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96 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: 78/96 (81%) good · 18 title-only

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Kept · signals extracted 14

Anthropic urges AI labs to pause, warns humans risk losing control AI Regulation Escalation 2 sig
Central Ohio Becomes Hub for Tech and Manufacturing Digital South Industrial Policy 2 sig
China bans 11 online activities under tighter rules to curb rumours, cyberbullies Sovereign Data Localization 2 sig
China unveils world’s first superfast quantum memory, paving way for practical computing China AI Infrastructure 1 sig
Chinese black hole-hunting scientist Dai Liang quits US for Shanghai post China AI Infrastructure 1 sig
Energy now a focus of US-China contest of the century Compute-Energy Coupling 1 sig
EU needs a ‘dedicated instrument’ to unwind China dependencies, trade chief says Capital Flow Realignment 2 sig
Meta weighs big equity raising after blockbuster Google deal Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig
Police in England and Wales told to halt AI use in court statements AI Regulation Escalation 2 sig
SpaceX signs $30bn deal to lease computing capacity to Google Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig
Stocks Slide as Investors See Rates Rising After Strong Jobs Data Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig
The Bipolar Trap: The Real Danger in the Trump-Xi Era Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 3 sig
Trump admin’s cancellation of wind energy projects causes business turmoil Capital Flow Realignment 2 sig
Xi Jinping’s ‘chief of staff’ Cai Qi takes Central Party School helm China AI Infrastructure 1 sig

Kept · no signal extracted 6

Indonesian police in the market for hi-tech Chinese equipment Defense-AI Convergence
Nasdaq tumbles 4% as shares in chip and memory groups sink Capital Flow Realignment
SpaceX Has $30 Billion Deal to Provide Google With A.I. Computing Power Compute-Energy Coupling
Trump is turning allies and partners into friends of China Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Trump says US may take equity stakes in AI companies Capital Flow Realignment
Why the SpaceX IPO Will Affect Your 401(k), Like It or Not Capital Flow Realignment

Triage skipped 18

A Question Swirling Around Putin’s Big Conference: Could the War End? Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Ballistics Putin’s ‘last argument’ as Ukraine brings his army to standstill Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Chinese military team inspects Russian bases as Putin hails ‘natural allies’ Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Does Pete Hegseth’s volte-face on China reflect an America in decline? Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Germany’s Merz says EU to initiate integration of Western Balkans Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
India’s Eye in the Sky: The Rise of a State-Deep Tech Startup Space Partnership Defense-AI Convergence
Iran Fired Drones Toward Strait of Hormuz With U.S. Shooting Down at Least 4, U.S. Military Says Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Iran war live: Iranian missiles target Kuwait, Bahrain after US-Iran clash Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Myanmar’s Military Is Turning to Russia to Revive Its Stalled Cyber Dream Defense-AI Convergence
Pete Hegseth’s Missed Chance to Reassure – and Deter – on Taiwan Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Russia’s Putin says ‘no point’ meeting Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for now Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Stray Ukrainian sea drone explodes in Romanian port Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Uzbekistan, Russia Celebrate Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction… Again Compute-Energy Coupling
WarTalk: The View from AFRICOM Defense-AI Convergence
Why China Weaponized the Thucydides Trap Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Xi heads to North Korea, tech transfer clampdown, inflation pickup Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Xi Jinping to Visit North Korea Amid Deepening Three-Way Alliance Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Zelenskyy: Putin choosing war by rejecting offer for in-person talks Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift

AI filtered out 58

’60 Minutes’ Stars Will Stay After Pelley’s Firing Because They Don’t Want Show to ‘Die’
Amid Graham Platner Controversy, Where Does the Maine Senate Race Go Next?
Amid Mounting Democratic Concern, Platner Says His Past Is Being ‘Weaponized’
An ice cream parlour survives Gaza’s genocide and gives seven students hope
Anthony Head, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ Actor, Dies at 72
Are AI chatbots making us lose control of our brains?
Arrests of critics in Ghana provokes alarm over free speech under Mahama
A Sherpa Survived 6 Days Alone on Everest. His Family Says He Was Abandoned.
Bhutan’s Development Model Faces Its Hardest Test
Bolivia’s Troubled Path With China
Can AI save a company’s soul?
Cobolli into final as virus-struck Arnaldi pulls out of French Open
Could a Democratic Mid-Term Win Upset the China-US Detente?
Emerging Europe - we need to celebrate a success story!
Everest guide survived six-day ordeal by eating chocolate and 'chewing ice'
Families clear rubble after overnight Israeli strikes in Gaza
First U.S. Screwworm Case Since 1960s Prompts Texas Emergency Response
France opens ‘war crimes’ probe into Israel’s treatment of Gaza activists
From Cow-Milking Robots to Weed-Zapping Lasers, Farmers Are Embracing A.I.
Gaza fishermen stay afloat with dinghies made from doorframes
Graham Platner Controversy Deepens Democratic Unease Before Maine Senate Primary
How Chinese drink chains are testing the limits of soft power in the US
Huge fire erupts at Honda warehouse in Barcelona
Iran footballers issued US visas for World Cup, says White House
Iran’s Soccer Team Allowed Into U.S. for World Cup, but Many Staff Denied
Is the latest US ceasefire deal for Lebanon meaningless?
Judge strikes down Trump bar on asylum, visa processing for 39 countries
KMT leader says Taiwan can preserve peace by avoiding ‘de jure independence’
Kyrgyzstan Elected to UN Security Council For First Time In Country’s History
Laboring Under Delhi’s Harsh Heat, Workers Must Choose Health or Wages
La settimana di Domino #35
Lawsuit challenges US ‘third-country’ deportations to Equatorial Guinea
Newark Mayor to Scale Back Police Presence at Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center
Oh Se-hoon Becomes Seoul’s Mayor for the 5th Time
‘Out of Control’: When Troopers and Protesters Clash, Questions Follow
Pacific Nations Adopt First Regional Climate Relocation Framework
Pamela Hicks, Lady-in-Waiting to Elizabeth II of Britain, Dies at 97
Parents force Starmer into embracing social media ban
Pentagon Cuts 180 Religious Identities From Military Personnel Records
‘Pervasive fear’ grips Gaza as Israeli attacks persist despite ceasefire
Raspberry Pi surges as investors bet on hardware linked to AI boom
Ronaldo joins Portugal training ahead of sixth World Cup appearance
Somalia declares order restored after two days of fighting in Mogadishu
Summer most likely window for US attack on Cuba, Chinese defence tech firm says
The Betrayal of Black Voters Threatens Our Democracy
The Download: AI hacking beyond Mythos, and chatbots’ impact on our brains
The ethical dilemmas of AI
The Meta hack shows there’s more to AI security than Mythos
The White House’s Latest Provocation Is Way More Than Just a Troll
Trump Administration Investigating Gender Treatments at Mount Sinai
Trump Greets Farmers in Wisconsin, but Says He Could Be Home Watching TV
Trump hails jobs surge, says Iran talks ‘going well’
Trump makes pitch to farmers hard-hit by tariffs, high prices in Wisconsin
Ukraine and Russia exchange 185 prisoners of war each
U.S. Job Market Pushes Past Shocks and Strains
Video shows moment Israeli air strike hits car in southern Lebanon
Why Did Nepali PM Balendra Shah Call on UK to ‘Take an Interest’ in an India-Nepal Dispute?
Xavier Becerra Advances in California Governor Race
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