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‘The best way to predict the future is to invent it’ — quote of the day by physicist Dennis Gabor on the nature of innovation
Dennis Gabor was a Hungarian-British physicist who’s widely credited with inventing holography, a photographic technique that can record and reconstruct three-dimensional images. This is an invention for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971. But his legacy extends to his philosophy on the nature of innovation “Technological…
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Ukraine has built its own jet-powered drone interceptor — and it’ll easily fit in the back of a pickup truck
Ukraine has deployed a turbojet interceptor specifically designed to hunt Russian attack drones The compact aircraft can return home when an interception attempt fails Multiple warhead options allow the interceptor to tackle different aerial targets Ukraine’s defense ministry has confirmed a new turbojet-powered aircraft built to shoot down Russian attack…
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Russia says it will start selling its ‘suicide drone’ to foreign nations — but won’t name them
Russia is offering the Garpia-A1E to foreign military customers The drone can reportedly travel up to 1,000 kilometres Garpia-A1E carries over 50kg payload and endures for over six hours Moscow has begun marketing a long-range loitering munition built by a state defense manufacturer to foreign militaries. The weapon, known as…
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12 Mac mini alternatives for Windows I’d actually buy
I’ve hand-picked my 12 favorite Mac mini alternatives for Windows, from budget picks to high-end content creation stations. There’s no denying Apple‘s newly unveiled Mac mini with M6 chip is a seriously cool piece of hardware, but fixed memory and limited port selection mean it’s definitely not for everyone. If…
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Well it’s about time – McKinsey report says AI is ‘on the road to ROI’ at last
McKinsey report into the state of AI finds more businesses are deploying agentic solutions 20% of organizations have been constrained by operating costs but plan to increase investments into AI However some are still concerned about job cuts due to AI replacement More companies are adopting agentic AI solutions, but…
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X says it found and took down a Chinese bot farm posting anti-AI data center content to thousands of followers
An X investigation just found 200k Chinese bot accounts, including 200 posting anti-AI content The posts were targeting and amplifying legitimate US citizen concerns about data centers Is this part of a Chinese effort to slow down American innovation, to race ahead? X’s Global Government Affairs account has revealed it…
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