Author: Michael

As of January 2026, the AI ascension is hitting new highs; it’s also hitting a literal and metaphorical wall. Large Language Models (LLMs) are undoubtedly getting “smarter,” but the nation’s power grid is becoming increasingly vulnerable in order to drive this innovation.
Microsoft is restarting Three Mile Island. What could go wrong? Amazon is buying everything that isn’t bolted down, and maybe even the bolted-down stuff by now, too. But those are long-term plays, and the tech giants are itchy addicts looking for a quick energy fix.

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President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has revived a familiar anxiety across Europe and Taiwan: How reliable is the United States when its partners’ core interests are at stake? Trump’s governing style is marked by transactional diplomacy, hostility toward multilateral institutions, tariff-driven economic statecraft, and a willingness to publicly berate allies. Taken individually, none of these features is unprecedented. Together, they create a narrative environment that China is learning how to exploit.

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