Relying on strategy over brand recognition.

A big bet on open-source technology has enabled China to rapidly scale its AI innovation while Silicon Valley remains limited by corporate structures.

A machine learning expert breaks down where the money goes in building big AIs, and how DeepSeek found ways to do it far more cheaply.

A digital media scholar and longtime RedNote user gives a firsthand account of US and Chinese social media users interacting on the app.

Despite a continuing market for LNG, the war in Ukraine has led to Europe turning away from Russian gas exports.

Trump’s bid to buy Greenland is partly based on security concerns about Chinese and Russian access to the Arctic.

Nations will need to tread carefully on the Moon in order to avoid conflict.

Scientific R&D drives economic competitiveness, military technology and national security. Governments are trying to balance research security with protecting the openness that makes science work.

The US could open up domestic mining, or try to recover more of the minerals through recycling of electronic waste.

Chinese hackers are alleged to have broken into US phone networks, giving Chinese intelligence services a window onto specific Americans’ phone and messaging activity.