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Can Taiwan Defend Itself?▶ 9 min source
TLDR News Global
Can Taiwan Defend Itself?

The video reports that Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has proposed record defense spending, including a 2027 budget of NT$1,122,000,000,000 (roughly US$35 billion) and a pledge to raise spending to 5% of GDP before 2030, with the 2026 budget proposal including…

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  • Confirmed: China's leadership views unification with Taiwan as inevitable and has not ruled out using force. [00:07]
  • Confirmed: Xi Jinping said in October 2022, "Complete reunification of our country must be realized, and it can, without doubt, be realized." [00:09]
  • Confirmed: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has made increasing defense spending and military capability a central mission. [00:16]
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iPhone 18 Pro hands-on

2 min source · The Verge · 2026-09-10
⚡ 2 min video → 30-sec read
  • New: iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max main camera adds a variable aperture, called 'kind of a wild thing on a phone' by the reviewer [00:20]
  • Comparison: iPhone 18 Pro Max is said to look a lot like the iPhone 17 Pro Max, with a couple of interesting upgrades [00:13]
  • New: The variable aperture has six blades and adjusts automatically depending on the photo settings being captured [00:26]
cited · The Verge · every claim timestamped
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iPhone Duo hands-on

3 min source · The Verge · 2026-09-10
⚡ 3 min video → 30-sec read
  • Outer display measures 5.4 inches, said to be about 90% of the iPhone 18 Pro's viewable area [00:09]
  • Inner foldable display is 7.6 inches with a matte nanotexture coating, surprising to see up close [00:19]
  • Hinge is made of 100 components and is designed to look perceptually flat, with no visible crease though one can be felt [00:27]
cited · The Verge · every claim timestamped
Science · Anton Petrov

Lab-Grown Human Brain Cells Can Sense Time and Direction

14 min source · Anton Petrov · 2026-09-09
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  • Term: cerebral organoids (miniature brain organoids) are human brain cells/neurons artificially grown in a lab for experimentation
  • Study cited: the featured study, published in Nature (2026), is titled 'Human brain organoids record the passage of time over multiple years,' led by Paola Arlotta'…
  • Context [01:30]: organoids are normally grown in a petri dish for only a few weeks since lab conditions don't support long-term brain growth
cited · Anton Petrov · every claim timestamped
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