Daily Archives: Mar 18, 2026

The scale and urgency that continue to characterize TSMC's trajectory reshape the semiconductor industry. US$38–42 billion was invested in capital expenditure in 2025, about 70% of which was channeled into advanced process development. Aggressive investments underpin its foray into 2-nm technology mass production in the second half of 2025,...

Might the next great conflict start with a silent cut beneath the waves? The latest U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission report warns that Beijing is fast-developing technologies to sever deep-sea communications cables-the very arteries of global connectivity. These cables carry up to 95% of the world's internet traffic,...

News reports said Russian air defenses struck residential buildings in Novorossiysk while repelling a Ukrainian attack-a stark reminder of chaos and split-second mistakes that can happen in high-intensity warfare. The incident, connected to one of Ukraine's biggest strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure this year, has laid bare some weaknesses...