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Image Courtesy: Star Catcher A Florida-based space company says it wants to solve one of the biggest limitations facing satellites and future space infrastructure, lack of reliable power. Its solution sounds futuristic even by space industry standards: a laser-powered energy grid operating in orbit. Star Catcher Industries announced it has raised $65 million in new […]

Image Courtesy: SCMP China says it has dramatically increased production efficiency for key components of its advanced J-20 stealth fighter jet using a nearly fully automated “dark factory” where AI systems and autonomous machines operate around the clock with minimal human involvement. The facility, operated by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, reportedly more than doubled produ...

Image Courtesy: Reuters Employees at Meta have begun openly protesting the company’s use of mouse-tracking software in US offices, highlighting growing internal tensions over surveillance, automation, and planned AI-driven restructuring. Workers at multiple Meta offices reportedly distributed flyers throughout company buildings this week, placing them in meeting rooms, near v...

Image Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons Russia has carried out another test launch of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin described as the “most powerful missile in the world” during remarks tied to the country’s ongoing nuclear modernization program. The missile, known by NATO as “Satan II,” is designed to replace Russia’s aging […]

Image Courtesy: Google For decades, the mouse pointer has mostly done one thing, point at stuff. Now, Google DeepMind says it wants to transform that tiny on-screen arrow into an AI-powered interface that understands not only where users are pointing, but also what they are trying to do. In a newly published research preview, Google […]

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