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Vodafone is testing an AI robotic mast, but the future belongs to adjustable internal antenna components
Vodafone gives mobile masts autonomous antenna adjustment using artificial intelligence AI now rotates mobile antennas without waiting for engineering teams Robotic mast completes network optimisation in under thirty minutes Vodafone has begun trialing a mobile mast fitted with an AI system and a robotic arm capable of adjusting radio antennas…
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‘The government has all but forgotten that most data centres require water to cool their systems’: Industry trade board warns UK government over data center thirst for resources
UK plans include trebling data center capacity (and likely, water consumption) by 2030 Daily average consumption doesn’t reflect peak demand during times of stress Water UK sets out three considerations to prepare for increased demand Despite the nation wanting to treble its data center capacity by 2030, a key trade…
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50 drones in one swat: Reusable Lockheed Martin’s Morfius X-Rotor uses powerful microwave to kill dozens of UAVs at a time
A reusable microwave drone reportedly disables more than 50 hostile UAVs per flight Lockheed Martin pushes cheaper answers to increasingly dangerous battlefield drone swarms The Morfius X-Rotor counter-drone system enters testing after successful multi-state flight evaluations Lockheed Martin has unveiled its Morfius X-Rotor counter-drone system at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow,…
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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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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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