China Backs Orbital Data Center Startup with $8.4 billion in Credit

China is $8.4 billion in credit lines + state-backed plans targeting gigawatt-scale AI compute in space by 2035. China’s orbital AI data center push, led by startup Orbital Chenguang (Beijing Orbital Twilight Technology Co., Ltd.) with massive state-aligned backing, represents an ambitious, hybrid public-private effort to sidestep terrestrial constraints on AI scaling. The goal is …

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China’s Energy Build Drives GDP Growth While Europe Has a Drag From Low, Costly Energy

Europe’s restrictive energy policies—characterized by lengthy, fragmented permitting (often 7–10+ years for renewables and industrial projects), heavy environmental/regulatory burdens, NIMBY/local opposition, carbon pricing (ETS), and phased-outs of reliable baseload (nuclear/coal) without rapid replacement—have led to persistently high energy costs, volatility, and slow infrastructure rollout. China has a permissive pro-growth energy approach. State-directed fast approvals, massive …

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Tesla Misses Q1 Analyst Target But Regains Global Battery EV Lead

Tesla has regained the global lead in BEV deliveries, as BYD’s BEV sales dropped significantly in the first quarter. Tesla had 358023 BEV sales globally in Q1 2026 while BYD had 310,389. Tesla China Mar wholesale deliveries jump as market recovers. Tesla China’s wholesale volume reached 85,670 vehicles in March, representing a 46.20% increase from …

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US Navy is Opening the Strait of Hormuz

President Trump announced today (March 3) that the Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait if needed, and the U.S. government will provide political-risk insurance so commercial ships can operate. This is modeled directly on the 1987–88 Operation Earnest Will tanker convoy system during the Iran-Iraq Tanker War. Oil tankers are waiting by Oman …

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Massive Combat Range Boost for F-22 Stealth And Other Stealth Fighters

The new Low Drag Tank and Pylon (LDTP) system for the F-22 can (and likely will, in adapted form) be used on the F-47 (Boeing’s NGAD sixth-gen fighter), F-35, and other stealth platforms to significantly boost range options while keeping stealth at a reasonable high level for contested operations. This is based on the program’s …

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BYD Half as Many Cars Sold in January from December With Tough Competition from Geely

BYD NEVs include both passenger and commercial vehicles recorded January sales of 205,518 units, down 30.67% year-on-year and down 50.45% month-on-month. BYD’s January sales of passenger battery electric vehicles (BEVs) totaled 83,249 units, down 33.60% year-on-year and down 56.35% from December. BYD’s power battery and energy storage battery installations in January totaled about 20.187 GWh, …

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