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94 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.

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Analysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Floundering. Can It Still Help Younger Kids? AI Regulation Escalation
Beijing detects suspected Japanese spy planes near Taiwan Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Britain Is Weighing a Social Media Ban for Children. How Did It Get Here? AI Regulation Escalation
BYD to spend €2bn to build out 5-minute flash chargers in Europe Digital South Industrial Policy
Canada introduces bill to ban social media for children under 16 AI Regulation Escalation
Canada Moves to Ban Social Media Use for Youth Under 16 AI Regulation Escalation
China’s military warned against ‘dangers of AI sycophancy’ on the battlefield Defense-AI Convergence
Ethnic Restaurants and Immigrant Entrepreneurs Facing Crisis Under Japan’s New Visa Rules Demographic & Labor-Market Inflection
EU threat of trade war against China is a strategic farce Capital Flow Realignment
FBI disables 13 Chinese suspected spying websites targeting US officials Sovereign Data Localization
FISA Surveillance Law May Expire After Trump Picks Bill Pulte for Intel Post State Formation & Authority Stress
German start-up Neura raises $1.4bn in humanoid robot push Digital South Industrial Policy
How drones, tariffs and rare earths could test US-China detente Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
How will the Pentagon’s expanded blacklist of Chinese firms affect Xi’s US visit? Capital Flow Realignment
Iran announces closure of Strait of Hormuz following US strikes Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Hormuz ships after new US strikes Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Iran war live: Tehran targets Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan after new US strikes Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Mystery platform? China says it was carrying out research at Scarborough Shoal Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Oil Prices Rise as U.S. Launches New Attack on Iran Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
OpenAI says China-based actors stoking opposition to AI data centres China AI Infrastructure
Oracle to spend $70bn on data centre build-out in coming year Compute-Energy Coupling
Pakistan launches deadly air strikes in Afghanistan, reigniting tensions Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Silicon Valley’s Bad Bet on the Gulf Capital Flow Realignment
Starlink rival Qianfan hits satellite milestone, but is it too slow and costly? China AI Infrastructure
The Chinese AI police tech aimed at physical, psychological and emotional states China AI Infrastructure
The Real Problem With Global Trade Capital Flow Realignment
Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of Oman Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Trump directs interim US intelligence chief Bill Pulte to downsize agency State Formation & Authority Stress
Trump’s claim of escorting oil through Hormuz won’t ease crisis Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Trump’s ‘Secret Mission’ to Ferry Oil Past Iran Was Widely Disclosed Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
US and Iran exchange more strikes, Tehran tightens hold on Hormuz Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Was Xi’s stance on China-North Korea military ties also a message for US, Russia? Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
‘We’re back in the Stone Age’: Russia’s spies turn off the internet Sovereign Data Localization
Why steel tariffs are rumbling the EU’s outreach to South Korea Capital Flow Realignment
Why the India-Oman CEPA is Special Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift

AI filtered out 58

7 Revolutionary-Era Bars That Are as Old as America
A Death in Detention Puts Tajikistan’s Police on Trial
A.I. and the Chip Boom: Take a Quiz on New Korean Slang and Memes
AI and the productivity paradox
Air India crash pilot's father vows to defend son's reputation
An Everest guide's miraculous survival raises questions for tourism industry
Anthropic leans into AI’s nascent slice-and-dice era
Anti-immigrant protesters clash with police, torch car at Belfast rally
A ‘Sultry’ Shift: Heat Creeps Into the Northeast
China-UK cooperation vital in ensuring the AI era puts people first
Dahiyeh crowds rally in favour of Iranian support against Israel
Democrats Try to Move Past ‘Cultural Pandering’ to Latinos for Midterm Elections
Family of British toddler speaks as Australian inquiry into cold case murders begins
FIFA boss tells critics to ‘relax’ over Somali referee deportation
FIFA’s Infantino defends US as World Cup host amid visa row, entry denials
First charges laid over deadly Hong Kong fire
Four in five UK boards discussing which decisions should be led by AI
Growing backlash in Japan over Trump's use of anime characters
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Israeli real estate ad goes viral
Hegseth: Guantanamo Bay prisoners ‘should have been executed’
Hero’s welcome for Omar Artan after Somali’s World Cup dreams dashed
How SpaceX could pull millions of savers into Musk’s orbit
Inside Trump’s White House, the Epstein Files Caused a Freakout
Is A.I. affecting your career? We want to hear from you.
Israel kills 16 in Lebanon, UN to probe international law violations
Maasai women turn drought into income through fodder farming in Tanzania
Mace Defeat Heralds an Exodus of Rabble-Rousers From Congress
Mexico braces for celebrations, protests as World Cup opens amid tensions
Nearly Everyone, Everywhere, Veers Left When Walking
‘Negotiate with bombs’: Hegseth defends second night of US strikes on Iran
Nigerian migrants flee South Africa after spike in xenophobic protests
One in 70 people worldwide is forcibly displaced: UNHCR
Paul Kennedy on Great Powers
Police in Belfast use water cannon as anti-immigrant unrest continues
Republicans Thought They Owned ‘Values.’ Not Anymore.
Rightwing MPs increase use of Musk’s X as centre-left rivals quit
Ronaldo misses big chances in Portugal’s World Cup warmup win over Nigeria
South Korea fines Coupang $408m over biggest data leak in country’s history
‘South Korea’s Amazon’ hit with record fine over data breach
Spencer Pratt’s Defeat Isn’t Just About Los Angeles
Storms Knock Out Power for Hundreds of Thousands in the Midwest
The Download: the “steroid olympics” and a safer Mythos
The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
The “steroid olympics” were a circus—and a window into our culture
The War in Ukraine Has Now Gone On Longer Than World War I
The White House Panic Over the Epstein Files: Six Takeaways From the New York Times Investigation
Top Pentagon Official Worked Closely With C.I.A. Officer Later Found With Gold Bars
Trial begins for man accused of sparking Palisades Fire in California
Trump’s AI fund idea is good politics, but bad economics
Unusually Warm Weather in Bay Area Prompts Heat Alert and Wildfire Concerns
US CEOs are getting richer and more nervous
US midterms could bring ‘renewed volatility’ to China ties, veteran diplomat warns
US tech stocks sink as volatility flares up on Wall Street
We will need a new tax code for the wealth AI creates
Which World Cup teams, players and officials were denied US visas, entry?
Why the American College Admissions Process is Basically Right
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