Month: September 2026
The new and huger Paramount has a new co-CEO
Paramount is appointing a new co-CEO ahead of the close of its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Ynon Kreiz, previously Mattel’s chairman and CEO, will be joining Paramount to lead alongside chairman and CEO David Ellison. According to Paramount, “Ellison will focus on the company’s long-term strategy, creative…
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Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 1 (game #1711)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday,…
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Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey will advise the government on the future of warfare
So will Newt Gingrich, for some reason. Source
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Russia cracking down on drone usage as it makes ERA-GLONASS navigation tech mandatory — GPS rival can monitor up to 1 million drones on land, water, and in the air in real time
Russia will reject flight plans from October 1 for civilian drones over 250 grams that are not connected to its ERA-GLONASS tracking system ERA-GLONASS is Russia’s eCall-style emergency telematics platform that effectively functions as a clearinghouse for tracker data Officials are pitching the system as a way to lift regional…
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Fujifilm’s Instax Pal 2 can plug directly into your smartphone to transfer images
The small digital camera combines software filters with tactile controls. Source
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European Space Agency signs up CGI and OVHcloud to build storage for the 500PB of Earth observation data it expects to have by 2035
OVHcloud and CGI are teaming with the European Space Agency to build its ESA Earth Observation Information System Christened “Digital EO,” the project will amass an incredible 500PB of Earth observation data by 2035 The decentralized cloud-based project will provide data and compute processing for scientists, researchers, businesses, and citizens…
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