I just read this WSJ article on why Europe's tech scene is so much smaller than the US's and China's. I'm afraid that, like most articles on this topic, it largely misses the mark. Which in itself illustrates a key reason why Europe is lagging behind: when you fail to

The most serious action Australia has taken so far.

That's a pretty good proxy to understand the impact of the tariffs at their peak on China's economy: in April power consumption for the industrial sector in China still grew 3% YoY. Which means that despite the almost complete halt of exports to the U.S. during that month, the

Unusually strong words by China about Trump's "Golden Dome" which they say they're "gravely concerned" by. As they explain Trump "intends to create an unconstrained, global, multi-layer and multi-domain missile defense system", with "plans to expand the US arsenal of means for

The collapse in support for Israel among Americans is substantial and steep. 50% of Republicans under 50 have an unfavorable view of Israel, and 53% of Americans overall (the only pro-Israel group left is older Republicans). It's happening globally and won't be repaired.

Well this is just fascinating. Arranged marriage rates plummeting with development, everywhere in the world except South Asia. From Gabriela Rubio's paper, via Alice Evans

Four years ago today, China & the World lost one of its greats. A man who inspired me throughout university & into my adult life. Who dedicated all he did to the poorest in society. How many of the people I love might not be here today were it not for Yuan Longping?

Yet another book on China by someone who doesn't understand China (and, based on the below, is sensationalist to an insane degree). I was listening to the author on another podcast (youtu.be/fjXR6BEJTXM?si…) and he was saying that "the most fascinating part of [his] book" was the

When people are clueless about China and have no ability to defend their points, they will always revert to their only line of defense....accusing you of being a paid propagandist! 🤦‍♂️ It's honestly sad because instead of dealing with the reality and examining the situation

If you want to make the case that "white genocide" in South Africa demands urgent US attention and state resources, it might be worth doing a bare minimum of credible research; he claims this photo is a mass grave of White Farmers, but it's actually black prisoners in the Congo

This was obvious from the beginning and a big mistake by the Biden administration. I see a persistent false belief that China is a developing nation when, in reality, it is a leader in many areas of science and technology. In my area of Computer Vision, China is a powerhouse.

Wow, this is quite momentous: BYD now sells more EVs than Tesla in Europe for the first time, after Tesla sales took a huge dive following Musk's political alignment with Trump. "Make America great again" 😏

Siri: show me how to make whole continent of Africa hate the USA?