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Mira Edora is a writer and contributor at CKSOR, creating clear and engaging articles on current topics, technology, science, lifestyle, and stories of interest to readers. She enjoys researching new developments and presenting useful information in a simple, accessible way. Through her writing, Mira aims to keep readers informed with timely, informative, and easy-to-understand content.

Pentagon wants to increase production of laser-guided missile kits to 35,000

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BAE Systems has signed a long-term framework agreement with the US War Department to expand production capacity for its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser guides, with the potential to produce up to 35,000 units annually. The agreement establishes a multi-year procurement framework of up to seven years as the defense contractor and the … Read more

Bungie could develop Star Wars Battlefront 3 instead of long-time series developer DICE

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Rumor mill: Star Wars video games have been doing surprisingly well lately and many fans believe it’s time for another Battlefront game. If recent rumors about a tribute issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly are to be believed, Disney agrees, but hasn’t decided on a developer yet. DICE is the obvious choice, but Disney may be … Read more

SmartBear’s BearQ adds sources to find coverage gaps and workflows to automate test runs

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Software testing company SmartBear Software Inc. is expanding its BearQ agent quality assurance system beyond test automation, releasing two new features today. Both additions target the part of quality assurance that artificial intelligence has made more difficult by speeding up coding. SmartBear calls them sources and workflows. Automating individual tests is no longer the bottleneck, … Read more

This 3D printed brick phone from the 1980s is reminiscent of the time when cell phones were only used for making calls

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In short: Many people refer to the 1990s Nokia 3210 as the old-school brick-like cell phone. But for something that fits the description much better, go back another decade to the 1980s and the first portable cell phones: brick phones. Now a designer has 3D printed one of these devices while retaining the originals’ main … Read more

Innovation News | New technological innovations and scientific innovations

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Innovation is often described as a breakthrough. In practice it is slower, messier and far less predictable. This category examines how new ideas actually go from concept to implementation and why many don’t make it very far. Interesting Engineering’s coverage includes new technologies, novel manufacturing methods, and unconventional approaches to long-standing problems. But the focus … Read more

The Trump administration orders a ban on DeepSeek in federal agencies

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The Department of Homeland Security has ordered artificial intelligence technology from Chinese company DeepSeek Ltd. should be removed from all civilian federal agencies. The order, posted today on the Federal Register website, warned that DeepSeek’s AI models represent “multiple threat vectors” that could give the Chinese Communist Party “broad powers” to access American government infrastructure. … Read more

Dream Labs raises $90 million to use simple video feeds to help build smarter robots

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Dream Labs, a startup that aims to make robots smarter and capable of performing a wide variety of tasks, has raised $90 million in seed funding, coinciding with the launch of a public application programming interface that provides access to its basic universal robot model. Today’s round was co-led by B Capital and Kindred Ventures … Read more