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-- UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, a highly regarded European manufacturer of assistance, navigation, and control systems for unmanned platforms, has collaborated with its client PRIMOCO UAV to acquire the STANAG 4703 certification of the One 150 UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from Primoco UAV SE.This milestone marks the first time that an unmanned aircraft in ...
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The Saildrone Voyager USV with a Denmark flag on it.

Powered by renewable wind and solar energy, Saildrone USVs provide long-duration operations measured in months, not days. | Source: Saildrone

Saildrone Inc. this week announced that it is establishing a European subsidiary in Denmark. The Alameda, Calif.-based company said it aims to address the urgent need for maritime domain awareness in European...

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As the task market continues to get more competitive, it's taking months for brand-new graduates to land work, with lots of settling for roles that don't line up with their goals. To address this issue, Drafted, a new startup emerging from stealth, has actually developed a tasks platform for trainees and early-career professionals, a subset of people who Drafted thinks ...
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China&s Innovative Anti-Drone Barrage Weapon System

China has unveiled a type of innovative barrage weapon system, the first of its kind in the world, with its chief designer introducing in a recent magazine interview that the weapon can effectively counter drone swarms.

The air defense system, named the anti-drone swarm and anti-missile barrage weapon system in full, is unveiled in the April...

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Zoox expands autonomous vehicle testing to Los Angeles

Zoox will deploy a small number of retrofitted test vehicles with safety drivers in a small area of metro Los Angeles. | Credit: Zoox

Zoox Inc. this week announced that it is starting street-mapping operations in Los Angeles as the first step to deploying its robotaxis in the coming years.

The Foster City, Calif.-based company is expanding its...

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It's likewise when someone buried three infants in the yard, each near a corner of the altar (the 4th corner has a container that most likely as soon as included an offering, however no bones). Each burial needed breaking the stone flooring, positioning the small remains underneath, and after that filling out the hole with crushed limestone ... Its also when somebody buried 3 babies in the yard, each near a corner of the altar (the 4th corner has a container that most likely as soon as included an offering, but no bones). Each burial required breaking the stone floor, placing the small remains below, and after that completing the hole with crushed limestone. Thats not the method many people in Tikal would have buried a baby, however its exactly how archaeologists have actually discovered several buried in extremely similar courtyards in far Teotihuacan.In other words, the people who lived in this substance and used this courtyard and painted altar were most likely from Teotihuacan, or raised in a Teotihuacan enclave in the southern sector of Tikal. The substance is virtually in the shadow of a reproduction of Teotihuacans Feathered Serpent Pyramid and its walled plaza, where archaeologists discovered Teotihuacan-style incense burners made from local products. This making reveals what the altar may have appeared like in its heyday. Credit: Heather Hurst Sometime in between 550 CE and 654 CE, based on radiocarbon dating, the foreign enclave in Tikal closed up shop. That's around the time far-off Teotihuacans power was beginning to collapse. It wasnt enough to just leave; essential structures had to be ritually killed and buried. That suggested burning the location around the altar, but it also meant that people buried the altar, the courtyard, the substance, and most of southern Tikals Teotihuacan enclave underneath a number of meters of dirt and rubble.Whoever did the burying went to the problem of making the whole thing look like a natural hill. Ramirez and his coworkers say thats unusual, due to the fact that usually once a structure had been ritually eliminated and abandoned, something brand-new would be constructed atop the remains.The Maya frequently buried structures and rebuilt on top of them, Brown University archaeologist Andrew Scherer, a co-author of the recent research study, said in a declaration. Here, they buried the altar and surrounding buildings and simply left them, even though this would have been prime real estate centuries later. They treated it nearly like a memorial or a radioactive zone. It probably spoke with the complicated sensations they had about Teotihuacan.Antiquity, 2017. DOI: 10.15184/ aqy.2025.3 (About DOIs).
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HHLA Sky and Third Element Aviation Merge to Strengthen European Drone Technology

– HHLA Sky, an innovator in mobile robotics, has announced its merger with drone manufacturer Third Element Aviation. This union between long-standing partners establishes a European provider specializing in the automation of drone and mobile robot fleets on an industrial scale.

The merger integrates the award-winning mobile robot management...

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Mark your calendar-- StrictlyVC London is just around the corner on 13 May. Designed for creators, business owners, and investors, this special event assures deep VC insight and high-value connections.We're thrilled to invite our very first pair of validated speakers: Nazo Moosa, handling director of Paladin Capital Group, and Sonali De Rycker, p.
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Trump administration&s attack on university research acceleratesTrump administration’s attack on university research accelerates

Shortly after its inauguration, the Trump administration has made no secret that it isn't especially interested in funding research. ....

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The cause behind a Heron reconnaissance drone crashing into a helicopter in South Korea last month was determined to be a gust of wind, military officials announced.The South Korean Army's Central Accident Investigation Committee examined flight recordings, CCTV video footage and other information and found that the Heron unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) e.
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Digital payments platform Stripe invites customers to join its management team meetings on a bi-weekly basis so it can get “candid feedback,” according to co-founder Patrick Collison.

