In its quest to unite the self-governing island of Taiwan with mainland China, Beijing has considered – and practiced – a blockade of the Taiwan Strait.

Taylor Lorenz / Wired:
How influencers boosting US-based AI and opposing Chinese AI are paid with money tied to Leading the Future, funded by execs from OpenAI, Palantir, a16z, others  —  Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a sup…

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
“Podslop” is flooding listening platforms like Spotify; Podcast Index: of ~11K new podcast feeds in a recent 9-day span, ~39% were likely for AI content shows  —  Over the past nine days, 39% of …

Spirit Airlines prepares to end operations after failing to secure government rescue deal; Trump tells Congress hostilities in Iran have “terminated.”

Brian Harpole has sued Candace Owens for defamation over claims linking him to Charlie Kirk’s killing. The lawsuit says Owens ignored clear travel records and spread false accusations through her podcast and posts. It also highlights that she knew key …

The Navy’s new autonomous flying fuel tanker completed its maiden flight this week, executing a series of maneuvers and tests for two hours in what officials said was a key step for unmanned carrier operations.