Global defence spending rises 9% to record $2.2tn

Budgets expected to increase further amid ‘deteriorating security landscape’ triggered by invasion of Ukraine Global defence spending increased by 9% to a record $2.2tn during 2023 driven by heightened geopolitical tensions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to an annual … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – January 5, 2024

Greetings from Tyler, The atmosphere we find ourselves in is more than unsettling. It’s a whirlwind of unacceptable realities that we can scarcely believe. We’ve all seen the blocking of freeways and bridges, whether we wanted to or not. Now there … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – November 3, 2023

Greetings from Tyler, Demonstrations are going on all over the world, and here in the U. S.  They’re on several university campuses, choking Central Station, the Brooklyn bridge…  They’re waving flags, shouting slogans, demanding a ceasefire?  Maybe somebody should have … Read More

US restricts sales of AI chips Nvidia and AMD to Middle East

The United States has extended restrictions on exports of high-performance AI processors to some Middle Eastern countries. It concerns chips from Nvidia and AMD. A filing by Nvidia, Reuters writes, would indicate that the U.S. government has imposed new export restrictions on the … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 15 July 2022

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Greetings from Tyler, Does it seem like things are building to some kind of crescendo? The mainstream sources of information have been holding back the onslaught, but the levy’s about to break. Material is now circulating freely, and at some … Read More

Israel’s government collapses — again. So, what now?

For the fifth time in four years, Israelis will return to the ballot box to vote for a new government. There is little indication that the next election will have a definitive result. Israelis may have to endure repeated elections … Read More

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