Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Russia’s New Jet Drone Contains Over 75% U.S.-Made Components
October 18th, 2026Via: Militarnyi: More than three-quarters of the Geran-4’s onboard computer consists of electronic components manufactured by American companies. Products from Texas Instruments account for the largest share, along with components from its acquired subsidiary National Semiconductor — together accounting for more than half of all identified components. This information was revealed in a report analyzing […]
Banks Now Trying to Offload AI Data Center Debt They Just Underwrote
October 14th, 2026Via: Startup Fortune: JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, SMBC and MUFG are quietly shopping pieces of the AI debt pile they helped build, a sign the lenders closest to the money have started hedging their own bet. Six months ago, banks were racing each other to underwrite data center loans tied to Oracle, Meta and the rest […]
Mexican Cartel’s Crypto Farm Seized in Mountain Raid
October 12th, 2026Just another day at the office. Via: Tom’s Hardware: There is increasing evidence that Mexican drug cartels are diversifying into cryptocurrency mining and are using crypto platforms to diversify their income and, at the same time, launder their ill-gotten gains and fund other illegal activities. Reuters reports that local Mexican police uncovered a clandestine cryptocurrency […]
California Bans Human vs. Robot Cage Fights
October 11th, 2026Via: USA Today: A company that stages human-versus-robot fights is still advertising a San Francisco event this week despite receiving a cease-and-desist order from California regulators over a recent match between a humanoid robot and a social media influencer. Robot Entertainment Kombat received the Sept. 30 order after organizing a Sept. 18 fight between its […]
Planning For Pitchforks: AI Labs Are War-Gaming A Catastrophe, Public Revolt, And The Crackdown That Follows
October 9th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: The AI industry has been war gaming not only how it might destroy humanity, but is also considering what an angry public could do to the industry. Senior executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI firms are privately gaming out scenarios in which a major AI incident triggers a public and political revolt, […]
Spacex to Build Starlink Mobile Phone Network
October 9th, 2026Via: Basenor: SpaceX has struck a deal to acquire a nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio, a move Elon Musk is calling the ‘last critical piece’ needed for Starlink Mobile to provide complete phone coverage across America. The announcement, made public on October 8, 2026, sent shares of Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile tumbling roughly 7% in […]
Pentagon Wants On Demand Solar Power from Orbit
October 5th, 2026Via: Interesting Engineering: A solar power startup has received backing from US authorities to design, build, and test a homing beacon that will enable its space-based solar energy system accurately beam power from orbit to receiving solar arrays on Earth. Overview Energy secured the contract through the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF). The company […]
Autonomous Warfare Command (AUTOWARCOM): Pentagon Setting Up New Combat Command for Autonomous and Robotic Capabilities
October 1st, 2026Also, Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich (not a typo) will, “Map the trajectory of future warfare, identify critical capability gaps, and propose actionable solutions.” Via: The War Zone: The Pentagon has announced plans for a new functional combatant command, very broadly akin to U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) or U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), […]
Leaked Anthropic IPO Prospectus Shows $42BN Net Loss, $518BN In Unfunded Spending Commitments, And $20BN In Cash
September 30th, 2026Via: Reuters: When Anthropic confidentially submitted its draft S-1 to the SEC back in June, it was clear there were many shocking numbers in the IPO prospectus which the company did not want made public amid speculation of massive ongoing losses, but few were prepared for what was leaked today to Reuters. According to a […]
5 Suicides in 5 Weeks at U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade
September 29th, 2026Via: The Banner: Five people whose work supported missions at U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency at Fort George G. Meade died by suicide within a month of each other this summer.
