In what happens to be a shocking development, former Meta team member Sarah Wynn-Williams has accused the Menlo Park-based firm of aiding China’s AI developments at the cost of compromising national security. Williams, who served as the…
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Watch US microwave weapon fry drone swarms, boat engines in 1 shot
US counter-drone company Epirus has unveiled a new high-energy, high-power microwave (HPM) weapon system called Leonidas H2O.
The weapon system can interestingly zap boat motors, unmanned surface vessels (USV), and unmanned aerial vehicles…
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Robot dog restarts radioactive waste-handling crane at nuclear site
The UK has deployed a robot dog at a nuclear site to reactivate a dormant crane used for handling radioactive waste.
The four-legged robot, Boston Dynamics’ Spot, was sent into a potentially hazardous area in Dounreay near Thurso in Scotland to…
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Construction Economics for April 14, 2025
In today’s fast-paced, heavy civil construction industry, the ability to collect, analyze, and act on data is more critical than ever. Join us for an exclusive webinar exploring how contractors can leverage data, reporting, and emerging AI…
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Construction Economics for April 14, 2025, 2025
In today’s fast-paced, heavy civil construction industry, the ability to collect, analyze, and act on data is more critical than ever. Join us for an exclusive webinar exploring how contractors can leverage data, reporting, and emerging AI…
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US firm unveils industry-first nuclear reactor prototype to power AI
Aalo Atomics, a Texas-based nuclear energy company, has unveiled the industry’s first fully modular reactor designed to meet the power demands of data centers.
Dubbed the Aalo Pod, the company says that the prototype belongs to the…
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Mini magnetic robot could traverse rubble, human body to save lives
Researchers have developed a tiny, flexible robot that could crawl through earthquake rubble to locate survivors or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine.
These soft robots, made from materials that mimic the movement of living…
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Powerful US supercomputer cuts simulation time by record 96%
Ansys, a leading simulation software company, recently leveraged its Fluent software to stimulate a higher complex turbine system for Baker Hughes, an energy technology company. The experiment was carried out to test the next-generation gas…
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US readies super spy drones to watch China for Taiwan
The US has decided to deploy long-range surveillance drones in the region to spy on Chinese activities around the Taiwan Strait, the Sea of Japan, and the East China Sea.
Japan’s Minister of Defense, Gen Nakatani, confirmed in a press…
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Lunar Outpost reveals Moon rover built to bear -280 Fahrenheit freeze
The race to build NASA’s next lunar ride is heating up. With the Artemis program aiming to return humans to the Moon, a reliable Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) is highly important.
Three ambitious companies are vying for the contract, and…
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