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SK Telecom Pours $91.5B Into AI Power - TCR 07/05/26
SK Telecom's $91.5B, a Texas gas plant for Microsoft, and faster modular fabs show the AI buildout arriving as poured concrete and real power.
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The Walls Go Up, Capability Walks Out - TCR 04/27/26
The 20-Second Scan * The U.S. State Department issued a global diplomatic cable directing posts worldwide to warn foreign governments about alleged AI distillation by DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax. * China announced it will block Meta's acquisition of Manus AI, the most aggressive Chinese state action documented to
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Every Cofounder Gone - TCR 03/29/26
The 20-Second Scan * All eleven of xAI's original cofounders have now departed the company, with the final two - Manuel Kroiss and Ross Nordeen - leaving within days of each other. * Claude paid subscriptions have more than doubled since January, with new subscriber growth accelerating sharply during the
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The Century Report: March 1, 2026
The 20-Second Scan * ETH Zurich researchers trained a neural network that mapped the protective hydration shield surrounding proteins, revealing water geometries invisible to conventional techniques that could reduce biologic drug waste by up to 30%. * University of Bath scientists engineered bacteria to convert stale bread into biodegradable packaging plastic at
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The Century Report: February 24, 2026
The 10-Second Scan * A fully automated catalyst testing platform at the Korea Institute of Energy Research compressed 32 days of manual experiments into 17 hours, a 45-fold acceleration with 32% less variability. * University of Waterloo researchers engineered bacteria that consume tumors from the inside out, using quorum sensing to activate