity rather than building its own infrastructure

Surging Market Share for Chinese Humanoid Robots Commercialization Accelerates on Policy Support and Capital Inflows Challenges Remain in Data, Chips, and AI Operating Systems China’s manufacturing ascent, which previously disrupted global ma

Rising Burden on U.S.

Russia’s Expanding Military Capabilities Bringing All of Europe Within Nuclear Range Modernization of France’s Nuclear Deterrent and Forward Deployment to Allied Territory Establishment of a Europe-Centered Autonomous Deterrence Architecture Through Continental Security Leadership

Average 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Drops to 5.98%, First Sub-6% Reading in Three Years Mortgage Rates Remain Elevated Even as Home Prices Climb Break Below Key Psychological Threshold Fuels Hopes of Housing Market Rebound

AI ‘Black Hole’ Devours Memory, Driving Commodity DRAM to a ‘Supply Cliff’ Notebook Market Reels From Price Surge, “Today Is the Cheapest It Will Ever Be” Structural Regime Shift, Supplier Dominance Set to Persist A surge in memory

Panasonic’s U.S.

Peak AI Training Performance of the GB300 NVL72 Platform Simultaneous Acceleration of Training and Inference via Ultra-Low-Precision Computing Reinforced Agentic AI Infrastructure for Low-Latency, Long-Context Workloads

Japan Commences U.S.

Healthcare and Social Assistance Accounting for 95% of Job Gains Contraction in White-Collar Industries Including Finance Formation of a Low-Employment, High-Productivity Economic Order U.S.

Kering Grapples With Gucci Weakness, Moves to Divest Assets and Restructure Operations Major Luxury Houses Post Parallel Earnings Declines, Global Industry Growth Momentum Stalls Unprecedented Demand Retrenchment Driven by Gen MZ Pullback and China Property Slump

Listings surge beyond Gangnam to Nowon and Dobong Capital gains tax surcharge deferral extended from three to four months Homebuyers without property allowed to purchase tenant-occupied units

China Reviews Shanggui Canal Following Pinglu Waterway, Expanding Inland–ASEAN Logistics Corridor Cambodia Advances Funan Techo Canal With China to Reduce Reliance on Vietnam Security Controversy Intensifies Amid Concerns Over Potential Military Use

Bessent “China’s Trading Disorder, a Speculative Peak” From Chinese “Auntie” Investors to the State, Broad-Based Gold Buying China-Origin Capital Distorting Market Mechanisms As sharp surges and abrupt sell-offs repeatedly unfold in the

Ambition to build space-based data centers Solar power and laser communications A solution to power shortages and land constraints Elon Musk has put forward the construction of space-based data centers as the strategic rationale behind the

Soaring Approval Ratings Ahead of Snap Election Expansionary Fiscal Push Without Clear Funding Plan Markets Amplify Distrust Over “Fiscal Discipline Erosion” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan/Photo=Liberal

U.S. Shipbuilding Loses Competitiveness, With Sixfold Cost and Sevenfold Time Gaps Severe Shortage of Skilled Workers at U.S.

Stalemate in Negotiations Over $200 Million AI Contract With Anthropic Prolonged Dispute Over Application of Claude Safeguards China’s Advanced Unmanned Capabilities Emerge as a Key Security Variable The U.S.

From Surreal Vision to Reality Check A Choice Forged by AI Competition and Fiscal Pressure NEOM’s Geography Optimized for Cooling and Renewable Energy Supply An aerial rendering of The Line at Saudi