Cyber Front: Iran's 700% Spike in Attacks, and Stryker Breached
Iranian hackers wiped 200,000 devices at Stryker using the company's own IT tools — and CSIS says this is only the visible edge of a 700% spike in cyberattacks.
David Chen
Bureau: Beijing
The First AI-Native War: Deepfakes Flood Social Media Faster Than Anyone Can Fact-Check
AI-generated war footage is hitting millions before fact-checkers finish their coffee, and Grok is flagging the real stuff as fake.
Russia and China Arm Iran in Private, Vote for Restraint in Public
Iran's foreign minister publicly thanked Russia and China for 'military cooperation' — while both countries continue to deny any direct arms transfers and vote for restraint at the United Nations.
Anthropic's $19 Billion Revenue Rocket — Closing on OpenAI at a Speed Nobody Predicted
Anthropic added $5 billion in annualized revenue in a single month, now sits at $19 billion, and is growing at 10x per year — the fastest ascent in enterprise software history.
Pentagon's $200 Billion — Who Gets the Defense Contracts
The Pentagon's $200 billion Iran war supplemental is reshaping the defense industry, but production bottlenecks and shifting warfare mean the biggest winners may not be the usual suspects.
Big Tech's $720 Billion AI Spending Spree
Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Oracle will collectively spend an estimated $720 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026 — and their free cash flow is collapsing to pay for it.
The Information Void — Iran Blackout Meets Deepfake Flood
Iran has spent a third of 2026 with its internet shut down, and AI deepfakes are rushing to fill every gap in the record.
White House Selling War on TikTok With Game Footage
The White House is selling a shooting war with Call of Duty killstreaks, GTA clips, and SpongeBob memes — and the engagement numbers are through the roof.
Iran's Internet Kill Switch — 90 Million People Offline
Ninety million Iranians have been offline for 22 straight days — the longest wartime internet blackout in history, and nobody outside can hear them.
Cyber Insurance Premiums Spike Across Sectors
Global cyber insurance premiums are projected to hit $16.4 billion in 2026, with the Iran war transforming a soft market into a hard one almost overnight.