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107 articles collected in this run, grouped by pipeline outcome. Expand a kept article to see its signals + the trends those signals reinforce, with the verbatim evidence at every edge.

Body fetch: 81/96 (84%) good · 14 title-only · 1 failed

Pipeline execution 71 steps

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Kept · signals extracted 19

AI giant Anthropic files for US IPO as investors bet big on AI future Capital Flow Realignment 2 sig
Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O. Capital Flow Realignment 2 sig
Business Brief (June 1): China’s Commerce Ministry Warns EU Over Trade Measures AI Regulation Escalation 1 sig
BYD Unveils First In-House Autonomous Driving Chip China AI Infrastructure 1 sig
Caixin Explains: China Arms Itself With New Outbound Investment Rules Capital Flow Realignment 2 sig
China has approved the world’s first invasive brain-computer chip—here’s what’s next China AI Infrastructure 1 sig
China’s Retirement Age Overhaul Triggers Confidence Crisis Among Workers, Study Shows Demographic & Labor-Market Inflection 2 sig
China’s SAIC plans to build first EU car plant in Spain’s Galicia Digital South Industrial Policy 1 sig
Florida sues OpenAI and Altman for ‘hurting’ children AI Regulation Escalation 1 sig
Google parent Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI plans Capital Flow Realignment 3 sig
Rising Fuel Costs Are Accelerating China’s EV Transition, Lynk Executive Says Digital South Industrial Policy 2 sig
Tencent moves closer to launching AI agent for China’s most-used app China AI Infrastructure 1 sig
The 3 Geopolitical Shocks That Boosted the Middle Corridor Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment 1 sig
The Download: China’s brain implant ambitions China AI Infrastructure 3 sig
The EU’s New Economic Security Tools and China’s Countermeasure Calculus AI Regulation Escalation 1 sig
The Upcoming C5+1 Dialogue on Critical Minerals Digital South Industrial Policy 1 sig
Why China Needs High GDP Growth Rates to Avoid a Crisis State Formation & Authority Stress 1 sig
Why do China and other powers still want aircraft carriers? Defense-AI Convergence 2 sig
Why Indonesia is Rebuilding Commodity Oversight Digital South Industrial Policy 2 sig

Kept · no signal extracted 6

Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree Capital Flow Realignment
Anthropic files for blockbuster initial public offering Capital Flow Realignment
Anthropic offers EU access to Mythos AI Regulation Escalation
French private equity group Ardian backs €5bn AI ‘gigafactory’ outside Paris Compute-Energy Coupling
HPE shares soar 37% on booming demand for AI infrastructure Capital Flow Realignment
SoftBank data centre offers France AI sovereignty with strings Sovereign Data Localization

Triage skipped 17

Armenian PM rejects Russia’s demand for EU referendum as relations nosedive Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Beijing slams Czech senate chief’s Taiwan trip, demands ‘immediate’ fixes to undo damage Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
China team drafts ‘comprehensive’ sanctions list targeting US, allies on 63 tech sectors AI Regulation Escalation
China urges Brazil to jointly repel ‘external challenges’ as ties deepen in Beijing Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Denmark gets new government as Greenland crisis persists Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Hegseth tones down China rhetoric on return to Asia Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
How ‘strategic ambiguity’ made Turkey a winner in the Iran war Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Iran war live: Trump talks to Hezbollah, Israel as Lebanon fighting surges Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
President Trump attempts to end hostilities in Lebanon Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Rafael Grossi: the next Iran nuclear deal will look very different Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Security Council Members Call for Israel to Withdraw From Southern Lebanon Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Shipping Industry Sounds Alarm as 20,000 Sailors Remain Trapped in Persian Gulf Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Taiwan and Poland on the Frontline of Hybrid Conflict Defense-AI Convergence
Taiwan targets Beijing’s grey-zone tactics near remote South China Sea islands Defense-AI Convergence
Trump ‘personally called for China’s help’ to end Ukraine war in summit with Xi Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
US and China hold ‘candid’ maritime military safety talks in Hawaii Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Xi-Trump aftermath, space tactics, AI policy change: 7 US-China relations reads Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift

