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Europe in Space: A Private Victory in a System Still Searching for Autonomy

Europe in Space: A Private Victory in a System Still Searching for Autonomy

Europe in Space: A Private Victory in a System Still Searching for Autonomy

On September 5, 2026, a German rocket lifted off from Norway and reached orbit. The achievement was historic. It does not, however, mean quite what Europe would already like it to mean.

by Atlas Limits Research DeskSeptember 8, 202612 min read
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Astra: The Critical Threshold

Astra: The Critical Threshold

The language of cybersecurity is filled with superlatives. Vulnerabilities are “critical,” infrastructure is “strategic,” attacks are “sophisticated.” But when OpenAI announced that Astra had crossed the “Critical” threshold of its Preparedness Framework for cybersecurity, the term carried a much more precise meaning.

by Atlas Limits Research DeskSeptember 3, 202610 min read
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China’s Parallel Technology System

China’s Parallel Technology System

Artificial intelligence, semiconductors, batteries, electric vehicles, telecommunications, platforms, drones and robotics: China is no longer seeking merely to manufacture the world’s technologies. It is attempting to master the system that produces them.

by Atlas Limits Research DeskAugust 29, 202626 min read
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Who Informs AI?

Who Informs AI?

For nearly three decades, a considerable part of the digital economy has been organized around an apparently simple question: how do you become visible on Google? Entire industries were built around that obsession. Media organizations learned to write for search engines, brands s

by Atlas Limits Research DeskAugust 21, 202610 min read
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When Artificial Intelligence Becomes a Cryptanalyst

When Artificial Intelligence Becomes a Cryptanalyst: A New Era for Cybersecurity?

An Announcement That Sparked Global Attention

by Atlas Limits Research DeskJuly 29, 20264 min read
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AI: The New Economy of Power

AI: The New Economy of Power

Artificial intelligence is becoming more than a technology: it is reshaping the distribution of capital, knowledge and strategic influence. A new economy of power is emerging, built on data and computing capacity.

by Atlas Limits Research DeskJuly 14, 202612 min read
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The Space Race: Orbital Control and Systemic Domination

The Space Race : Orbital Control and Systemic Domination

Space is no longer merely a scientific frontier: it is becoming a critical infrastructure of power on Earth. Satellites, communications and defence now place orbital control at the heart of a contest for systemic dominance.

by Atlas Limits Research DeskJuly 13, 202616 min read
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Technology, dependency and sovereignty: do democratic states still govern alone?

Technology, dependency and sovereignty : do democratic states still govern alone?

Digital infrastructure, platforms, semiconductors and data systems have become essential to public action while remaining largely controlled by private actors.

by Atlas Limits Research DeskJuly 13, 202614 min read
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