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Sensitive military equipment exposed to chemical or biological warfare agents could be cleaned and returned to service using a transportable system currently being developed for U.S. special forces. Ohio-based defense contractor BLADE, formerly HDT Global, announced Oct. 26 that it has been awarded a contract to advance the large-scale variant of the Critical Equipment Decontamination … Read more
In context: Microsoft’s surge in layoffs, which has affected tens of thousands of workers since 2023, accelerated earlier this year as the company focused on AI spending. Months after offering voluntary buyouts to a small percentage of its workforce, Microsoft has now expanded the practice to a scale that could dwarf previous rounds of layoffs … Read more
Australia will host the USS Colorado, the US’s first nuclear-powered attack submarine under the AUKUS (Australia-UK-US) defense pact, strengthening military cooperation between the three allied nations. The deployment represents a step toward establishing a regular American submarine presence in the country and expanding the three nations’ collective deterrent capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. The agreement aims … Read more
Akamai Technologies Inc. is expanding its AI Cloud infrastructure platform with two new core components called Akamai Inference and Akamai Agent Sandbox. They provide their enterprise customers with a highly customizable managed environment from which they can deploy and run artificial intelligence workloads and agents on any infrastructure, from the cloud data centers to the … Read more
Big beautiful registers: Three years after Intel introduced the technology, x86 APX extensions are finally making their way into the Windows ecosystem. Further development of the new instruction set will initially be limited to Xeon processors, but the performance gains could still be significant. Windows enthusiast Xeno recently revealed what could be one of the … Read more
Researchers have demonstrated a new X-ray technique that can use a single optical component to create detailed images and visualize a material’s chemical properties, potentially making advanced X-ray experiments faster and easier. The study showed that the approach could image circular samples about 27 times faster than a traditional point-by-point scan, while also capturing a … Read more
Tiny11 Builder is a free, open-source tool that allows you to create lightweight, custom Windows 11 installation images by removing unnecessary applications, services, and system components. Instead of downloading a pre-modified version of Windows, you can use an official Microsoft Windows 11 ISO to create a streamlined installation tailored to your needs. ▶“> The project, … Read more
Realbotix is putting a high price on physical AI companionship, with its new humanoid Echo robots starting at $11,950. The range combines lifelike silicone skin, agile movements and integrations with popular conversational AI platforms. The most expensive configuration costs $59,950 and offers 39 degrees of freedom of upper body movement. The Canadian robotics company plans … Read more
Def. No bubble: Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, recently made a scathing statement about the true extent of the so-called “AI revolution.” The data suggests that the macroeconomic impact of AI remains very limited, which could mean that we are in for some really interesting times in terms of financial trends and … Read more
Modernizing public key infrastructure (PKI) is becoming increasingly urgent as organizations prepare for the security risks posed by quantum computing. PKI provides a framework for creating, managing, and revoking digital certificates that establish trust across digital networks. As quantum computing advances, companies must prepare to replace vulnerable public-key cryptography in their systems. “Prioritize migration to … Read more