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101 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: 79/101 (78%) good · 22 title-only

Pipeline execution 62 steps

Captured by durableStep in our Postgres. Survives Inngest dashboard outages.

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Kept · signals extracted 13

Americans lead AI data centre backlash, global poll finds Compute-Energy Coupling 1 sig
Beijing slaps travel ban on New Zealand MPs for ‘crossing red line’ with Taiwan visit Sovereign Data Localization 1 sig
Chinese satellite company releases images of Nvidia, Apple HQs Defense-AI Convergence 1 sig
Did China Overestimate the Geopolitical Returns of Its Latin America Strategy? Digital South Industrial Policy 1 sig
Goldman Sachs expects SpaceX’s AI revenue to increase 100-fold by 2030 Capital Flow Realignment 2 sig
Hedge funds bet against call centre stocks as AI threat grows Demographic & Labor-Market Inflection 1 sig
How China Misperceives Itself Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 3 sig
How courts are coping with a flood of AI-generated lawsuits Legal-Tech Disruption 1 sig
Nvidia’s CPU move and China’s EV makers go solid China AI Infrastructure 1 sig
The Download: AI-generated lawsuits and virtual power plants for data centers Legal-Tech Disruption 2 sig
US-China policy under Donald Trump is heading for ‘unpredictable drift’: expert Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 2 sig
US National Security Agency using Anthropic’s Mythos for cyber attacks Defense-AI Convergence 1 sig
Why wind and solar power is going to ‘waste’ in China in the global energy crisis Compute-Energy Coupling 1 sig

Kept · no signal extracted 3

Big energy getting bigger Compute-Energy Coupling
Elon Musk’s SpaceX lines up retail investors for record IPO allocation Capital Flow Realignment
Humanoids bring AI’s creative destruction to the shop floor Demographic & Labor-Market Inflection

Triage skipped 24

Are Japan-Philippines talks a maritime red line for China’s blue-water ambitions? Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Can the UAE Go It Alone? State Formation & Authority Stress
China, India, and the Emerging Green Divide Digital South Industrial Policy
China proposes nuclear-powered floating island to reshape global shipping China AI Infrastructure
China’s futuristic stealth sub to boost ‘hunt-and-kill’ capabilities: experts Defense-AI Convergence
China's Xi Jinping to make rare visit to North Korea Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
EU, China hold talks as trade war looms Capital Flow Realignment
House Passes Ukraine Aid in Defiance of Republican Leaders Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Iran and the Hidden Cost of Wartime Access Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Rising Security Risks Are Changing China’s Belt and Road Strategy China AI Infrastructure
Russia’s Dual Afghan Strategy and Pakistan’s Shrinking Room for Maneuver State Formation & Authority Stress
Russia kills 12 in Ukraine as Kyiv mourns 707 children killed since 2022 Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Saudi energy minister calls for ‘stable energy sector’ during Russia visit Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
The Gulf states and Ukraine need each other Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Trilateral Dynamics: China’s Strategy to Test US Restraint of Japan Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Trump urged Xi to help end Ukraine war; China’s tech sanctions list: SCMP’s 7 highlights Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
US farm chief says reliance on China threatens American ‘freedom’ Sovereign Data Localization
Wall Street Is Going Gaga for SpaceX Capital Flow Realignment
Wall Street’s red carpet for SpaceX Capital Flow Realignment
What Shangri-La 2026 Revealed About the Future Regional Order Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
What To Know as China’s Xi Jinping Heads to North Korea Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Why China’s Latin America ties aren’t immune to Trump’s influence Digital South Industrial Policy
Why Mogadishu clashes are deepening Somalia’s political crisis again State Formation & Authority Stress
Zelensky Mixes Taunts and Peace Talks Offer in Letter to Putin Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift

AI filtered out 61

As Trump Toughens Rules on Cuba’s Economy, Hotel Chains Withdraw
Bear opens window in factory escape, Japanese police say
Block the bombs: Support grows for US bill to restrict arms for Israel
China cracks down on soft porn, violence and materialism in viral micro dramas
China says US ‘invented’ terrorism charges to justify Cuba blockade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping visit to North Korea confirmed for next week
Democrat fails to block US measure to deepen Israel military cooperation
Democrats force vote on Trump’s $1.8bn settlement fund in ‘vote-a-rama’
Early Research Suggests a Path to Predict and Prevent Lung Cancer
Ecuador’s disappeared: Inside one family’s search for answers
Europe is finally flexing its innovation muscles
Giant hissing cockroaches among $200,000 worth of illegal insects seized in Australia
Hezbollah rejects US-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon
History-making qualifier Chwalinska sets up Andreeva French Open final
How AI has de-skilled translation
How LinkedIn Found Its Social Platform Era
How much value is AI really creating?
How to take advantage of disruption
How We Are Illustrating Trump’s Plans to Remake Washington
Hundreds protest in Libya outside UN agency against undocumented migrants
In a First, Scientists Precisely Edit Human Embryo Genes
Iran war live: Hezbollah rejects truce as Israel continues Lebanon strikes
Israel must allow ICRC to visit Palestinians in prison, Supreme Court rules
Ivory Coast beats France in World Cup warning to one of the favourites
Japan-Philippines maritime talks 2026
Kenyan president defends US Ebola facility amid deadly protests
Latest Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire Shows Little Sign of Taking Hold
Lebanon latest: Hezbollah rejects US plan as Israel continues attacks
Liverpool appoint Spaniard Iraola as new manager in place of Slot
Lufthansa employees injured after Boeing 787 collapses in Frankfurt
Marjane Satrapi, the author of ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56
Melinda French Gates: Women, We Deserve Better Than This
Miracle on Everest: Guide believed dead spotted crawling down ice
Nick Bilton, New ‘60 Minutes’ Chief, Pledges Independence
Pilot Was Warned Jet Was Too Low Before It Clipped a Light Pole
Planning Commission Votes to Advance Trump’s Arch Project
Platner Denies Hurting Ex-Girlfriend and Says He Will Not Quit Senate Race
Podcast: change management in an era of AI disruption
Quetta Train Bombing Points to Escalating Insurgent Violence in Balochistan
Raman Gains on Pratt in L.A. Mayor Race But Many Ballots Remain
Ronaldo, Messi at World Cup: Who else is playing their final tournament?
Russia Rails Against the West but Welcomes Candace Owens and Andrew Tate
Russia’s Andreeva beats Ukraine’s Kostyuk in no-handshake French Open semi
Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior
Sherpa found alive on Mount Everest after six days missing
SpaceX IPO shows Musk’s genius is in mythmaking
Tech groups find a new way to monetise AI hype: selling volatility
The coming equity surge will test the US bull run
The Fluffernutter Theory of Trump
Tibetology is key to China shaping global views on the region, top official says
Trump official-turned-foe John Bolton accepts plea deal in documents case
Trump Plans to Create a Promenade at the Lincoln Memorial
Trump’s Fraud Claims in California Could Undermine Confidence in November Result
US citizen and journalist charged with acting as Chinese agent
US defence secretary compares Bolivia protests to government ‘overthrow’
Vanilla Ice Is In, Bret Michaels Is Out: Trump’s Battle for Celebrity Validation
What India’s Latest Press Freedom Ranking Reveals About Its Democratic Trajectory
What is the UK’s ‘two-tier policing’ debate?
What to Know About California’s Top Election Races
Why is the US so invested in Colombia’s election?
Why Must We Accept Such Mediocrities in Politics?
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