"China will not only grab the headlines but may be the first to find evidence of life on another planet," Hubbard, who also previously directed NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, told Space.com.

The following was posted by Martin Armstrong on X today:

"I am concerned about nuclear war, mainly with Netanyahu. I think he is really a loose cannon. I believe he has been trying to talk Trump into it, but I do not think Trump will do it. If Trump does not do it, I think he will. His opponents are saying they are too weak to defend Israel. I would look at the week of October 5th.

China’s WZ-X points to a future in which stealth, endurance, surveillance and strike converge in a new class of unmanned aircraft built for sustained operations across the vast distances of the Pacific.

This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that newly surfaced aerial imagery has confirmed the unusual wing design of China’s secretive WZ-X stealth drone, revealing a stepped-down geometry engineered for high-altitude endurance.

At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, robots jumped, boxed and danced. Some fleet-footed bots ran faster than Usain Bolt over 100 meters. Spectators cheered the machines’ improving capabilities and their meme-worthy stumbles.

Two days after the Games ended, the People's Liberation Army's official newspaper drew its own conclusions from the show. The PLA Daily called for researchers to accelerate the transfer of cutting-edge technologies from laboratories to military training grounds for robotic “combatants.”

The United States has exactly 2 shipyards capable of building a nuclear-powered warship. Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia builds aircraft carriers and submarines. General Dynamics Electric Boat in Connecticut builds submarines. Both are running at capacity, both are short of nuclear-certified welders and machinists, and one of them is now so physically crowded that the Navy’s FY2027 budget book pushed the future USS Doris Miller from 2032 to 2034 for a reason it stated plainly: there is not enough room in the yard to build her modules.

Hong Kong imported nearly 100 tonnes of Russian gold during the first seven months of the year, setting a record as Western sanctions accelerate the movement of bullion away from traditional trading centers in London and New York.

Central banks worldwide purchased a net 23 tonnes of gold in July, in line with the overall yearly trend, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).

The largest buyer last month was China, which bought 20 tonnes, according to a Sept. 3 WGC report.

"Notably, activity from the People's Bank of China (PBoC) has picked up pace in recent months, with double-digit monthly purchases of gold since May 2026," the report said. Poland purchased eight tonnes and was the second-largest buyer.

by Tyler Durden

At the start of the year, we warned about the prospect of humanoid robots moving beyond factory floors and into military operations.

Posted by Tyler Durden: Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,

Indefinitely perpetuating the Ukrainian Conflict through these means indefinitely delays the full implementation of the US' planned "Pivot (back) to (East) Asia", can lead to Russia selling its natural resource wealth to China at bargain-basement prices, and maintains China's "active neutrality".