Beijing is quietly tightening its grip on technologies the world relies on, and Xi Jinping’s latest power play could have enormous consequences for the West.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Long before he became Captain Picard, Patrick Stewart was a working-class Yorkshire boy whose talent, determination and grit carried him to the heights of theatre and then Hollywood.
A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing. President Trump was briefed and took no action.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Benjamin Netanyahu sought for weeks to orchestrate a new air strike on Iran but ran into resistance from the military’s chief of staff.
Supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have expressed intense anxieties about isolation abroad, security at home and the future of Israel’s identity.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: US President Donald Trump called Elon Musk last week and asked him to restore Ukraine’s full access to the Starshield satellite communications network.
Draft rules on the export of artificial intelligence technology show how China is trying to balance national security risks with its desire to outpace the United States.