Month: September 2026
AMD FPGA and Micron memory found in Russia’s Iskander-1000 ballistic missile, Ukraine Intelligence claims — but stopping illegal trade is nearly impossible
HUR identified 140 components linked to the upgraded Iskander missile system American manufacturers supplied 63 of the missile’s identified electronic components Only one-quarter of all components came from Russian domestic manufacturers Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) has released details about foreign-made parts it says were found inside Russia’s upgraded Iskander-1000 ballistic…
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MrBeast’s fans aren’t too hot on reading, apparently.
HarperCollins probably dropped a pretty penny to get Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson and James Pattterson to collaborate on their newly-released novel, The Most Dangerous Games. But Semafor reports that the publisher might have a hard time making that money back to the the book’s very, very low sales. Source
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Meta is testing robot arms inside data centers that could replace up to 80% of human workload
Meta continues to test data center robots for tasks like power cycling and network connections The company already has a number of models being tested at different campuses One worker worries robots could replace 80% of data center technicians Meta is now said to be exploring whether it can perform…
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Homey just made the smart home controller I hoped Apple would build
Smart homes have gotten really good at making things really complicated. Turning on a light can involve multiple steps, compared to just flipping a switch. Homey, the Dutch-based smart home platform owned by LG, thinks it has a solution. This week it launched the Homey Portal, a touchscreen smart home…
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BT’s old copper network could be worth over $2 billion
Lndlines are finding a second life as valuable scrap metal. Source
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Startup launches 27-inch glasses-free spatial 3D display for under $1200 on Kickstarter
ViewX’s 27-inch display shows 3D images without requiring any glasses at all An onboard AI chip converts ordinary 2D footage into spatial 3D content Eye tracking runs at 180fps to follow the viewer’s head position ViewX has introduced a 27-inch monitor designed to produce spatial 3D images without requiring users…
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