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UK’s “reset” tour: troops to Norway for NATO Arctic Sentry, 10-year RAAC school fix; China surges in humanoid robots, OCP pushes AI beyond hyperscale; floods, cold snap and AMOC collapse fears rise as Maryland Democrats battle redistricting

UK to double troops at Norway’s Camp Viking and join NATO Arctic Sentry

The UK plans to boost its presence at Norway’s Camp Viking from roughly 1,000 to 2,000 personnel over the next three years, plus commit forces to NATO’s Arctic Sentry mission and expand joint drills like Cold Response and the UK-led JEF exercise Lion Protector. Translation: Britain is reinforcing the High North because Russia keeps auditioning for the role of “neighbor who never respects property lines.”

“Smiles of a survivor as Starmer attempts his latest reset,” Chris Mason

Chris Mason argues some pressure has eased for Sir Keir Starmer, giving him room for yet another relaunch, while the core problems remain basically the same. Politics remains the only industry where “reset” means “say the same things again, but with fresher fonts.”

China edges the US in humanoid robot startups as investment surges

China now has 23 specialized humanoid robot startups versus 22 in the US, with $2.65 billion invested in 2025 alone, more than the combined total from 2018 to 2024. Chinese firms like Unitree and Agibot are producing thousands of units in 2025, while US players like Boston Dynamics and Tesla target scale in 2026. The arms race is now, “Who can mass-produce the most expensive way to drop your groceries.”

Flooding concerns persist as colder weather is expected later this week

Flooding worries remain, but forecasters expect a pattern shift with colder conditions later in the week. Not exactly “problem solved,” more “problem changes outfit and comes back with different accessories.”

UK unveils 10-year plan to fix “ageing and fragile” schools after Raac crisis

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says a new 10-year strategy will mark a turning point for repairing and improving school buildings, following the Raac concrete crisis. Bold plan, and by “turning point” we can all hope they mean fewer classrooms held together by hope, warning signs, and a caretaker with superhuman patience.

Rep. Jamie Raskin urges Maryland Democrats to pass new redistricting map

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a late-night letter pressing state Democrats to approve a new redistricting map. It passed the House, but faces Senate resistance, with Senate President Bill Ferguson not bringing it forward. Nothing says “healthy democracy” like politicians fighting over who gets to choose their voters with the most artistic precision.

Open Compute Project targets specs for distributed data centers, the “computing continuum,” and AI beyond hyperscale

The Open Compute Project wants to develop standards for distributed data centers and a broader computing continuum to support AI workloads outside hyperscale campuses. It is also looking at the all-optical IOWN stack to enable fast, low-latency connectivity. In other words, the cloud is getting stretched out across the map, because AI is hungry and the electricity bill is calling from inside the house.

Iceland labels possible AMOC collapse a national security risk

Iceland has classified a potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) as a national security risk, citing research suggesting greater vulnerability than previously thought. Some scenarios include extreme winters approaching −50°C and sea ice returning around Iceland, with a national strategy due by 2028. The country also flagged worries about possible staffing and budget cuts at NASA Goddard, a key AMOC modeling source, because nothing screams “responsible governance” like cutting the people whose job is to tell you whether the ocean is about to flip the climate table.

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