Author: Zach_Wilson
SpaceX’s 13th Starship flight test launches with Starlink’s next-gen satellites
Starship is carrying 20 V3 Starlink satellites as payload for its 13th test flight. Source
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Russia converts planes older than Putin to launch drone killers — 80-year-old An-2 set to get FPV interceptors to down Ukrainian UAV
Russia arms Soviet-era aircraft with airborne FPV interceptor drone launch systems Yak-52 trainer receives six launch rails for interceptor drone operations Eighty-year-old An-2 gains unexpected role in modern aerial drone warfare Russia has begun fitting Yak-52 trainer aircraft and An-2 utility planes with equipment designed for launching FPV interceptor drones…
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Trump threatens EU with new tariffs in response to Google fine
The European Commission found Google's search ranking and anti-steering violated the Digital Markets Act. Source
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After backlash, Meta pauses plan to ‘rate limit’ its smart glasses
The company is not giving up on the idea of a subscription fee for certain features — that’s still moving forward. Yee confirms that “some premium features will be subscription-based over time.” But Conversation Focus, the accessibility feature, “will remain available for free through our Early Access Program for early…
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Quote of the day by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen: ‘Software is eating the world’ — a pithy assessment of the modern tech landscape
Marc Andreessen was a prominent figure in the early internet era, creating some of the earliest web browsers, including Netscape and Mosaic, which he authored. In recent years, he’s weighed in on subjects including AI — but it was his comments on software that really summarised how technology evolved during…
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Oracle awarded 10-year $7 billion Pentagon deal to supply Department of War with vital software and services
Pentagon issues Oracle with first ever direct-award contract Nearly $7 billion in existing Oracle licensing is consolidated into a single contract vehicle The contract is projected to deliver $441 million in savings by unifying technology purchases The US Department of War (DoW) has awarded Oracle with a near-$7 billion contract…
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