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A Judge Stopped the Pentagon from Blacklisting Anthropic

A federal judge stayed the Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation of Anthropic — an early legal win that reopens the question of whether the government can conscript AI companies.

By David Chen, Beijing March 27 3 min read

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Business

Google Bought Wiz and Doubled Its Capex

Google closed its $32 billion Wiz acquisition and disclosed $75 billion in 2026 capital expenditures — the cloud security bet and the infrastructure race are the same story.

By David Chen, Beijing March 27 2 min read

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Technology

Stryker Found the Iranian Hackers' Tools

Stryker's cybersecurity team published an analysis of the Iran-linked wiper malware that destroyed 200,000 medical devices — the tools were designed to survive system reimaging.

By David Chen, Beijing March 27 1 min read

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Technology

The Joby Aircraft Flew

Joby Aviation completed a full-profile flight test of its eVTOL air taxi — takeoff, cruise, and landing — the closest any company has come to commercial urban air mobility.

By David Chen, Beijing March 27 1 min read

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Technology

Tech Layoffs Passed Sixty Thousand for 2026

The 2026 tech layoff counter reached 60,247 — one in five explicitly attributed to AI automation — and the number keeps climbing.

By David Chen, Beijing March 27 1 min read