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How Beijing Buys Control of AI Without Outbidding Anyone

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How Beijing Buys Control of AI Without Outbidding Anyone

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Jul 5, 2026

In DeepSeek's First Outside Round, Beijing Bought the Votes — Not Just the Shares

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In DeepSeek's First Outside Round, Beijing Bought the Votes — Not Just the Shares

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Jul 5, 2026

Kuwait Anchors a US$10 Billion Fund Where AI Compute Meets the Grid

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Kuwait Anchors a US$10 Billion Fund Where AI Compute Meets the Grid

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Jul 5, 2026

Washington Seeds a Trusted Chip Alliance — and Calls It Capital

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Washington Seeds a Trusted Chip Alliance — and Calls It Capital

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Jul 5, 2026

Washington Stops Subsidizing Quantum and Starts Owning It

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Washington Stops Subsidizing Quantum and Starts Owning It

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Jul 5, 2026

An Early Signal: Washington's Development Bank Said to Be Eyeing Tungsten in Kazakhstan

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An Early Signal: Washington's Development Bank Said to Be Eyeing Tungsten in Kazakhstan

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Jul 5, 2026

The Year Governments Decided AI Was Too Strategic to Rent

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The Year Governments Decided AI Was Too Strategic to Rent

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Jul 4, 2026

What a US$70 Billion Initiative Actually Is — and Why a US$18 Million Loan Can Matter More

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What a US$70 Billion Initiative Actually Is — and Why a US$18 Million Loan Can Matter More

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Jul 4, 2026

Abu Dhabi Buys a Seat on the Wire Between the UK and Ireland

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Abu Dhabi Buys a Seat on the Wire Between the UK and Ireland

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Jul 4, 2026

The Magnet Chain Is Being Built by Five Treasuries at Once

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The Magnet Chain Is Being Built by Five Treasuries at Once

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Jul 4, 2026

The Instrument Zoo: Equity, Grant, Guarantee, ECA Debt and Facility — and Why the Choice Is the Strategy

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The Instrument Zoo: Equity, Grant, Guarantee, ECA Debt and Facility — and Why the Choice Is the Strategy

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Jul 4, 2026

A Price Floor Is a Weapon Too — Washington Buys Into MP Materials's Magnet Chain

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A Price Floor Is a Weapon Too — Washington Buys Into MP Materials's Magnet Chain

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Jul 10, 2025