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SCI & TECH5d agoWhat Ukraine has that Japan and Taiwan lackOn September 1, former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that Alex Karp, CEO of artificial intelligence and data analytics firm Palantir Technologies, would become the lead investor in a new defence technology company he is building. This confirmed what Fedorov had only gestured at two days earlier in an interview with the Financial Times: that what he was selling investors was never really drones. In that interview, he also suggested he was ready to trade drone-warfare...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 22Taiwanese delegation calls for redesign, repair, recycle of electronics to reduce e-wasteA Taiwanese delegation advocates for the redesign, repair, and recycling of electronic products to reduce e-waste. This initiative aims to address environmental concerns related to electronic consumption.The Hindu
SCI & TECHAug 19Taiwan-made satellite launcher fails first test, triggers missile panicTaiwan’s first test of a locally developed satellite launch vehicle failed on Wednesday after the rocket veered off course, terrifying nearby villagers who mistook it for an incoming missile. The rocket was launched at around 6am local time from the Jiupeng missile testing base in southern Pingtung county. The base is operated by the government-backed National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), Taiwan’s top weapons developer. Witnesses said the projectile climbed briefly...South China Morning Post