Taiwan Signals Openness to Direct Talks With Trump Taiwan’s foreign ministry said President Lai Ching-te would be “happy” to speak …

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Sodium-ion batteries are drawing increased attention from utilities, manufacturers, and grid planners as an alternative to lithium-ion chemistry, according to …

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A new drone-mounted surveillance system can identify individuals at distances of up to 1,000 meters by combining facial recognition, gait …

http://www.progress.news/2026-05-22-drone-system-identifies-individuals-long-range-biometric-data.html

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 304 on May 19, 2026, requiring parental consent for minors to receive HPV …

http://www.progress.news/2026-05-22-iowa-law-requires-parental-consent-hpv-hepb-vaccines.html

Why China Is Winning the AI Race The conventional narrative that America leads in artificial intelligence is dangerously mistaken. I …

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Introduction: The Pivot That Made $7 Billion Appear Overnight On May 13, 2026, Ford launched Ford Energy, a wholly owned …

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According to the book “The Great Divergence: Surviving the AI Revolution Without Losing Your Humanity,” centralized AI concentrates power in …

http://www.progress.news/2026-05-22-the-great-divergence-decentralized-ai-bastion-freedom.html

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a report in April projecting that data center electricity consumption may reach 22% …

http://www.progress.news/2026-05-22-data-centers-commercial-building-electrcity-use-2050.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day official visit to Beijing on May 20, 2026, after extensive talks with Chinese …

http://www.progress.news/2026-05-21-putin-42-agreements-with-china-stonger-ties.html

Trump delayed a planned strike on Iran after a tense hour-long call with Netanyahu. Netanyahu pushed for resumed military action …

http://www.progress.news/2026-05-21-netanyahu-hair-fire-trump-call-iran.html

The Battery We’ve Been Waiting For I have been following sodium-ion battery development for years, and I made it clear: …

http://www.progress.news/2026-05-21-game-changing-battery-breakthrough-gotions-sodium-ion-revolution.html

Rising Concerns Over Water Use by AI Data Centers in Texas A post on the social media platform X by …

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The administration of President Donald Trump plans to tell European NATO members that the United States will reduce the military …

http://www.progress.news/2026-05-21-us-to-reduce-nato-wartime-troop-commitments.html

The White House is on the verge of a formal announcement regarding the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR), according to …

http://www.progress.news/2026-05-20-white-house-announces-imminent-bitcoin-reserve-plan.html