Intellectual Property versus the Unrealized

Federal Investigation Of Gavin Newsom Expands According to a new report, the Justice Department has expanded its federal criminal investigation into California Gov. Gavin Newsom to include his international travel and personal expenses related to a nonprofit that funds his trips through private donations rather than taxpayer money. Earlier this month, the US Attorney's Office served subpoenas asking for about six years' worth of communications relating to the California State Protocol Foundation, according to the San Francisco Standard. They sought records concerning the foundation's donors and fundraising, Newsom's overseas travel and...

Trump Admin Working To Ease Memory Chip Crunch And Soaring Prices With Supply Chain Coalition In a world where high commodity prices are the cure for high commodity prices, it was only a matter of time before we saw a surge in oil output in response to near-record oil prices, as Diamondback did ovenright. The same logic applies to memory chips, another commodity, whose prices have exploded in recent months due to soaring demand by data centers. And while markets expect prices to drop once more supply comes on line, the...

Taiwan Plans $930 Million Sea Drone Buildout As China Expands Maritime Pressure Taiwan is moving quickly to build a large fleet of unmanned vessels as it looks for cheaper, scalable ways to complicate any Chinese attempt to blockade or cross the Taiwan Strait, according to Nikkei Asia. The emerging strategy combines something Taiwan already does well, building ships and sophisticated electronics, with American expertise in autonomous systems, artificial intelligence and military command networks. The potential scale is significant. Taiwan’s navy is considering roughly 1,320 small attack drones for the water, with spending...