This year’s featured boat for the PLAN Submarine Force’s 72nd birthday is… 406, the lone Xia‑class SSBN. Yes, that Xia.  China’s first boomer, the one that has been “almost retired” for two decades but somehow keeps showing up like Uncle Larry who refuses to leave the family hot pot dinner.So what’s actually confirmed about 406?According to yesterday’s CCTV segment, she’s still around, still

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Inside Palantir’s fight to save its £330M, seven-year contract with NHS England, as public and political pressure grows to end the deal via a 2027 break clause  —  Critics question how the tech giant won a showp…

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Brazil takes its National Civil Defense warning platform offline after suspected hackers send an unauthorized alert to mobile phones in several states  —  An unauthorized alert bearing a mysterious message that …

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