TSMC hints at more fabs in Arizona at its latest earnings conference. Some are worrying that a stalled special defense budget bill could hurt Washington's support for Taiwan. And the president-elect of Honduras seems to be tempering campaign rhetoric about re-establishing ties with Taiwan. Plus: - Finishing touches are being made on a new bridge designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid linking Tamsui and Bali and cutting commute times for tens of thousands in the New Taipei area. - Taiwan's men's national baseball team heads into training for the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March. - Governments across the Pacific are testing out AI uses to save coral reefs from climate change and in targeting an overabundance of coral-hungry starfish.