ARLINGTON, Va. — Under a new strategy to counter China’s military buildup, the Pentagon is advocating the use of low-cost autonomous platforms that can be mass produced and deployed at sea, on land, in the air and in space. “This is about driving culture change just as much as technology change — so we can gain military advantage faster,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, said Sept. 6 at the DefenseNews annual conference. Hicks discussed DoD’s plan to field thousands of autonomous systems across all domains within the next 18 to 24 months. China’s advantage is “mass,” said Hicks. DoD will…
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Elon Musk withdrew a loan of $1 billion (roughly Rs. 83,062 crore) from SpaceX – the two-decade-old rocket company run by the billionaire – around the same time he was acquiring Twitter, now known as X, for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,65,442 crore), the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. SpaceX approved the $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,30,625 crore) loan, which was backed by some of Musk’s SpaceX stock, in October and Musk drew all of it down the same month, according to the report, citing documents. Musk took ownership of Twitter in October.Musk has had arrangements with banks to borrow against…
AeroVironment Switchblade 600 DroneCourtesy: AeroVironmentWASHINGTON — Drone manufacturer AeroVironment’s shares rallied 20% on Wednesday on the back of better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results.Wednesday’s gain — AeroVironment’s biggest since January 2021 — put the stock up 34% for 2023.The stock closed at $115.05 on Wednesday.”The future of defense and warfare really is about unmanned systems and we are at the forefront of that,” AeroVironment CEO Wahid Nawabi said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell Overtime” Wednesday.The firm currently has eight different systems supporting Ukraine’s fight, Nawabi added.The Virginia-based weapons manufacturer earned $1 per share on revenue of $152 million. Analysts polled by LSEG expected a…
NewsHot Boys Rapper B.G. Released After Serving Over a Decade in Federal PrisonThe New Orleans musician was sentenced to prison in 2012 after pleading guilty to gun possession and witness tampering chargesBy Madison BloomSeptember 6, 2023FacebookXB.G., February 2000 (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)FacebookXB.G., who rapped alongside Lil Wayne, Juvenile, and Turk in the 1990s hip-hop group Hot Boys, has been released from federal prison, online records show. “After 12 winters and 13 summers, I see the end zone. It’s my last #Birthday being buried alive,” B.G. wrote on Instagram. “The main focus, is to stay focused. I’m not letting nobody rob me…
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023.Joshua Lott | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesThe Atlanta district attorney asked a judge Wednesday to keep jurors’ names secret in the criminal trials of former President Donald Trump and 18 other defendants on Georgia election conspiracy charges.Fulton County DA Fani Willis in her motion also asked that courtroom cameras not show the jurors during any trial, and bar the publication of written descriptions of the people on a jury.Willis cited the exposure of the purported names of…
Lifetime has lined up impressive talent for its Ripped From the Headlines movies this fall. We shared an exclusive first look at Melissa Joan Hart on Would You Kill For Me? earlier today, and now, it’s time to take a look at the entire slate. The cabler will delve into the Murdaugh family, the Vicky White story, and more. How She Caught a Killer – September 16 Inspired by real events, rookie detective Linda Murphy (Sarah Drew) is fresh out of the police academy when she hears her boss, Detective David Goodman (Eric Keenleyside), talking about a serial killer in…
Fluid situation: composite image of the remnant of SN 1987A. Neutrinos from such supernovae could provide clues about physics beyond the Standard Model. (Courtesy: Alma/NASA/ESA) Neutrinos created in exploding stars could point to physics beyond the Standard Model, according to calculations done by Po-Wen Chang and colleagues at Ohio State University in the US. Their work explains how a hypothetical interaction affects the pulse of neutrinos that is generated in a core-collapse supernova – something that could be seen in existing and future observations of supernovae. Neutrinos are low-mass and electrically neutral subatomic particles that can travel long distances through…
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins stands behind the Jackson Lake Lodge in Jackson Hole, where the Kansas City Fed holds its annual economic symposium, in Wyoming, August 24, 2023.Ann Saphir | ReutersBoston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins on Wednesday advocated a patient approach to policymaking while saying she needs more evidence to convince her that inflation has been tamed.In remarks that aligned with sentiment from other key central bankers, Collins said the Fed may be “near or even at the peak” for interest rates.However, she noted that more increases could be needed depending on how the data…
The Elegant Balance of a True Friendship Hyperboles Two mathematicians but they are more friends than colleagues. The older of the two, Henry, teaches to graduate students in Tokyo while Liam, fifteen years his junior, works as a consultant for a private contractor in Madison. Liam makes fun of Henry because his name pentadecimally has more letters than his in correlation with the gap in their ages, but no one but them finds it funny. The two have been sending each other letters every month for the past eighteen years, on the days or weeks of the calendar marked with…
