National Security
What Is Quantum Computing and Why Nations Are Racing to Control It
As French startup Pasqal targets a $2 billion SPAC listing, the global race to achieve quantum advantage intensifies across competing hardware platforms and trillion-dollar applications.
Apple Blocks ByteDance Apps From US Downloads as Tech Decoupling Accelerates
CapCut, Lemon8, and other Chinese apps now unavailable following TikTok's forced divestment, marking unprecedented expansion of US restrictions on foreign tech platforms.
Huawei Restrictions Endure as US-China Tech Decoupling Hardens
Existing federal bans remain firmly in place as the Chinese telecom giant posts record revenue despite years of American sanctions.
FBI Investigates Breach of Internal Surveillance Network Managing Wiretap Warrants
Hackers compromised a sensitive system used to manage wiretaps and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants, raising questions about exposure of investigative methods and connections to ongoing Chinese espionage campaigns.
What Is the War Powers Resolution and Why Does It Matter?
The 1973 law defines a constitutional tightrope between presidential military authority and congressional war powers—a framework tested by every administration since Nixon.
UK Arrests Labour MP’s Husband in China Spy Case—Weeks After Starmer’s Beijing Reset
Three men detained under National Security Act as Westminster confronts deepening pattern of Chinese infiltration targeting democratic institutions
China Weaponizes AI Development to Build Fortress Economy Against US Controls
Beijing's semiconductor push explicitly frames technological self-reliance as existential national security priority, converting export restrictions into accelerant for indigenous innovation.
The Anthropic-Pentagon Standoff Exposes Unresolved Questions of AI Control in Wartime
Hours after banning Anthropic for refusing to drop AI safeguards, the Pentagon used Claude to coordinate Iran strikes—revealing the military's dependence on a technology it just declared a national security risk.
DOJ Trials Link IRGC to Trump Assassination Plot as U.S.-Iran War Escalates
Federal prosecutors air evidence of Iranian state-directed murder-for-hire operations on American soil while widening military conflict enters second week.
NIST Bars Foreign Scientists from Labs in Sharp Escalation of U.S. Tech Decoupling
New three-year cap on international researchers threatens to expel 500 scientists and erode America's position at the centre of global standards-setting.
OpenAI Secures Pentagon Deal for Classified AI Deployment After Rival’s Expulsion
Agreement follows Trump administration's ban on Anthropic, marking OpenAI's evolution from military prohibition to defense partner amid escalating U.S.-China technology race.
Trump Orders Federal Ban on Anthropic After AI Startup Refuses Pentagon’s Unrestricted Access Demand
Defense Secretary designates Claude maker a supply chain risk, banning military contractors from working with the company in unprecedented escalation over autonomous weapons and surveillance guardrails.