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Taiwan just inked a deal with a small U.S. defense firm. The partnership targets a new class of modular underwater vehicles. And the timing could not be more pointed. Less than two weeks ago, Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology signed a memorandum of understanding with Vatn Systems. The Rhode Island-based startup specializes

Shoppers at America’s biggest retailers have begun to make difficult calls. They skip the extra pack of diapers or pass on name-brand cereal. They fill half a tank instead of a full one. Some even weigh whether to buy medicine or groceries in the same trip. The signals came through loud and clear this week

Chinese carmakers are flooding world markets with vehicles at a pace that has no recent precedent. Domestic sales cratered more than 20 percent in the first half of 2026. Exports jumped 65 percent. Electric-vehicle shipments from China soared over 120 percent. The numbers come straight from the International Energy Agency. That mismatch has left more

Amazon has long built its hardware business on aggressive pricing. Devices like the Echo Dot and Fire TV Stick served as gateways to its services while keeping upfront costs low. That approach just changed. Overnight the company lifted prices on a wide range of its own gadgets. The moves reflect pressure that has already hit

OpenAI just gave its chatbot direct access to one of the most personal corners of the Apple universe. On Thursday, the company rolled out an Apple Messages plugin for ChatGPT on Mac. The tool lets the AI read conversations, summarize threads, draft replies and even hit send. Users of ChatGPT Work and Codex plans can

Nebraska police officers have carried electric shock gloves for years. Few noticed until federal immigration agents prepared to receive thousands of them. The devices, known as G.L.O.V.E. or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, look like ordinary patrol gloves. Press a switch. Touch bare skin. A sharp pulse of electricity follows. Officers describe the sensation as

Australian scientists have cracked a stubborn problem in zinc-iodine batteries. The result? A water-based system that survives more than 60,000 charge cycles with almost no capacity loss. For homeowners tired of replacing expensive lithium packs every decade, this development signals a shift toward safer, longer-lasting energy storage. The team at Flinders University tackled iodine migration.

Anthropic stands on the verge of one of the most audacious public market entries in history. Bankers have told potential investors the AI company could raise more than $100 billion in its initial public offering. That sum would eclipse the record set by SpaceX just months ago. A $2 trillion valuation sits at the center

Google just gave news organizations and other content creators a modest but tangible tool to push back against years of vanishing referral traffic. The company announced on August 20 that publishers can now embed a “Preferred Sources” button directly on their websites. Readers who click it designate that site as one they want to see

Leaked videos pulled from Valve’s own ARM Steam client this week have thrust the Steam Frame into the spotlight once again. The unboxing footage, setup tutorials and accessory demonstrations appeared briefly before disappearing. Yet screenshots and compilations spread fast across X and YouTube. They reveal not only the box contents but also an unannounced Ergonomic