The Wire
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19:30
NASA Pivots Artemis Timeline to 2028 as China Lunar Ambitions Escalate Space Race
Administrator Isaacman announces two potential crewed landings in 2028, accelerating timelines amid strategic pressure from Beijing's 2030 target.
19:21
CoreWeave Secures $8.5 Billion in Meta-Backed Debt as AI Infrastructure Arms Race Intensifies
The specialized GPU cloud provider's massive loan — the largest AI infrastructure financing of 2026 — signals both surging demand for compute and growing anxiety…
19:09
BMW Completes 11-Month Humanoid Robot Trial as Manufacturing Automation Race Accelerates
Figure AI's robots handled 90,000 parts in BMW's Spartanburg plant, marking the first sustained deployment of general-purpose humanoids in high-volume automotive production.
19:05
Samsung Positions Itself as Deepfake Defense Player Amid AI Governance Push
Tech giant combines device-level content labeling, venture investments, and enterprise security warnings to stake claim in synthetic media detection market.
18:46
RetroTick Brings Windows 95-Era Gaming to the Browser Without Installation
Open-source x86 emulator launches with drag-and-drop support for classic executables, targeting gap between DOS emulators and full retro consoles.
18:33
Trump Media Explores Truth Social Spin-Off as Stock Languishes 89% Below Peak
The social media platform could become an independent public company following a complex merger with fusion energy firm TAE Technologies.
18:18
California’s Operating System Age Gate Goes Live in Ten Months
AB 1043 requires Windows, macOS, and Linux to collect user age during setup and transmit signals to every app—no ID required, but enforcement on open-source…
18:01
Tech Stocks Face Worst Month in Nearly a Year as Geopolitics and AI Doubts Converge
February's triple threat—US-Iran crisis, rising oil prices, and mounting AI valuation concerns—delivers a reality check to markets after 2025's exuberance.
17:53
The Endurance Calculus: How Ukraine Sustains Resistance Four Years Into Attrition
Western military aid faces a 99% collapse, Russian forces advance 127 square miles monthly, yet Ukraine's defense holds—a strategic analysis of the factors keeping Europe's…
17:32
OpenAI Closes Record $110 Billion Round at $730 Billion Valuation
Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank lead largest private funding in history as AI infrastructure arms race accelerates.
12:11
Wall Street’s Climate Retreat: US Asset Managers Abandon Net Zero Alliance as Europe Doubles Down
The relaunched Net Zero Asset Managers initiative attracted 250 signatories but only 12 from the US, creating a $27 trillion divide in climate finance as…
11:35
Pentagon Threatens to Blacklist Anthropic in Escalating AI Safety Standoff
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given the AI company until Friday to remove restrictions on Claude's military use or face designation as a supply chain…
11:35
Over 1,500 Companies Sue US Government Seeking Billions in Tariff Refunds
Supreme Court's February 20 ruling invalidating IEEPA tariffs triggers unprecedented legal battle over estimated $160-175 billion in duties, as major retailers and small businesses race…
11:34
Trump Forces Tech Giants to Bankroll Their Own Power as Grid Strains Under AI Demand
White House event on March 4 will formalize pledges from Amazon, Google, Meta, and others to build or buy their own electricity supply for data…
11:29
Denmark’s MitID Outage Exposes Single-Point Failure Risk for 5.8 Million Users
A 25-minute service disruption on February 27 locked millions out of banking, government services, and digital payments—illustrating the fragility of countries dependent on monopolistic digital…
11:27
The £43,000 Question: How Britain’s Debt Burden Falls Heaviest on the Young
UK debt servicing now costs £111 billion annually—more than defence spending—while younger generations inherit a fiscal legacy they never created.
11:02
Seoul Ends 19-Year Standoff, Grants Google Maps Access Under US Trade Pressure
South Korea conditionally approved Google's export of high-precision map data after rejecting similar requests in 2007 and 2016, as Washington linked the restrictions to tariff…
10:49
Sweden Links Drone Near French Carrier to Russian Warship in Baltic Intelligence Operation
Swedish forces jammed a suspected Russian drone approaching the Charles de Gaulle while docked in Malmö, marking the latest escalation in Baltic Sea surveillance confrontations.
10:35
China Purges 19 Legislature Deputies Days Before National People’s Congress
Nine military officers among those removed as Xi Jinping tightens control ahead of critical political session opening March 6
09:46
PayPal Denies Stripe Acquisition Talks as Stock Plunges 6% Following Retraction
The payments giant confirmed it is not in discussions to be acquired, contradicting reports that sent shares soaring earlier this week and exposing deeper vulnerability…