Gifts for the impossible men are some of the most challenging yet rewarding presents to buy. Sure, it can be quite a pursuit, but there’s nothing more satisfying than finding the perfect item for the pickiest person on your list.Whether you’re shopping for birthdays, holidays, or special occasions, the ten gifts on this list are best suited to the guy who’s impossible to shop for. Great for all ages and interests, the presents on this list are practical, functional, and stylish, catered towards the modern man. If you’re ready to hand over the reins of gift giving, take a journey…
Sound of Freedom director Alejandro Monteverde is reteaming with Angel Studios again who’ll release his next movie, Cabrini on March 8, 2024. Angels Studios and Monteverde had monumental success this past summer as the anti-child trafficking movie, Sound of Freedom, racked up $180M at the domestic B.O. The pic is rolling out overseas. Deadline first told you about Cabrini, which tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, a poor, audacious Italian immigrant who became one of the great entrepreneurs of the 19th century. Through her willpower, courage, compassion, and business skill, she overcame sexism and violent anti-Italian bigotry while fighting against…
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency and ArianeGroup announced a successful hot-fire test of the core stage of the Ariane 6 rocket, the first of two such tests before ESA is ready to set a date for the rocket’s inaugural launch. The test took place Sept. 5 on the launch pad at the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. A prototype of the Ariane 6 core stage was fueled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants and its Vulcain 2.1 engine fired for four seconds, as planned. The test “is a major step towards qualification of Ariane 6, because we have…
Huawei Watch GT 4 could launch soon, as the company has announced to host a launch event on September 14 in Barcelona. The company is expected to unveil a new device at the event, dubbed as ‘Wearble Strategy and New Product Launch’. The announcement has teased a watch dial on the poster, hinting that the new product could be a smartwatch. Now, a tipster has suggested that the company could launch Huawei Watch GT 4 series at the upcoming event, which is said to run on HarmonyOS 4.0.Two days after Apple ‘Wonderlust’ event, Huawei has announced to host a ‘Wearable…
Americans dogged by persistently high prices are finally getting signs of relief as inflation has slowly but steadily cooled over the past year — but that’s no thanks to President Joe Biden, according to Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie.”Inflation has started to retreat, I think almost exclusively because of [Federal Reserve] policy,” Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Last Call.””We’re certainly not seeing any reduction in spending by the Biden administration, and they’re still printing lots of free money,” Christie said.The Fed is not entirely faultless, he said. “They may have waited too long to…
Smash Mouth members were not allowed to say their final goodbyes to Steve Harwell in person … because he didn’t want visitors while he was in hospice care. The rock band’s manager, Robert Hayes, tells TMZ … Steve asked for privacy in his final days and he did not want a large gathering at his home in Boise, Idaho. We’re told the only folks allowed to see Steve while he was on his deathbed were his family, his fiancée, her family and his manager. While Steve’s bandmates missed the cut, their manager says they were all on good terms with…
In this articleDISAAPLFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTAbout 10 years ago, I invented a rule about covering mergers and acquisitions that still hasn’t failed me.Here it is: Will Apple buy [insert company of your choice here]? –> No.Apple almost never buys name-brand companies. Its largest takeover was 2014’s $3 billion deal for Beats Electronics. Apple is strict about its culture and its focus. While Microsoft has acquired its way to increased scale — buying Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, LinkedIn for $26 billion, Nuance Communications for $20 billion, and five other companies for more than $5 billion — M&A isn’t…
Finally! Humanity made a little headway! Thanks to some out-of-the-box thinking by Mitsuki, the people of Earth were able to strike back against the alien invaders on Invasion Season 2 Episode 3. It only took a season and a third to get to this point. Of course, it was Mitsuki who came up with a breakthrough idea. She’s been the most focused of the characters that the series is centered upon. Mitsuki has been driven by guilt because of her inadvertent role in the death of her astronaut lover, Hirata. As a result, she’s been laser-focused in her study of the alien presence…
Taylor Swift performs onstage during her The Eras Tour at Lumen Field in Seattle, July 22, 2023.Mat Hayward/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesTaylor Swift is already a superstar. Now, she’s about to put up superhero-style numbers at movie theaters.Days after the pop icon announced her Eras Tour concert film would come to domestic movie theaters in October, tickets have been selling fast. The flurry of presales have led theaters big and small to add additional showtimes to meet demand.Box office analysts aren’t being conservative about their opening weekend expectations. Many foresee Swift’s big screen experience to top $100…