What is Manus, the Chinese-founded AI startup Meta is buying for over $2 billion?

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New Pentagon maps show the reach of China's expanding missile force

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China unveiled the DF-26 at a military parade in 2015.

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China is considering a raft of new controls for training AI on chat log data. Here's what it means.

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China is proposing new rules that require user consent before AI companies can use chat logs to train their models.

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Air superiority and long-range strikes: what China's war games say about how it might assault Taiwan

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A screen showing soldiers running is seen against a building in a city.
China's large military exercise around Taiwan comes after tensions with Japan and a major US arms sale.

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China is going after US defense firms and execs over weapons sales to Taiwan — and Palmer Luckey's on the list

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Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech firm Anduril Industries.

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Taiwan is getting plenty of missiles and drones from the US. A top business leader says the arsenal is out of balance.

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I quit my job at 29 and traveled solo. I didn't tell my parents until I'd finished my business plan.

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Taiwan needs to flood the battlefield with cheap, mobile, and survivable weapons to counter China, former senior military officer says

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Taiwan's drone push needs its powerhouse industries, former US commerce official says

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A group of Taiwanese men stand in a line under a tent. One man wearing camouflage is presenting a small grey drone, which is flying in the foreground.
Taiwan's government has prioritized the increasing use, investment, and development of drone systems.

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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry warns the US will lose the AI race to China if it banks on Nvidia's 'power hungry' chips

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A side-by-side image of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and famed short-seller Michael Burry.

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