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98 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: 73/98 (74%) good · 25 title-only

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Kept · signals extracted 11

AI cyber security risk ‘top of list’ for banking threats, says UK regulator AI Regulation Escalation 3 sig
China, EU slam proposed US tariffs, reject forced labour allegations Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig
Chinese AI lets everyday users command quantum computing with natural language China AI Infrastructure 1 sig
Chip prodigy returns to China, coal waste used for critical minerals: 7 science highlights China AI Infrastructure 1 sig
Google upsizes historic equity raising to $85bn to back AI spending spree Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig
Grab what you can while you can: The new reality in the South China Sea Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 1 sig
How Beijing could use its military and trade to hit back at Tokyo-Manila ties Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 2 sig
The Download: Trump’s new AI order, and smart glasses for warfare Defense-AI Convergence 3 sig
Trump’s New AI Order Raises the Stakes in China-US Tech Competition AI Regulation Escalation 2 sig
UK government adviser urges clarity on Palantir access to NHS patient data Sovereign Data Localization 1 sig
UK government urges companies to share data about AI effects on workforce AI Regulation Escalation 2 sig

Kept · no signal extracted 7

Europe’s tightrope walk on tech sovereignty Sovereign Data Localization
France’s €110bn AI boom tests Macron’s tech ambitions Digital South Industrial Policy
How virtual power plants could provide energy for data centers Compute-Energy Coupling
Javier Milei: Argentina invites AI to free itself Digital South Industrial Policy
Kirkland & Ellis and Palantir to build AI tool to assist private equity firms Legal-Tech Disruption
Lula thanks China for beef win and tells US after tariffs: ‘I will sell to someone else’ Capital Flow Realignment
SpaceX wins tax exemption for $55bn AI chip plant despite local backlash Compute-Energy Coupling

Triage skipped 24

Bangladesh’s Twin Challenges: Economic Revival and Great Power Balancing Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
China’s PL-15 missile has downed Rafale jets. Is the PL-16 even more powerful? Defense-AI Convergence
Costly fuel pushes more Indians to buy electric cars but challenges remain Digital South Industrial Policy
EBRD Dials Down Kyrgyz GDP Forecast Over Sanctions Worries Capital Flow Realignment
First Trump, then Putin go to China. Does great-power diplomacy now hinge on Beijing? Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
House Advances New Sanctions on Russia and Aid to Ukraine Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution in Bipartisan Rebuke to Trump State Formation & Authority Stress
How Japan and the Philippines are building a maritime security front against China Defense-AI Convergence
Indian stocks lose out to Asian rivals in global hunt for AI winners Capital Flow Realignment
Indonesia’s rupiah falls to record low against US dollar Capital Flow Realignment
Iran faces a new energy imbalance, but its options are limited Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Iran war live: Ceasefire tested by US-Iran clashes; Israel kills 9 in Gaza Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Kuwait releases CCTV footage of deadly Iranian strike on airport Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Lula says Brazil cannot ‘accept treatment’ after new US tariffs proposed Capital Flow Realignment
Neutralizing Chokepoints: Lessons From the Hormuz Strait, Malacca, and Baltic Sea Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Rising seas: Japan makes pitch to Pacific Island nations caught in US-China rivalry Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Russia could invade Nato states by end-2028, warns Latvian general Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Saudi wealth fund replaces foreign CEOs with locals Digital South Industrial Policy
The Transatlantic Crucible Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Trump seeks to split Lebanon talks from war on Iran negotiations Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Ukraine attacks St Petersburg as Russia hosts its own ‘Davos’ Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
US House passes Iran war powers resolution in rare pushback against Trump State Formation & Authority Stress
US Treasury Secretary Bessent says China eyeing more Boeing purchases ahead of Xi visit Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
What does Beijing’s response to Tokyo-Manila boundary talks mean for Taiwan? Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift

AI filtered out 56

Amid War, Iran’s Soccer Leader Works to Get His Team to the World Cup
Anthropic’s relentless race to the top
Bari Weiss Speaks on Scott Pelley’s ’60 Minutes’ Firing: ‘That’s the Path That He Chose’
Broadcom loses more than $300bn in market value as revenue forecast disappoints
Can a Takaichi Government Stabilize China-Japan Relations?
Challengers test defences of legal tech stalwarts
Chinese robot helps children with nerve disorder stand up for the first time
Dalai Lama receives Grammy award for spoken-word album
Deadly fire rips through New Delhi hotel
Does Israel have nukes? ‘Most of the world assesses they do,’ says Rubio
Ebola Shows Why Humanitarian Aid Matters
Elon Musk shifts social media focus from SpaceX to UK far-right politics
Elon Musk’s SpaceX eyes $1.77tn valuation ahead of blockbuster IPO
Employers step in to fill the AI education gap
Exit Polls Suggest Ruling Democratic Party’s Victory in Local Elections
Flesh-Eating Pest Confirmed in U.S. Cattle
Foreign nationals among at least 21 killed in Delhi fire
Four Immigrant Workers Burned to Death in Italy
Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu before protests against Somali president’s rule
Hyperscalers and the equity tap: more to come
‘I Love It’: Trump Is Still in Favor of $1.8 Billion Payout Fund
In Alabama Ruling, Supreme Court Signals Limited Role for Federal Courts in Redistricting Fights
In China’s coal country, party chief called to account after fatal safety failures
‘Infuriated’ Former Judges Take on Trump
Israeli attacks kill nine in Lebanon, reach Beirut outskirts
Israeli strikes near Tyre hospital put youngest patient at risk
Israel’s decades-long history of invading Lebanon
Japanese hardware stocks are having a moment — again
Japan’s football team sports cowboy hats ahead of World Cup
Kuwait labels Iran attack ‘heinous aggression’
London activists try to erect statue of jailed Palestinian leader
Louisiana ICE Facility Mistreated Immigrants, Federal Investigators Say
Massie, 3 Other House Republicans Broke From Trump on Iran War Powers Vote
Meta bets on AI agents to unlock WhatsApp revenues
Mobile gaming companies lash out at Brussels
MP sues Musk’s xAI in UK test case over fake sexual images
Nature and Concrete: The Eco-Brutalist Resistance in Central Asia
Nigeria’s second-chance schools: women balancing study and survival
Nvidia takes AI battle from the data centre to the laptop
Pace Gallery Cuts 50 Artists and 50 Staff Amid Art Market Challenges
Park Service Awards No-Bid Contract to Cover Bridge Statues in Gold
Real Madrid will bring Mourinho back if Perez is re-elected
Republicans Begin to Test the Limits of Trump’s Power by Flexing Their Own
Rubio distances himself from Netanyahu’s Gaza plan
Sherrill Says Immigration Officials Won’t Let Her Visit Detention Center
SpaceX IPO to Be Largest Ever at $135 Share Price
SpaceX pitches investors $1.8tn valuation in historic IPO
Spike Lee: Wemby Is Going Down!
Taiwan opposition leader promotes cross-strait peace during US trip
Ten years on, world remembers Muhammad Ali ‘the Greatest’
The thorny question of work-life balance in European start-ups
UK far-right accused of exploiting killing of Henry Nowak
Uzbekistan’s New Migration Destination? America.
We Interrupt This Knicks Victory for a Political Ad Starring Mamdani
Who is Adam Hamawy? Doctor who served in Gaza is on the path to US Congress
Yes, Living Standards Have Grown Slower in Northwest Europe than in the U.S.
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