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• [New] Leveraging allied specializations and expertise will enable the United States and its partners to prevail in the new space race, reflecting the jointness of humanity's ambitions in space. Center for Strategic and International Studies
• [New] Despite the evening start, Tokyo's intense late-July heat and humidity are expected to persist, placing a premium on the Hankook iON Race tyre's warm-up characteristics, stable grip and consistent performance. Tyre Trends
• [New] The AI infrastructure race has become existential for hyperscalers as well as AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic-creating a winner-take-most dynamic in which falling behind on compute capacity risks strategic irrelevance, while overbuilding risks financial ruin. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• [New] Put another way, the United States and China, leading the frontier AI model race, will not necessarily become the largest economic beneficiaries. Council on Foreign Relations
• Asia's energy advantage: China's renewable surplus may become a strategic asset in the AI race; energy efficiency could overtake transistor density as the key constraint. Amova Asset Management - New Zealand
• With the increasing risks associated with BCI technology, growing demands for regulatory intervention have emerged, transforming the BCI race into a BCI governance race. PubMed Central (PMC)
• The next decade is going to be a precision race: smarter signaling, cleaner side-effect profiles, more selective downstream pathway activation. The Peptide List
• Prices of smartphones are poised for a sharp, sustained climb in 2026 as mobile-DRAM and LPDDR5X memory costs race toward record highs, with some industry forecasts indicating that base bill-of-materials costs for flagship models could rise by more than 50% within a single quarter. DigiconAsia
• The digital infrastructure investment race in the Johor-Singapore corridor will continue to generate both economic opportunity and strategic governance challenges. KBA13 INSIGHT
• Starting a new Space Race with China could backfire, and challenging environmental issues, including very little oxygen in its atmosphere, suggest habitability is unlikely. PRX - Public Radio Exchange
• Because California has often served as a proving ground for insurance regulation, the outcome of the commissioner race could resonate well beyond its borders. Insurance Journal
• AI is accelerating both sides of the cyber race, with threat actors treating it not as an enhancement but as a core part of their tradecraft. Industrial Cyber
• As Middle East producers begin the gradual recovery process, the race for diversification will reshuffle international alliances, shake up long-term government strategy and redirect investment. MarineLink
• The race to colonize Mars, far from being the panacea advertised by proponents, is a vector of profound existential risk. NOEMA
• NASA's Psyche spacecraft to race past Mars in hunt for clues about how Earth was formed The crucial manoeuver scheduled for Friday will use the gravity of Mars to shift Psyche onto the right path, a faster and cheaper method NASA scientists say could help unlock clues about the birth of Earth. EU Agenda
• A cascade of delays in demoing the Starship in orbit caused them to reopen the lunar landing competition, and SpaceX is now facing off against Blue Origin in a race to complete a lunar touchdown spacecraft by 2028. Forbes
• The Next AI Race will not Be Won By Smarter Technology. Forbes
• As governments and industries worldwide race to capitalise on AI's economic potential, the question of whether resources can keep pace may ultimately determine the speed and scale at which that ambition can be realised. FTI Strategic Communications
• Much like the invention of the atomic bomb, artificial intelligence could alter the fundamental logic of war and deterrence, potentially triggering a global technological arms race. HIIG

Last updated: 13 September 2026