One Parts Bin, Three Wars: Beijing built a valve. We built a wall.
Welcome to The Iron Triangle, the Cipher Brief column serving Procurement Officers tasked with buying the future, Investors funding the next generation of defense technology, and the Policy Wonks analyzing its impact on the global order. In the industrial parks of Guangdong, the hardest part of the drone war isContinue Reading
Iran Is Poking The Bear
Tehran has been playing a dangerous game of chicken with the U.S. administration for months. With the just concluded midterms now in hand, they risk making a dangerous miscalculation just when it matters most. This is unlikely to end well. With the continuation of strikes this week against international shippingContinue Reading
‘A Servant Class, Not a Working Class’: Stephen Miller’s Biographer on What Comes Next
Jean Guerrero, Stephen Miller’s biographer, sees him as “a case study in oligarchic capture”—and as a way for Traitor 47 to double down.Continue Reading
NASA’s Voyager 1 will be humanity’s first object to reach an entire light-day from Earth
NASA’s Voyager 1 is about to become humanity’s first object to reach one light-day from Earth. That’s a mind-blowing distance of more than 16 billion miles. (AP Video/Shelby Lum) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
Our Revolution Endorses Chris Van Hollen for Senate Majority Leader
Our Revolution, the nation’s largest grassroots progressive organization endorsed Sen. Chris Van Hollen for Senate majority leader and urged Senate Democrats to vote for him over Sen. Chuck Schumer.The endorsement builds on the organization’s ongoing grassroots campaign to replace Schumer and secure an open, competitive leadership election.“Working people organized toContinue Reading
US grounds all flights after ‘communication issue’
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the US aviation agency was investigating., DEVELOPING STORY, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the US aviation agency was investigating. The United States has grounded flights across the country after a “communication issue” impacted traffic control centers, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. “FAAContinue Reading
Pope Leo cheered on return to Peru city where he served as bishop
An estimated 1.5 million people have welcomed Pope Leo XIV back to the city in Peru where he once served as bishop., NewsFeed An estimated 1.5 million people have welcomed Pope Leo XIV back to the city in Peru where he once served as bishop. The pope celebrated an outdoorContinue Reading
“Parasitic Technology”: Could Jensen Huang/Nvidia Scandal Prompt Rethink About AI?
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday after reports of multiple extramarital affairs, including with an employee and a Chinese businesswoman whom U.S. intelligence officials accuse of spying for Beijing. The company says Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO as the board searches for a permanent replacement.Continue Reading
Rivers in the sky are raining down on the Pacific Northwest. What are they?
Atmospheric rivers are large bands of water vapor in the sky. They are dumping trillions of gallons of water on Washington and Oregon, just as high tides and winds batter shorelines. (Image credit: David Ryder)Continue Reading
Visteon-Shinry and Infineon are developing a single-stage GaN onboard charger
Visteon-Shinry Power Electronics (VSPE), a joint venture of Visteon and SHINRY Technologies, is working with Infineon Technologies to develop a single-stage onboard charger for EVs based on Infineon’s gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic bidirectional switches. The design combines VSPE’s converter hardware topology, proprietary control strategy and system integration expertise with Infineon’sContinue Reading
MACBETH project publishes CharIN-led specification for multipoint MCS truck charging hubs
The EU-funded MACBETH project has published a specification for multipoint Megawatt Charging System (MCS) hubs for electric trucks. The Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN) led the work and authored the document with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The document, Deliverable D4.1, is a shared reference framework for site layouts, powerContinue Reading
Trinidad and Tobago’s Gay Sex Law Is Unconstitutional, Privy Council Rules
Trinidad and Tobago’s gay sex law can’t be used against consenting adults anymore. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London ruled on Nov. 10, and all five judges sided with activist Jason Jones. Their judgment says sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offences Act 1986 “must beContinue Reading
Overdose in Aisle Three
One night in early October, I visited my local Marathon gas station, near Pittsburgh. The cashier stood at his register in front of a wall of brightly colored boxes, bags and blister packs. These garishly branded products were the same oddball army of “supplements” that have become familiar at gasContinue Reading