Moreover, this techno-centric narrative overlooks a critical reality: that militaries do not win wars merely by acquiring new gadgets, but by developing the institutions, training regimens, logistical networks, and doctrinal concepts that enable those tools to be used effectively at scale. Technology does not exist in a vacuum; it must be embedded within a structure that can harness it to achieve strategic effects. The belief that the United States can leapfrog its adversaries through agile startups and disruptive prototypes reflects the same flawed logic that plagued earlier revolutions in military affairs. Drones and AI systems may be tactically sound, and in many cases, they are; however, they do not, by themselves, answer the questions of manpower, sustainment, strategic coherence, or political will. In elevating technology to the status of strategy, these commentators and entrepreneurs mistake innovation for “warfighting” and “disruption” for victory.

My view of the collision at sea of China Coast Guard 3104 and PLA Navy 164 in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc in Zambales, Philippines. Before this, the Chinese navy and coast guard ships nearly collided twice trying to outmaneuver BRP Suluan of the Philippine Coast Guard.

For SpaceX, this is great business. The company gets to flex its “anti-monopoly” credibility as well as put cash into its pockets. Because the incremental costs of flying a partially reusable Falcon 9 are so low—perhaps as low as $15 million, by some estimates—SpaceX can plow competitors’ cash into further development of Starlink or Starship.

Not anymore. BYD’s new cars are good-looking, powered by world-class batteries, and boasting better overall build quality than most automakers in the West.

We investigate the information content of personal stock trades by IRS officials. We collect transaction-level data on over five thousand IRS officials’ personal investments and document substantial trading activity in individual stocks by officials across IRS departments.

Farmers want California to change its autonomous tractor ban.

Kodak, Olympus and Fujifilm – The Rise and Deep Fall of the Camera Industry.

The largest deciding factor in the application process has been “technical considerations,” Kuntz said. (EV charging) sites must meet needs for accessibility, ADA compliance and lighting, and be outside of a floodplain. No mention of electricity rates….

The effort has moved quickly. Middleton applied Monday for federal Transportation Alternatives Program grant funding after the City Council voted unanimously in support of the plan Aug. 5, said Abby Attoun, the city’s director of planning and community development. If accepted, Middleton’s bid for $240,000 would help it build infrastructure for BCycle docking stations. The city would contribute $60,000 of its own money toward the project.

Ever since I first encountered the medical field, something struck me as off about their relentless focus on blood pressure. Before long, I began to notice that the blood pressures the same acquaintances (e.g., relatives or friends) shared with me varied immensely. As I was pondering this, a long-time Eastern spiritual teacher shared with me their belief that the West’s relentless focus on blood pressure was due to it being much easier to measure than blood perfusion (healthy blood flow). Then, as I became more acquainted with the medical field, I began to notice a consistent pattern—whenever a drug existed that could treat a number or statistic, as the years went by, the acceptable number kept on being narrowed, making more and more people eligible to take the drugs that treated the number.