[New] The government of China has formally embarked on constructing what is projected to become the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River, known downstream as the Brahmaputra in India and Bangladesh.
The Daily Star
[New] Beijing has established itself as a global political player, challenging Washington in all dimen sions and threatening its military, economic and technological superiority.
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
[New] China's reusable rocket technology will evolve in three phases: Phase 1 (2025-2027) will focus on validating core technologies like vertical landing, attitude control, and landing cushioning.
GorakhaPatra
[New] The dominant risk factors are 54% tariffs on Chinese fireworks (99% of U.S. supply), persistent food price inflation, depressed consumer confidence among lower-income households, and a projected $12.5 billion shortfall in international tourist spending.
Edhat
[New] The Bank of England has signalled the need for more sophisticated regulation to manage the financial stability risks posed by increasingly autonomous agentic AI systems.
FTI Strategic Communications
[New] Google has reportedly limited Meta's access to its Gemini AI models after demand for computing capacity exceeded what Google could provide, highlighting growing infrastructure constraints across the AI sector.
FTI Strategic Communications
[New] Microsoft will invest US$ 2.5 billion in a new AI engineering business that will deploy 6,000 experts to work with enterprise customers.
Fintech Singapore
[New] The rapid expansion of AI and data center infrastructure could become unsustainable if expected returns fail to materialize.
MCAA
[New] AI hyperscalers will spend roughly $725 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026, with total capital expenditures projected to top $1 trillion in 2027.
Default
[New] AI infrastructure companies could account for nearly 60% of total S&P 500 earnings growth in the second quarter, with Nvidia and Micron alone contributing more than 40%.
Middlefield
[New] Forward earnings growth is projected at 23% for the S&P 500 and 38% for technology, a gap exceeding even the 2000 peak.
Legacy Financial Strategies
[New] The AfD could win an absolute majority in a state election in September in Saxony-Anhalt, meaning that it would form a state government for the first time.
NAMPA
Chinese companies found opportunities in infrastructure, energy, and technology.
Future
Xi will likely seek US concessions on technology export controls, Taiwan, and tariffs.
Atlantic Council
Beijing has weathered the disruption better than many anticipated, but at a rising economic cost through expensive alternative sourcing and greater reliance on domestic coal consumption.
Modern Diplomacy
China is the world's dominant producer of raw germanium, accounting for roughly 60% of global refined output, and China Germanium, as a state-linked enterprise, operates within a supply chain that the U.S. government has explicitly identified as a strategic vulnerability.
The Journal of Space Commerce
China: Demand in China is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 12.4%, supported by massive investments in industrial decarbonization, smart grid development, and digital energy infrastructure.
FactMr
Within the next two years, 97% of surveyed organizations expect to run AI application workloads across on-premises or cloud infrastructure, and few believe their tools are ready to manage networks for AI.
Cision PR Newswire
The introduction of herbicide-resistant GM mustard might not significantly reduce labour requirements, making the economic benefits questionable. / India
PubMed Central (PMC)
Last updated: 16 July 2026
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