China is far ahead of the rest of the world in the development of batteries that use sodium - In two years, China will have nearly 95 percent of the world’s capacity to make sodium batteries. (archive.ph)
TSMC Sales Miss for Second Straight Quarter on Tepid Demand (archive.ph)
Secret documents that appear to detail American national security secrets on Ukraine, the Middle East and China have surfaced online. (archive.ph)
Germany may transfer some of its military production to US further ebbing any semblance of sovereignty it may currently enjoy. (archive.ph)
Great power conflict puts the dollar’s exorbitant privilege under threat (archive.ph)
A year of war in Ukraine has left Europe’s armouries dry (archive.ph)
Russia is now the second biggest supplier of LNG to Europe (archive.ph)
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Military briefing: Ukraine war exposes ‘hard reality’ of west’s weapons capacity (archive.ph)
NATO Claims Africa as Its ‘Southern Neighbourhood’. US and its allies have signalled that they view the continent as a battleground to wage their New Cold War against China and Russia. (archive.ph)
Making Call of Duty a Battle.net exclusive was apparently a 'resounding failure' (archive.ph)
Unreleased Books Now Impacted by Review Bombing (archive.ph)
I guess it makes sense for this sort of thing to happen now. Goodreads doesn’t have a way to prove someone bought a book and with folks there that get review copies, probably won’t get the features. If authors didn’t have a hard enough time publishing, yet another thing to worry about.
Israeli Military, Police and Shin Bet Chiefs: Settler Attacks Are 'Nationalist Terrorism' (archive.ph)
The Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi, Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai denounced the string of settler attacks on Palestinian villages and said they plan to step up efforts against them
As Safed becomes a mixed Arab and Haredi city, friction and coexistence ensue (archive.ph)
A Superyacht Gave a Lifeline to 100 Migrants Thrown Into the Sea (archive.ph)
The boss of Raytheon, one of the US top weapons manufacturers, says the company has “several thousand suppliers in China and decoupling . . . is impossible”. (archive.ph)
Israeli army destroys home of second gunman accused of killing IDF soldier last year (archive.ph)
China hits back after Biden calls Xi a 'dictator' (archive.ph)
Killer Whales Are Not Our Friends (archive.ph)
Stop rooting for the orcas ramming boats.
China’s nuclear safety watchdog has issued an operational permit for the nation’s first thorium reactor (archive.ph)
The Internet Is Failing The Website Preservation Test (archive.ph)
This is something that keeps me worried at night. Unlike other historical artefacts like pottery, vellum writing, or stone tablets, information on the Internet can just blink into nonexistence when the server hosting it goes offline. This makes it difficult for future anthropologists who want to study our history and document...
Earth past its safe limits for humans, scientists say (archive.ph)
New technique for 3D printing of ceramics in the air without the need for supportive structures can construct parts at almost any angle, enabling the creation of shapes that were previously impossible (archive.ph)
Russia is likely to resume buying foreign currency for its reserves as soon as this month as rising oil earnings stabilize public finances despite US and European efforts to squeeze Kremlin income (archive.ph)
‘Red scare’ in US causes multi-year flood of refugees with PhDs to China. (archive.ph)
US officials scramble to slow China’s advances. Beijing’s diplomatic and business gains this year have been so great as to prompt panic in Washington. (archive.ph)
