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The King of Unitree
the journey to dirt cheap robots + date my friend in DC!
Sep 10
Can Taiwan Build Drones?
procurement, politics, and the arsenal
Sep 9 • Ethan Kessler
US-China Biorisk Cooperation: Yes, It’s Possible
The U.S. AI CEOs all want to screen dangerous biological orders. Coming to an agreement with China is the next step.
Sep 8 • Nick Corvino
Open Models are the United Front of AI
funny Sundays return!
Sep 6
How Trump and Xi Can Do AI Safety
it may be possible!
Sep 4 • Jay Kimmel
China on the Hugging Face Incident
Why Beijing seeks to re-narrate AI safety
Sep 3 • Irene Zhang
Cyber Apocalypse, Now?
The Hugging Face hack, crime, and nation states with AI cyber
Sep 2 • Jordan Schneider
China's Rare Earths Duopoly
Behind Beijing’s chokehold
Sep 1 • Aqib Zakaria and Nick Corvino

August 2026

good books so far this year
Homer, Shakespeare, and Kim Il Sung. Plus: nyc’s best fish head
Aug 31 • Jordan Schneider
How the U.S. and China Are Meme-ifying Modern War
"Glossy coat, shiny fur, I’m a beautiful little piggy"
Aug 28
NdFeB Magnets: The Material Bottleneck Behind Humanoid Robotics
TLDR: Humanoid robotics is often framed as a software race, but the binding constraint may be physical.
Published on CrossCurrents • Aug 25
How AI Becomes a Political Crisis
Unemployment, Data Center Backlash, and the Brewing Storm
Aug 24 • Jordan Schneider and Phoebe Chow
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