A perfect casting move for the Lord of the Rings universe raises a sharper question: do we need this story at all?

The automaker is aiming to scale Zeekr outside China, using Malaysia production as the engine.

A six-year Taiwan budget for domestic drone production sets targets 2026-2031 and spills into US and overseas procurement.

A private investor list from ProPublica shows overseas bets in SpaceX before IPO, raising regulatory and geopolitical alarms.

Bessemer led an oversubscribed round with Nvidia and GV investing as data centers race for electricity, not just chips.

Chinese carmakers and tech partners use Hong Kong’s expo to read overseas demand signals before going wide.

A guest column collects behind-the-scenes stories showing how “safe” changes who gets to create what.