In an April 8 post on X, the fintech giant’s CEO said the company has a customer join for the first 30 minutes of the meeting, which is attended by about 40 leaders “...

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Our rocket has a special specific niche within this marketplace, Bruno stated. ... Our rocket has a distinct niche within this marketplace, Bruno said. There really are two kinds of missions from the rockets perspective. There are ones where you drop off in LEO, and there are ones where you drop off in higher orbits. You develop your rockets differently for that. It does not indicate we cant drop off in LEO, it does not indicate [SpaceX] cant drop off in a higher energy orbit, but were more effective at those since we designed for that. There's some reality in that argument. The Vulcan rocket's upper phase, called the Centaur V, burns liquid hydrogen fuel with better fuel efficiency than the kerosene-fueled engine on SpaceX's upper phase. And SpaceX should use the more costly Falcon Heavy rocket for the most requiring objectives, expending the rocket's core booster to dedicate more propellant towards driving the payload into orbit.SpaceX has launched at a rate nearly 34 times higher than United Launch Alliance because the start of 2023, however ULA has more experience with high-energy objectives, featuring more complex maneuvers to put military payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit, and often launching multiple payloads at different places in the geosynchronous belt.This is among the most tough objective profiles for any rocket, requiring a high-endurance upper stage, like Vulcan's Centaur V, capable of cruising through area for eight or more hours.SpaceX has actually flown a long-duration variation of its upper phase on a number of missions by adding a prolonged objective set. This provides the rocket longer battery life and a custom-made band of thermal paint to assist guarantee its kerosene fuel does not freeze in the cold environment of space. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rolls to the launch pad in Florida in June 2024. The rocket's upper stage sports a strip of gray thermal paint to keep propellants at the appropriate temperature for a long-duration cruise through area. Credit: SpaceX On the other hand, the frustrating bulk of SpaceX's missions target low-Earth orbit, where Falcon 9 rockets release Starlink Internet satellites, send teams and cargo to the International Space Station, and regularly launch multi-payload rideshare objectives. These launches optimize the Falcon 9's performances with booster healing and reuse. SpaceX excels and respected with these missions, launching them every number of days. Introduce, land, repeat. They tend to be more effective at the LEO drop-offs, Ill be honest about that, Bruno stated. That means theres a competitive area in the middle, and then theres sort of these end cases. So, well keep winning when its method over in our area, they will win when its method over in theirs, and after that in the center its type of a toss-up for any offered mission. Recent history appears to support Bruno's hypothesis. Last year, SpaceX and ULA contended head-to-head for 9 specific launch agreements, or task orders, in a various Space Force competitors. The launches will put national security satellites into low-Earth orbit, and SpaceX won all nine of them. Given that 2020, ULA has actually won more Space Force job orders than SpaceX for high-energy objectives, although the inverse was true in this year's round of launch orders.
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The Ukrainian defense-industrial complex provided a drone to intercept Russian Shahed . The relevant drone video was displayed in a video by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.The drone existed to the Belgian delegation, mainly to Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever, who arrived in Kyiv and was presented to brand-new developments of the ...
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A couple of years back, Chef Robotics was dealing with potential death. There were a great deal of dark periods where I was thinking of giving up, founder Rajat Bhageria tells A Technology NewsRoom of his six-year-old business. Friends and financiers encouraged him, so he stood firm. Today, Chef Robotics has not just made it through, it's one of the couple of food tech robotic ...
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Revolt brews against RFK Jr. as experts pen rally cries in top medical journalRevolt brews against RFK Jr. as experts pen rally cries in top medical journal

, Vanderbilt researchers Jeremy Jacobs and Garrett Booth blasted Kennedy's appointment of infamous anti-vaccine advocate David Geier to lead a federal study on immunizations and neurodevelopmental outcomes. ....

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In 1963, as Soviet Tu-95 bombers pushed NATO response times to mere minutes, Britain faced a critical defense gap. Budget constraints left the Royal Navy without a modern fighter capable of intercepting threats at supersonic speeds. Facing being outdone by the Soviets, a desperate Britain did the unthinkable: they turned to a foreign warplane for...

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Albert Saniger, the founder and former CEO of Nate, an AI shopping app that promised a “universal” checkout experience, was charged with defrauding investors on Wednesday, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Founded in 2018, Nate raised over $50 million from investors like Coatue and Forerunner Ventures, most recently r...

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, who noted that the 2.5 Pro (Experimental) release was still prone to "overthinking" its responses to simple queries. ....

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Las Vegas just hosted the NAB Show 2025, and DJI came in hot — walking away with a trophy haul and a showcase full of cutting-edge gear. While most people know DJI for their flying cameras, this year, they proved they’re also dominating the ground game for filmmakers and creators alike.

Here are the six standout DJI products that had NAB buzzing:1....
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In recent years, focus on career and delayed marriage age is driving some women to consider preserving their fertility through egg freezing.

