Nothing’s new Headphone (1) Pro wants to keep up with Bose and Sony and not just look cool

In context: Android smartphone maker Nothing has launched the Headphone (1) Pro, its new flagship audio product that it says combines an elevated listening experience for consumers with studio-quality production and mixing capabilities for professionals. It succeeds last year’s Nothing Headphone (1), which TIME named one of its best inventions of 2025. The biggest change … Read more

Floating battery enables mobile charging with 40 kW for electric boats

US marine electric propulsion developer Photon Marine will deploy a floating battery platform capable of high-power charging of electric boats as part of a $1 million ship electrification project in New York. The company has received the first National Science Foundation Energy Storage Engine MegaBoost Award in New York State. The project will combine an … Read more

Southwest and United don’t want Boeing’s latest 737 MAX software on their new planes

In short: Southwest Airlines and United Airlines have asked Boeing to deliver new 737 MAX jets with an earlier version of software after the manufacturer discovered a flaw in an automated navigation feature. According to the company, no aircraft from the two airlines fly with the affected software. However, both airlines have told Boeing that … Read more

The US is backing a $100 million plan to convert the electric vehicle battery line into a drone factory

The U.S. War Department has awarded Amprius Technologies a grant of up to $75 million to convert an existing electric vehicle battery production line into a high-volume drone battery manufacturing facility. The Fremont, California-based battery maker plans to retrofit a U.S.-based electric vehicle battery line operated by a major South Korean manufacturer. The converted facility … Read more

Agentic AI in Security Operations: Oracle on Data and Identity

Security teams are changing their approach in the world of artificial intelligence and relying on automation to turn signals into results while maintaining the right context and control. Complicating this transition is the need to identify the right role for AI and find the right mix of human craftsmanship and autonomous decision-making. Database security providers … Read more

The world’s largest rocket carried 26 Tbit/s of Starlink capacity into space

The world’s largest and most powerful launch vehicle, SpaceX’s Starship, just launched into orbit for the first time, deploying 26 of the company’s more powerful Starlink V3 internet satellites. The unmanned Starship Flight 14 lifted off from the company’s Starbase location in Texas at approximately 7:46 a.m. CT on Monday, September 28. The historic departure … Read more

Researchers forged RSA signatures without ever cracking the key

The takeaway: Researchers have found a way to forge certain RSA signatures without considering the key behind them, challenging a long-held assumption about one of the oldest public-key cryptosystems on the Internet. The attack does not appear to compromise the most commonly used RSA implementations today, including those protected with PKCS or PSS padding. However, … Read more

Autoheal raises $7.9 million to evaluate and repair AI agents with…AI agents

Autoheal AI Inc., an artificial intelligence-based platform engineering startup seeking to advance the concept of “self-improving software factories,” today announced that it has raised $7.9 million in seed funding to make this possible. Today’s round was led by Innovation Endeavors and included Emergent Ventures, U&I Ventures, Darkmode Ventures, Batch Ventures and Param Hansa Values. Thanks … Read more