The US Marine Corps activated new logistics companies under Force Design 2030 to enhance agile support across Indo-Pacific island chains, emphasizing adaptability, modernization, and rapid response to evolving threats and contested environments.

AI is increasing used for everyday information and advice. Professionals caution its use for financial advice as AI doesn’t consider your circumstances. It is also not uncommon for AI models to hallucinate, or invent, information.

With humanoid robots, an era is developing whereby labour is now owned, not employed. Robots offer maximum output at minimum cost, with maximum control and minimum friction. Broader ethical and social impacts need to be considered.

Japan’s new leader wants people to balance work, leisure, and rest. Ironically, engaging in overtime is generally considered an important source of income and career enhancing. Overwork and karoshi (death from overwork) are sensitive issues across cultures.

Taiwan has announced a $40 billion defence budget for 2026–2033 to boost military capabilities, including missiles, drones, and air defence, aiming to strengthen deterrence against China and raise spending to 5% of GDP by 2030.

Australia is working with Pacific partners to lift disaster readiness. The activity builds stronger coordination, sharper response skills, and closer ties across the region—helping communities prepare for major emergencies together.

DARPA’s X-65 experimental aircraft, which uses active flow control instead of flaps, is facing delays. First flight now expected in late 2027 after cost overruns, technical challenges, and program restructuring.

The AH-64E Apache helicopter has proved highly effective in anti-drone tests, downing 13 of 14 drones using existing weapons. The tests confirm the aircraft’s evolving role as a multi-role counter-drone and battlefield sensor platform.

Chinese researchers conclude jamming Starlink over Taiwan is possible but requires an enormous EW force—about 935 to 2,000 airborne jammers—due to Starlink’s dynamic, resilient low-orbit network and frequency-hopping capabilities.

Dementia risk can be reduced by up to 45 percent by exercising in midlife and later life—even for some with a genetic predisposition. According to the findings, however, early adulthood activity has no significant effect.