Palmer Luckey’s Defense Startup, Anduril, Raises $1.5 Billion to Produce AI-Powered Weapons
The company plans to build a Tesla-style, software-optimized factory to manufacture autonomous drones and other battlefield tech.
Read MoreThe company plans to build a Tesla-style, software-optimized factory to manufacture autonomous drones and other battlefield tech.
Read MoreApple devices use many common internet security standards. Here’s what each of them does, and how to use them on your Apple hardware. Using Apple’s network security features. In the networked world we live in, internet connectivity is ubiquitous. Keeping network communications secure is one of the most important aspects of internet technology. Over the
Read MoreAmericans certainly remember Sputnik. At a time when the world was larger and scarier, the Soviets had a metal basketball flying over the United States and the rest of the world. It made people nervous, but it was also a tremendous scientific achievement. However, it wasn’t the plan to use it as the first orbiter,
Read MoreSony’s Crunchyroll streaming service dedicated to anime has passed 15 million monthly paid subscribers. “Today marks an exciting milestone not only for Crunchyroll, but for the entire anime industry,” Rahul Purini, president of Crunchyroll, said in a press release. “It is proof that the rich stories, characters and experiences that our partners create are resonating
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The government of Australia’s most populous state ordered all public employees to work from their offices by default beginning Tuesday and urged stricter limits on remote work, after news outlets provoked a fraught debate about work-from-home habits established during the pandemic. Chris Minns, the New
Read MoreUpdate: August 7, 2024 (7:30 PM ET): We’ve updated our Pixel Watch 3 rumor hub with the latest leaks, including internal specs, official promo material, and expected US pricing. Original article: Google got off to a slightly rocky start when it released its first smartwatch in 2022, but it didn’t take the company long to
Read MoreRyan Christoffel writes via 9to5Mac: Since the Mac doesn’t have the same locked-down app distribution system of iOS and iPadOS, Apple has created other tools meant to protect users. Some of those tools include app signing and notarization. Essentially, these provide a way for Apple to perform a level of vetting for macOS apps, even
Read MoreLenovo’s widely used ThinkPad laptop hasn’t changed much over the years. Corporate technology leaders say that’s why they love it. From a report: “There’s a lot to be said for familiarity and that consistent experience,” said Ace Hardware Chief Information Officer Rick Williams, whose company uses about 4,000 ThinkPads. The ThinkPad brand of personal computers,
Read MoreGoogle Photos may be working on a way to comment in shared albums with one fewer tap. A floating comment would allow viewers to engage with each other right from the album view. Right now, viewers have to hit the speech bubble icon in the top-right to leave a comment. For Android users, sharing pics
Read MoreImage: Visit Jackson Hole Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board has created an open-source Instagram filter to help visitors gauge if they’re at a safe distance from wildlife to take photos. The board hopes the tool will help better protect tourists visiting wildlife destinations — and the animals they’re watching — during the busy
Read MoreImage: Tim Walz Vice President Kamala Harris’ pick for running mate is Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a former teacher and football coach whose straightforward manner of speaking has endeared him to many and helped launch his name into the public consciousness. Walz’s public persona has what many would describe as “dad energy.” He makes unsubtle
Read MoreImage: The Verge / Getty Images Last year, when Minnesota’s progressive politicians coalesced around a bill to raise the minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers in the state, their ostensibly left-of-center governor surprised them all by pulling a move he had yet to use while in office: he vetoed it. Uber and Lyft were
Read MoreA dial can be used to select one of four charging modes on Anker’s new desktop Prime Charger. | Image: Anker Anker announced several additions to the company’s Prime line of chargers today, including a new desktop version that allows the power output of its six USB ports to be customized through a control dial.
Read MoreGoogle TV Streamer is Alphabet’s updated replacement for discontinued Chromecast. Here’s how it fares versus the Apple TV 4K. Apple TV 4K [left], Google TV Streamer [right] The Google Chromecast has been Google’s go-to solution to cheaply add smarts to a dumb TV for quite a few years. However, with the introduction of the Google
Read MoreBalatro, the delightful poker roguelike that’s one of my favorite video games of this year, will be getting a free “major gameplay update” in 2025, according to developer LocalThunk. The update will “bring new ideas and strategies to the game” and will be released for all platforms (it’s available on Steam, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and
Read MoreJava application startup times would be improved by making classes of an application instantly available, under a proposal being floated in the OpenJDK community. The JEP (JDK Enhancement Proposal) at openjdk.org, titled “Ahead-of-Time Class Loading & Linking,” would boost application startup speed by having these classes made available in a loaded and linked state when
Read MoreOpinion post by Rita El Khoury AI this. AI that. AI this, that, and the other thing, too. If you’re tired of hearing about AI-everything, you’re not alone. So am I, but I think there’s one benefit to AI on smartphones that we’re not discussing enough: processor leaps and extra RAM. And the Pixel 9
Read MoreWelcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are
Read MoreMacworld If you’re in the market for a 13-series iPhone, then, you’ve come to the right place. This article offers a summary of the best deals and promotions offered by popular retailers to help you get the best deal. It’s been a long time since you could only get an iPhone directly from Apple or from AT&T.
Read MoreMaguire said his appointment comes at a ‘critical time’ for Ireland’s indigenous tech sector and economy. Read more: IVCA appoints Atlantic Bridge partner Gerry Maguire as chair
Read MoreMaguire said his appointment comes at a ‘critical time’ for Ireland’s indigenous tech sector and economy. Read more: IVCA appoints Atlantic Bridge partner Gerry Maguire as chair
Read MoreChinese scientists discovered water molecules in lunar samples brought back by the Chang’e 5 moon probe, marking the first time whole H2O molecules were found in lunar material. The findings have been published in Nature Astronomy. Smithsonian Magazine reports: The team used X-ray diffraction to analyze the grains of moon soil, in which they found
Read MoreIn the first part of this tutorial, we created a Todo application with a React front end and a Spring Boot back end. In the second part, we added a local MongoDB instance for storage. Now we’ll move the application into a production environment using MongoDB Atlas, Vercel for the React front end, and a
Read MoreAccording to a recent study, SpaceX’s new Starlink direct-to-cell (DTC) satellites are nearly five times brighter than traditional Starlinks due to their lower orbit. While these satellites offer the promise of widespread connectivity, their increased brightness poses challenges for astronomical observations, prompting SpaceX to consider applying brightness mitigation techniques. Space.com reports: The higher luminosity of
Read MoreAccording to a recent study, SpaceX’s new Starlink direct-to-cell (DTC) satellites are nearly five times brighter than traditional Starlinks due to their lower orbit. While these satellites offer the promise of widespread connectivity, their increased brightness poses challenges for astronomical observations, prompting SpaceX to consider applying brightness mitigation techniques. Space.com reports: The higher luminosity of
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