Tag: Artificial Intelligence

The U.S. Threatens a Drone War in the Taiwan Strait— Seriously?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The U.S. has long been preparing for a drone war with China in the Taiwan Strait, should conflict arise. The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command even declared that the U.S. would turn the strait into an ‘unmanned hellscape.’ Yet, China’s new generation of military equipment has already surpassed the U.S. in both cost and quantity.

The U.S. Threatens a Drone War in the Taiwan Strait— Seriously?

Previously:

Countering China with Chinese UAVs backfires, US military faces drone shortage

US Wants To Create ‘Hellscape’ of Drones If China Attacks Taiwan

U.S. Investigating Americans Who Worked With Russian State Television

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

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The F.B.I. raided the homes of two prominent commentators on Russian state television channels as part of an effort to blunt attempts to influence November’s election.

U.S. Investigating Americans Who Worked With Russian State Television

Intel shares fall 20% on plans to cut 15,000 jobs

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Intel on Thursday revealed drastic plans to slash its employee headcount and capital spending in an attempt to put its business back on a stable financial footing, as it suffered the latest setback in its slow-moving turnaround plans.

Intel shares fall 20% on plans to cut 15,000 jobs

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US CHIPS Act Funding for Intel

On March 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Intel Corporation announced a preliminary memorandum of terms under which Intel will receive approximately $8.5 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. Funding will help advance Intel’s critical semiconductor manufacturing and research and development projects at sites in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon – U.S. locations where the company produces some of the world’s most advanced chips and semiconductor packaging technologies.

Meanwhile, in China:

China’s ‘basic self-sufficiency’ in chip-making tools could come this summer, veteran says

The 20th CPCCC 3rd Plenum: Meaning for PH

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

There are two lessons for Filipinos and the Philippines from the Third Plenum of the 20th CPC Central Committee, the first is how serious national econ-political-social is properly done. This includes the requisite political system that guarantees its effectiveness and success.

The 20th CPCCC 3rd Plenum: Meaning for PH

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Communique of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

The Man Behind Trump’s VP Pick: It’s Worse Than You Think

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

While J.D. Vance has his own controversies, his close connection to billionaire Peter Thiel, who is poised to have unprecedented influence in a new Trump administration, should deeply unsettle every American who cares about freedom, privacy and reining in the surveillance state.

The Man Behind Trump’s VP Pick: It’s Worse Than You Think

H/T: The Most Revolutionary Act

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