But the steep cost of the procedure, estimated at $10,000 to $15,000 per attempt, means many women can’t afford it during their most fertile years: 20s and early 30s.

Cofertility, a startup founded by former...

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WASHINGTON, DC—Over the course of a nearly three-hour committee hearing Wednesday, the nominee to lead NASA for the Trump administration faced difficult questions from US senators who sought commitments to specific projects.

However, maneuvering like a pilot with more than 7,000 hours in jets and ex-military aircraft, entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman dodged most of their questions and would not be pinned down. ....

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Tech giant DJI has announced a product launch event scheduled for April 16 at 8 a.m. EDT. The event’s teaser taglines, “Light Up The Night” and “Reach Loud and Clear,” suggest the introduction of new spotlight and speaker payloads for industrial drones, such as the Matrice 350 RTK.

The Matrice 350 RTK, unveiled in May 2023, is renowned for its...
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Meghan Markle is stepping further into the world of business and entrepreneurship. 

In an interview with Fortune, Meghan revealed that she is an angel investor in the healthcare company Midi, which provides a virtual platform to help treat women experiencing menopause and other health-related concerns. 

She joined the company’s $63 million Series B r...

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Take It Down Act nears passage; critics warn Trump could use it against enemiesTake It Down Act nears passage; critics warn Trump could use it against enemies

"it could be easily manipulated to take down lawful content that powerful people simply don't like." The EFF pointed to Trump's comments in an address to a joint session of Congress last month, in which he suggested he would use the bill for his own ends. ....

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Flock Safety is taking emergency response to new heights — literally. The Atlanta-based tech company just announced a game-changing update: drones that launch the second a 911 call comes in. It’s called Flock911 for Aerodome, and it’s officially the first system in the US that allows police drones to deploy based on a live 911 call — before it’s ev...

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Glossier is reportedly fundraising again, aiming to raise $100 million with a valuation “south of a billion dollars,” according to Puck. 

Glossier, still one of the more popular beauty brands, was last valued at $1.8 billion nearly four years ago, but has struggled with profitability and scale these past few years. Glossier did not immediately...

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Trump boosts China tariffs to 125%, pauses tariff hikes on other countriesTrump boosts China tariffs to 125%, pauses tariff hikes on other countries

On Wednesday, Donald Trump, once again, took to Truth Social to abruptly shift US trade policy, announcing a 90-day pause "substantially" lowering reciprocal tariffs against all countries except China to 10 percent. ....

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The ez-Wheel Safety Wheel Drive series from IDEC.

IDEC said end users, systems integrators, OEMs, and firms that assemble mobile robots will benefit from adopting the SWD. | Source: IDEC Corp.

IDEC Corp. recently expanded its ez-Wheel product family with the new SWD Safety Wheel Drive. The SWD is available in a light/medium SWD 125 model or a heavy-duty SWD 150 model, both with a load-supporting...

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Daniel Ruskin started his career when he was a mere 14 years old as an engineer for Coinbase. As he tells it, he was a teenager “who knew how to code and wanted to build cool things.”

Obviously too young to get a bank account, Ruskin did freelance development work he found on reddit in exchange for bitcoin. There he saw that Coinbase was hiring,...

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AkiraBot's use of LLM-generated spam message content demonstrates the emerging challenges that AI poses to defending sites versus spam attacks, SentinelLabs scientists Alex Delamotte and Jim Walter wrote. AkiraBot worked by appointing the following role to OpenAI's chat API utilizing the design gpt-4o-mini: You are a practical assistant that generates marketing messages. A timely advised the LLM to change the variables with the site name provided at runtime ... AkiraBots usage of LLM-generated spam message material shows the emerging difficulties that AI presents to safeguarding websites versus spam attacks, SentinelLabs scientists Alex Delamotte and Jim Walter wrote. The easiest indicators to block are the turning set of domains used to offer the Akira and ServiceWrap SEO offerings, as there is no longer a consistent technique in the spam message contents as there were with previous projects selling the services of these firms.AkiraBot worked by appointing the following function to OpenAIs chat API using the design gpt-4o-mini: You are a handy assistant that generates marketing messages. A prompt advised the LLM to replace the variables with the website name offered at runtime. As an outcome, the body of each message named the recipient website by name and consisted of a quick description of the service offered by it. An AI Chat timely used by AkiraBot Credit: SentinelLabs The resulting message consists of a quick description of the targeted site, making the message seem curated, the researchers composed. The advantage of producing each message using an LLM is that the message material is special and filtering against spam becomes harder compared to using a constant message template which can trivially be filtered.SentinelLabs gotten log files AkiraBot left on a server to measure success and failure rates. One file showed that unique messages had actually been effectively provided to more than 80,000 websites from September 2024 to January of this year. By comparison, messages targeting approximately 11,000 domains failed. OpenAI thanked the researchers and restated that such use of its chatbots contravenes of its regards to service.Story upgraded to modify heading.
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