Ukrainian defense company Buntar Aerospace has raised $16 million in a new round of funding to expand production, develop its autonomous systems and enter new markets. The investment brings the company’s total capital to $30 million as the company looks to build on its experience in supplying reconnaissance technology to front-line units in Ukraine. The … Read more
The takeaway: Many employers believe in the huge productivity gains promised by artificial intelligence providers and have pushed their workers to use generative AI as much as possible. However, recent research suggests that uncertainty leads employees to exaggerate or fake their AI use to please their bosses. Above all, workers want clearer instructions on how … Read more
A new system has been introduced that integrates renewable energy, autonomous robotics and unmanned aircraft to support continuous drone operations without conventional fuel resupply. Sesame Solar, Target Arm and AG3 Labs launch the Persistent Drone Operations Nanogrid, the first integrated solution that combines Sesame Solar’s self-generating mobile power, Target Arm’s robotic arm and drone magazines … Read more
WTF?! Viewers will reportedly pay $7.50, or 50 yuan, to watch Chinese livestreamer Fanqie Jiang Ye twirl in her chair. Clips shared online appear to show people repeatedly paying to have their chair turn. The stunt turns a livestream into something viewers can pay to control rather than just watch, raising a familiar question for … Read more
US artificial intelligence company Anthropic has accused Chinese AI developers of “engaging in aggressive, malicious and targeted distillation activities” and steal of US AI models. A September report from Anthropic said that companies such as “DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun and Z.AI have extracted billions of tokens across millions of exchanges/requests from US frontier … Read more
The big picture: Microsoft has warned IT administrators that PCs running older versions of Windows with certificates about to expire will lose access to Windows Update services unless they are updated before the expiration date. The alert applies to all client PCs, workstations, and servers, except corporate network devices that receive updates through Windows Server … Read more
Culture in technology is about the people, communities and values that shape the way science and technology are developed, used and discussed. Interesting Engineering’s coverage includes professional networks, leadership, workplace culture, ethics, public engagement and the personalities who are setting trends or breaking norms. This includes technology founders, engineers, researchers and thought leaders, not for … Read more
Conclusion: The US console market is slowing and more expensive hardware is making it harder to attract buyers. According to Circana’s Mat Piscatella, consumers purchased 559,000 consoles in August, down 15% year over year and the lowest August total since 2013. The average sales price increased from $476 in 2025 to $541 in 2026. For … Read more
Science is less about sudden discoveries and more about constant, often frustrating work. It progresses through failed experiments, results that need to be repeated, and questions that take years, sometimes decades, to answer. This category focuses on how scientific knowledge is built, tested, challenged, and refined over time. Interesting Engineering’s coverage includes fundamental and applied … Read more
80 When the RAM crisis subsides (if it ever does), prices for future Mac minis may return to more encouraging levels. For now, however, I would advise you to skip this option and either stick with what you already have or go the renovated route. From ExpertReviews on October 8, 2026 80 The budget Mac … Read more