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12.27.25
BUSINESS
So Long, GPT-5. Hello, Qwen
BY WILL KNIGHT | 3-MINUTE READ
In the AI boom, chatbots and GPTs come and go quickly. (Remember Llama?) GPT-5 had a big year, but 2026 will be all about Qwen.
SECURITY
The US Must Stop Underestimating Drone Warfare
BY RAJ SHAH AND CHRISTOPHER KIRCHHOFF | 3-MINUTE READ
The future of conflict is cheap, rapidly manufactured, and tough to defend against.
SCIENCE
The Environmental and Human Rights Costs of China’s Clean Energy Investments Abroad
BY NICHOLAS KUSNETZ | 14-MINUTE READ
Chinese companies have pledged hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy manufacturing investments overseas, but the projects are having significant social, environmental, and human rights impacts.
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In Cryptoland, Memecoin Fever Gives Way to a Stablecoin Boom
BY JOEL KHALILI | 4-MINUTE READ
In a year that began with a memecoin trading frenzy, stablecoins have emerged as the respectable face of the crypto industry.
POLITICS
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT | 4-MINUTE READ
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
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