AI filtered out 65

AI and real GDP: how big and how fast?
As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments
Barry Diller launches $18bn takeover offer for MGM Resorts
California’s Public Universities Went All in on A.I. Now They’re Tearing Themselves Apart.
Can Pakistan Win Bangladesh’s Trust Without Apologizing for the Genocide of 1971?
Can Taiwanese opposition leader pull off balancing act during US trip?
Celebration, shock and scepticism follow Colombia’s presidential election
China Mine Blast Exposes Illegal Labor, Untaxed Coal Trade
China Names Legal Expert as Deputy in Hong Kong Liaison Office
China steps up Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drug push, looks to TCM
Commentary: China Must Look Beyond AI to Fix Its Deep Macroeconomic Flaws
Commentary: What Britain’s Looming Labour Shake-Up Means for Beijing
Cover Story: How AI Took Over China’s Micro-Drama Industry in 90 Days
Foreign Christians ask for forgiveness over failure to support Israel at Knesset
Former Asset Manager in China Jailed for Trading on Nonpublic Information
Former election clerk Tina Peters released after Trump pressure campaign
Gaza-bound aid ship begins voyage from Sweden
Gu Songfen, pioneering designer of Chinese supersonic fighter jets, dies at 96
Hong Kong Insurance Sales to Mainland Chinese Unaffected by Investment Crackdown
Israeli strike damages hospital in southern Lebanon
Is the US-backed Gaza peace process in serious danger?
It’s Never Been Easier in America to Get Buzzed
Kenyans protest Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens
Kenyans protest planned US Ebola quarantine facility
Litterbugs now face on-the-spot fines in Tokyo's tourist hotspot
Losing Trust in Justice Dept., Judges Call Out Its Lawyers’ Behavior
Marilyn Monroe Fans Descended on Palm Springs For Her 100th Birthday
Mexican protesters clash with police ahead of the 2026 World Cup
Mills Reminds Maine Voters She’s ‘Still on the Ballot’ for Senate Amid Platner Controversy
Minnesota Republicans Hold Moment of Silence for Derek Chauvin
'Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India
Nvidia announces new AI chip for personal computers
Obesity May Be More Prevalent Than Previously Thought
Opinion: China’s Cities Need Classrooms for Every Migrant Child
Previewing California’s Primary Elections and High-Stakes Governor’s Race
Protesters call on Kenyan government to halt femicide crisis
Rick Adelman, Hall of Fame N.B.A. Coach, Dies at 79
Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’
‘Seasoned China hand’ set to lead National Committee on US-China Relations: sources
Steph Curry signs with Chinese brand Li-Ning after Under Armour split
The Awakening of Koizumi Shinjiro
The New Zealand Parakeet Pair That Are Saving Their Species
The Real Crisis in Andhra Pradesh is Development, Not Demography
The Return of Blaming and Shaming in Public Health
Trump Backs Off Plan for $1.8 Billion Fund That Drew Political Backlash
Trump Finds High-Wire Iran Negotiations ‘Very Boring’
Trump halts $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund amid bipartisan backlash
Trump has buried liberal world order but what comes next could be better
Trump says Israel to dial back fighting in Lebanon after Iran threatens to end peace talks
Uber faces Prosus challenge in Delivery Hero pursuit
Ultra-Orthodox protesters clash with Israeli police over army draft
US court upholds injunction against Trump policy banning transgender troops
US Defense Department bars journalists from its press office
U.S. Says More People May Be Charged in Terror Case Linked to Iran
US targeting of drug gangs seen as attempt to shake up Brazil’s election
Uzbekistan’s Emergence as Central Asia’s Mobility Hub
Vanke Keeps Focus on Cutting Losses, Restructuring Debt as Cash Troubles Persist
Video: Presidential election has Colombia on edge
Vietnam’s Quiet Strategy at the Shangri-La Dialogue
Violent protests erupt in Chile over government cuts of social programmes
Watch: Glass doors break as fans scramble to see Pursuit of Jade star
Who attended this year’s Israel Day Parade in New York?
Why This Summer Travel Season Will Be a Nightmare
Woman assaulted by Dutch police at asylum centre speaks to Al Jazeera
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