#26 - December 5, 2025 - Sovereign AI, Chinese Drones, and the Stanford Bombshell

This week, we analyze the clash between Canada’s massive investments—including a "sovereign AI superhighway" and its first fusion energy research center—and the severe turbulence shaking the research sector. We examine how controversial new provincial bills threaten academic freedom and how a $1.8 billion funding crisis sparked by caps on international students is devastating colleges. Plus, we explore stark international warnings, including the revelation of a Stanford professor collaborating with HP Star, an alias for China's nuclear weapons program, and how Switzerland is fighting back with proactive knowledge security screening