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China builds a rival satellite constellation as SpaceX goes public

A Chinese state-backed satellite company is rapidly signing partnerships and government contracts that SpaceX's Starlink has been unable to secure, timing this expansion just before SpaceX's record-breaking IPO. The move represents China's strategic effort to build an alternative to Western satellite internet infrastructure. This development highlights the emerging geopolitical competition in space-based communications systems.

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Chile turned to China for an undersea cable. The U.S. said no

A proposed undersea cable connecting Chile to Hong Kong became a flashpoint in the ongoing U.S. effort to limit Chinese ...

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New Super PAC, the Guardrails Alliance, Aims to Rally Tech Workers to Help Limit A.I.

The Guardrails Alliance has raised $5 million with the explicit goal of countering well-funded pro-AI lobbying efforts i...

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World leaders want American AI. They just don't want America to be able to turn it off.

At the G7 summit, French President Macron and Indian PM Modi raised pointed concerns about the structural vulnerability ...