NATO wants thousands of AI drones guarding its borders — but there’s one thing they won’t be allowed to do

NATO plans to bolster its eastern defenses with AI assisted drones, but won’t give the autonomous technology the power to engage targets without human oversight

US Space Force and Japan launch new satellites to boost surveillance across the Pacific and further beyond
 US Space Force and Japan launch new satellites to boost surveillance across the Pacific and further beyond

US and Japan complete second hosted military payload launch, expanding American orbital surveillance across the Indo-Pacific and geosynchronous orbit.

Ukraine drone maker launches self-driving wagon capable of lugging 210kg across bumpy terrain — could this be its next secret weapon to turning the tide of war?
 Ukraine drone maker launches self-driving wagon capable of lugging 210kg across bumpy terrain — could this be its next secret weapon to turning the tide of war?

Temerland’s Gnom L2 carries 210 kilograms across rough terrain, using remote control, larger batteries and mixed wheels and tracks.

Alabama town left powerless against massive new Bitcoin mining data center after developer finds loophole in state zoning laws

An Alabama town and its county both passed moratoriums, but a 50 MW Bitcoin mine is being built anyway because they aren’t allowed to zone.

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Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten teams up with German startup to build military drones
 Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten teams up with German startup to build military drones

Rakuten is helping German defence startup Helsing introduce its HX-2 strike drone to Japan’s military through ongoing field trials.

Public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center after its cloud storage vendor goes out of business, losing over 70 years of archival materials and programming

A St. Louis PBS station bought cloud storage from a vendor that has now gone defunct and is now in a legal battle with its landlord for access to its own data

Coders are slacking when it comes to web standards — and that simply won’t do in the AI age

French developer leads project to discover how closely website developers stick to web standards, and the results are disappointing.

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‘There is no reliable, economical one-size-fits-all model on the horizon’: Experts claim AI costs will grow fivefold by 2028, as demand continues to soar
 ‘There is no reliable, economical one-size-fits-all model on the horizon’: Experts claim AI costs will grow fivefold by 2028, as demand continues to soar

Experts have determined some uncomfortable truths about token economics, where falling token prices are pushing the development of complex agentic workflows, outweighing the savings

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This Lenovo Idea Tab with a stylus and folio case is built for hybrid workers and back-to-school students — and Amazon has it on a limited-time deal for $200
 This Lenovo Idea Tab with a stylus and folio case is built for hybrid workers and back-to-school students — and Amazon has it on a limited-time deal for $200

A solid budget tablet with an 11-inch 2.5K IPS display, Tab Pen and folio case.

This TP-Link Deco X55 Wi-Fi 6 mesh system is a $150 dead-zone eliminator if you’re upgrading your home office
 This TP-Link Deco X55 Wi-Fi 6 mesh system is a $150 dead-zone eliminator if you’re upgrading your home office

AX3000 Wi-Fi 6, covers up to 6,500 sq ft, 3-pack with 3 Gigabit ports per unit, Ethernet backhaul support.