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The US military has already integrated AI into warfare, with systems like Project Maven using machine learning to analyze drone surveillance footage since 2017. Despite Anthropic's recent efforts to limit its AI technolo…
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The US military has already integrated AI into warfare, with systems like Project Maven using machine learning to analyze drone surveillance footage since 2017. Despite Anthropic's recent efforts to limit its AI technolo…
Researchers have developed SkySeg, a collaborative framework enabling multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to perform real-time semantic segmentation onboard despite hardware constraints and environmental data shifts…
Tesla has built an AI system that combines supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning into a single architecture that improves every time a customer drives, according to an analysis of the company's strategy. T…
Serve Robotics deployed 500 additional delivery robots across 40 Los Angeles neighborhoods this month, expanding from just two neighborhoods in 2023, while competitor Coco Robotics operates roughly 300 bots citywide. The…
A forensic analysis of STM32F7 firmware failure modes in drone swarms has been published, detailing how these microcontrollers malfunction in autonomous aerial combat systems. The findings highlight critical vulnerabilit…
Researchers have introduced DriveSpatial, a benchmark of 15,600 human-verified question-answer pairs across 20 tasks designed to evaluate spatiotemporal intelligence in vision-language models for autonomous driving. Test…
A team of researchers improved a DETR-based fusion transformer for the MaCVi 2026 Vision-to-Chart data association challenge by adding a dedicated MLP, QueryMLP, to explicitly predict a buoy's waterline contact point in …
A developer has created a "Dogfood Loop" setup wizard for Claude Code that automates browser-based application testing with an autonomous exploration and auto-fix loop. The wizard detects project configuration, scaffolds…
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has launched a 75-meter crewless warship designed to operate as a drone vessel with sensors and modular payloads. The vessel eliminates the need for onboard sailors, marking a significant ste…
The article describes a governance mechanism for autonomous AI agents called "Constitutional Exception Committees," which allows agents to request temporary, specific exceptions to their hard-coded constraints through a …
The article summarizes technical lessons learned from developing a traffic fine and camera platform. Key challenges included managing dynamic location data, optimizing map performance by loading only visible markers, and…
SpaceX successfully launched its upgraded third-generation Starship, the V3, on a test flight from Texas, carrying mock Starlink satellites and reaching the Indian Ocean before a planned fiery end. The mega rocket, which…
According to the article, Elon Musk's company xAI is powering its AI data centers with unregulated natural gas turbines, contradicting his previous vision of a "solar electric economy." The SpaceX IPO filing indicates Mu…
The US military is using the southern border as a "sandbox" to test counter-drone technology, as cartel surveillance flights increasingly threaten troops and federal law enforcement. General Gregory Guillot stated that w…
According to former Tesla president Jon McNeill, Elon Musk's success stems from a five-step operating philosophy called "The Algorithm," which involves questioning every requirement, deleting unnecessary steps, simplifyi…
As of July 1, all new vehicles sold in the European Union must include a preinstalled interface for an alcohol ignition interlock device, known as an "alcolock." This requirement is part of the EU's Vision Zero program, …
The article describes the revival of Trafiq AI, an abandoned smart traffic management prototype for future cities, using GitHub Copilot. The author transformed the rough, unfinished project into a polished AI concept by …
The article describes how exploring the open-source Hermes Agent changed the author's perspective on AI, moving beyond simple chatbots to systems that can reason, plan, and take action. The author applies this concept to…
A man in Grapevine, Texas, drove his Tesla Cybertruck into a lake to test its "Wade Mode," but the vehicle became disabled and took on water. The driver, Jimmy Jack McDaniel, and his passengers, who were German tourists,…
Grab's CTO, Suthen Paradatheth, stated that robots like its delivery bot "Carri" are becoming integral to the company's future, though the company also uses robots from competitors in its office as part of a "1+n strateg…