alt.hn

5/17/2026 at 3:11:44 PM

Germany's spy agency picks French AI firm over Palantir

https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-spy-agency-picks-france-ai-firm-over-palantir/

by rustoo

5/17/2026 at 3:48:25 PM

Get used to it the world is pulling away I wonder why?

by Danox

5/17/2026 at 4:12:54 PM

An isolated USA only works to benefit China and Russia.

by jqpabc123

5/17/2026 at 6:49:37 PM

An isolated USA benefits 211 nations.

by panflute

5/17/2026 at 7:29:04 PM

I hope they don't mind learning to speak Chinese to help deal with their new overlords and occupiers.

by jqpabc123

5/17/2026 at 10:28:30 PM

If the world won't stand up even to a diminishing US then it definitely will need to learn Chinese to speak to its next master.

by panflute

5/17/2026 at 8:26:26 PM

remind me again which country it is that has invaded so many countries in the last few decades that you may not know the answer offhand? was it china?

also, fyi, chinese businesses can also speak english

by redeeman

5/17/2026 at 10:41:33 PM

Do you think that if the Chinese had the staggering advantages the USA had after World War 2, that they wouldn't have invaded anyone?

by Sabinus

5/17/2026 at 11:10:47 PM

They do it differently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_projects_of_the_Belt_a...

To quote a Chinese business man: When Europeans see poor people they think of giving aid. When the Chinese see it it looks like a familiar business opportunity.

by econ

5/17/2026 at 11:35:44 PM

"The greatest victory is that which requires no battle." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

by jqpabc123

5/17/2026 at 10:23:13 PM

And whose fault is that exactly

by jaapz

5/17/2026 at 11:42:43 PM

Mostly the USA. Were you somehow expecting a different answer?

by jqpabc123