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Lai’s U.S. investment, defense budget plan good move amid Trump’s tariff push: Scholars

President Lai Ching-te’s (賴清德) plan to further encourage Taiwan’s businesses to invest in the United States and increase the country’s defense …

Rigetti Computing: The Quantum Revolution That Could Change Everything – HPBL

As the race for quantum supremacy accelerates, Rigetti’s focus on superconducting quantum systems has placed it at the forefront of innovation. With …

German Chancellor’s pushback at Vance brings US-Euro tensions into the public at Munich

Scholz took a direct shot at US Vice President JD Vance’s comments at the Munich Security Forum, to applause from the audience.

Fact check: Musk, Trump deceive about a Trump-era Pentagon contract for ‘social deception’ defense

President Donald Trump and ally Elon Musk are misleadingly depicting a Pentagon defense contract that was awarded during Trump’s first presidency.

Elon Musk’s ‘efficiency’ agency team at the Pentagon to meet defense staff – The Guardian

Trump had said defense bureau was high on list of world’s richest man’s federal budget and personnel slashing team.

Pentagon officials are bracing for Musk’s DOGE – Defense One

But if billionaire defense contractor Elon Musk and his DOGE team disrupt Pentagon data systems, contracts, and employees as they’ve done at other …

European and NATO allies hear major shifts in U.S. policies – VOA

Also this week – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said NATO countries need to spend 5% of their GNP on defense and European members of the …

USINDOPACOM commander addresses Honolulu Defense Forum

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers opening remarks during the Honolulu Defense Forum at the Alohilani Resort …

Zelensky meets Vance as Ukraine says Russia hit Chernobyl nuclear plant – CNN

Vice President JD Vance meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the high-level Munich Security Conference in Germany.

Pentagon expands list of commercial drones certified for military use – Defense News

… military use, pending final approvals to ensure they meet congressionally mandated cybersecurity and supply chain standards. DIU in November …