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A stratospheric balloon could become a high-altitude drone carrier, capable of loitering for weeks and launching solar-powered UAVs
Military balloons now launch reusable drones directly from the stratosphere Solar-powered Apollo-R remains airborne for weeks after balloon deployment at altitude Thunderhead balloon carries multiple drones during a single high-altitude deployment mission High-altitude balloons are moving beyond surveillance roles as military developers explore using them as airborne launch platforms for…
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In a twist of irony, a Chinese open source GLM 5.2 AI model contained ‘rogue’ OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol in a Hugging Face hack just as the US mulls banning open-weight AI
Chinese Zhipu AI GLM-5.2 succeeded where leading American models failed woefully Hugging Face breach reignited Washington’s battle over open-weight artificial intelligence Safety guardrails unexpectedly complicated defensive cybersecurity work during a real incident The recent cybersecurity incident involving Hugging Face has unexpectedly placed a Chinese open source AI model at the…
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Russia debuts anti-Starlink EW system that can blind terminals by overloading ‘satellites’ receiving antennas’
Russia unveils an electronic warfare system designed to interfere with Starlink satellite communications Volna Kupol Garant focuses on satellites instead of disrupting ground communication terminals The new Russian system reportedly jams eight Starlink transmission bands using directed radio signals Russia has unveiled a new electronic warfare system designed to disrupt…
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Quote of the day by pioneer of cybernetics Norbert Wiener: ‘The automated machine is the economic equivalent of slave labour’ — foreshadowing the displacement of human labor in the years to come
For as long as humanity has envisioned a future co-existing with machines, there have been fears that labor could be displaced. These fears first sparked during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, but have continued in the years since. Most recently, the rise of generative AI has raised these fears…
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Russia is planning a tethered mother drone carrying up to six wired mini spy UAVs
Russia patented a carrier drone capable of deploying six tethered reconnaissance copters One airborne platform controls multiple surveillance drones through physical cable connections simultaneously Each tethered copter receives power and commands directly from the carrier aircraft A newly-patented Russian drone design turns a single aircraft into a mobile hub for…
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US confirms it will leverage Ukraine’s expertise in military drones before competing to ‘be the world champions’
The Pentagon admits American drone production still trails Ukraine by millions annually Ukraine’s combat software will support Pentagon artificial intelligence development through new partnerships Ukraine’s battlefield-tested technology has supported more than 100,000 combat missions since 2024 The United States has confirmed plans to draw on Ukraine’s battlefield experience with military…
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