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The Army's New Anti-Drone Laser Costs $5 a Shot
The US Army is developing a modular laser weapon that fits onto standard military trucks. This system, called LOCUST X3, can destroy drones for as little as $5 per shot, offering a highly cost-effective defense against a growing threat.
Taranpreet Singh ·
Infra
Carmakers Can Now Build Entire Cars in the Cloud
Google Cloud now enables carmakers to build and test a complete virtual vehicle, from infotainment to the smallest chips. This digital twin approach accelerates development and reduces the need for expensive physical prototypes, changing how cars are made.
Ashish Kale ·
Tech
Arm vs Qualcomm Legal Battle Ends in $2 Verdict
A jury found Arm breached its contract with Qualcomm but only awarded $2 in damages. The larger, multi-billion dollar fight over chip royalties remains unresolved, creating uncertainty for the PC and mobile industry.
Taranpreet Singh ·
Tech
Qualcomm Is Fixing Linux on Laptops Before Launch
Qualcomm released a Linux preview for its new Snapdragon X2 chips. This proactive move aims to solve long-standing driver and compatibility issues, making high-performance ARM laptops a more viable option for developers from day one.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
Tech
How Biotech Is Breaking Farming's Fossil Fuel Habit
Modern fertilizer production relies on fossil fuels, making food prices volatile. Now, biotech startups are engineering microbes that produce nitrogen for plants, offering a path to more stable and sustainable agriculture.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
AI
AI Agents Are Now Joining US Army Cyber Teams
The US Army is now training AI agents for specific cybersecurity jobs, working alongside human soldiers. This marks a major step in human-AI collaboration for critical operations, though human commanders retain final authority over all high-risk decisions.
Neeraj Dhiman ·
Tech
Flock's AI Drone Business Is Booming Amid Privacy Alarms
Flock Safety's AI-powered drone business is its fastest-growing segment, according to its CEO. However, privacy advocates warn the technology poses significant surveillance risks, comparing it to controversial automated license plate readers.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
AI
Top Banks Sound Alarm on Financial AI Risks
The IMF and Bank of England have raised concerns about AI's risks to the financial system. This is pressuring institutions to establish clear governance and accountability for how AI is used in critical decisions.
Neeraj Dhiman ·
AI
Spotify's New AI Remix Tool Raises Industry Alarms
Spotify is developing a new AI tool for fans to create song remixes and covers. The move aims to boost engagement but raises significant concerns about artist compensation and intellectual property rights in the music industry.
Neeraj Dhiman ·
AI
An AI Just Commanded a Swarm of Drone Boats
An AI system named Hivemind has successfully commanded a swarm of unmanned boats on open water for the first time. The test in Taiwan demonstrates a major advance in autonomous, coordinated surveillance and defense capabilities.
Neeraj Dhiman ·
AI
A Tool to Manage Your AI Coding Army
A developer built a tool to manage multiple AI coding agents on a single laptop. It prevents system crashes and saves money by queuing and testing code changes one by one, avoiding resource overload and high cloud CI costs.
Neeraj Dhiman ·
Infra
Texas Adds Solar Farm Amid Demand
Vesper Energy has secured $236 million for a new 201 MW solar farm in Texas, set to power 53,000 homes. The project, launching in 2027, responds to rising electricity demand on the ERCOT grid, partly driven by the needs of power-hungry data centers.
Ashish Kale ·
AI
Arm Open-Sources AI Security Tool Metis
Arm has open-sourced Metis, an AI-powered security framework designed to find complex software vulnerabilities. Unlike traditional tools that rely on pattern matching, Metis uses agentic AI and semantic reasoning to analyze dependencies across components, providing clear explanations for its findings.
Neeraj Dhiman ·