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U.S. Spends $57B to Fund China’s Infrastructure—While Taiwan Begs for $40B in Defense: Who’s Really Safe?

U.S. Spends $57B to Fund China’s Infrastructure—While Taiwan Begs for $40B in Defense: Who’s Really Safe?

TL;DR * Senate Republicans advance $13B arms sale to Taiwan amid bipartisan tension over Pentagon policy and China’s $57B Belt and Road expansion * Virginia General Assembly passes HB 333 mandating public schools teach January 6, 2021 Capitol riot as an insurrection * GOP uses Congressional Review Act to overturn 100+

Marvell Acquires XConn for $540M, AMD Unveils Helios AI Rack

Marvell Acquires XConn for $540M, AMD Unveils Helios AI Rack

TL;DR * Marvell acquires XConn for $540M to enhance AI infrastructure switching with PCIe 5.0 and CXL support for hyperscale data centers * AMD unveils Helios AI rack with MI500 GPUs targeting 1,000x performance gain over MI300X for exascale AI workloads * Gigabyte introduces AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 Infinity with

U.S. and Israel Strike Iran’s Nuclear Sites as Gaza Ceasefire Stalls; China Expands Nuclear Arsenal Amid Taiwan Drills

U.S. and Israel Strike Iran’s Nuclear Sites as Gaza Ceasefire Stalls; China Expands Nuclear Arsenal Amid Taiwan Drills

TL;DR * Minnesota Legislature Passes $2 Billion Budget Amid Political Violence After DFL Lawmaker Melissa Hortman and Husband Killed in Gun Attack * Trump Administration Launches Military Strike Against Iran’s Nuclear Infrastructure, Escalating Middle East Tensions Amid Ceasefire Negotiations * China Conducts Live-Fire Military Exercises Around Taiwan, Expands Nuclear Arsenal Toward

Japan Warns Taiwan, U.S. Launches Southern Spear, Pakistan Forms Cyber Defense

Japan Warns Taiwan, U.S. Launches Southern Spear, Pakistan Forms Cyber Defense

TL;DR * Japan PM Sanae Takaichi issues controversial Taiwan warning amid China tensions * U.S. Operation Southern Spear targets drug trafficking in Caribbean, escalating tensions * Pakistan's constitutional amendment creates new cyber defense command, shifts judicial powers * USS Gerald R. Ford deployed to Caribbean Sea as part of U.