Techland
We live in an era of great power competition, with the United States, China, Russia, and other nations vying for influence around the globe. And yet, our world is changing rapidly thanks to new digital technologies, an internet that touches every part of our lives, and military prowess measured less in bullets and more in cyber capabilities. Techland is our effort to understand this strange mix of great power politics and technologies, new and old.
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Stories from Techland
How Donald Trump Can Undercut China’s AI Strategy
There is a short window for President Trump and Congress to reassert U.S. competitiveness on artificial intelligence (AI) and undercut China’s strategy before it cements its economic and geopolitical influence...
Will the Click-To-Cancel Rule Survive the Trump Administration?
Americans love the idea of the free market, but is the market really free when consumers are trapped in paid subscriptions they no longer need? In an attempt to protect...
How to Beat China in the Quest for AI Dominance
In August 2023, the Biden administration restricted investments in countries of concern and cracked down on illegal trade to stop U.S. emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) from bleeding at...
Explaining SpaceX’s Success
Yesterday marked the sixth test launch of SpaceX’s “Starship” shuttle, following a fifth successful test in October. If you want to know how this was possible, you should read this...
On EVs, Israel May Have to Choose Between China and the United States
In recent years, Chinese car manufacturers have become dominant in Israel’s EV market, presenting opportunities and challenges. As the great power rivalry between the United States and the People’s Republic...
How to Manage AI Big-Data Risks
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a science fiction fantasy—but AI systems are only as good as the code, training data, and algorithms used to create them. As AI continues...
The CCP’s Two-Track Approach to AI Training
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has made clear its intention to become a world leader in developing and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) models. For now, the United States and American...
SpaceX Made History Today
This morning, Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched a rocket dubbed “Starship” from a site near Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX planned to bring the huge first-stage booster of “Starship,” called the “Super...
How to Win Techno-Economic Competition with China
The most critical question for Western economies vis-à-vis China’s economic and technological challenge is whether and when China can become a real innovator. If China cannot meaningfully innovate, it poses...
The Internet of Things: Friend or Foe?
Israel’s pager exploit, targeting nearly 3000 Hezbollah operatives via their electronic devices, was undoubtedly a brilliant counterintelligence move. But it also serves as a grim reminder that a world built...
A Tailored Solution to the SHEIN-Temu Revelations
Whether it’s cars, high-end electronics, or groceries, nowadays, we want things cheap, and we want them now. It is hard to overstate the impact that the rise of e-commerce has...
How to Give Americans Back Control of Their Digital Identities
Our digital infrastructure is becoming more vulnerable. A single cyberattack on Ticketmaster exposed data from over 500 million customers. Chinese state-affiliated hackers secretly accessed email accounts at approximately twenty-five organizations,...