DefenseNews

EU rail push to eastern flank still snarled by rules: French general

PARIS — As Russia’s war in Ukraine raises the possibility of a major deployment on NATO’s eastern flank, France continues to face bureaucratic hurdles that could slow down the rush of troops and tanks to the region, according to the French general in charge of coordinating military transport. Obtaining approval to cross neighboring countries by military convoy today takes much longer than a…
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GamingNews

Starbreeze Cancels Co-Op Dungeons & Dragons Game Project Baxter, Lays Off Developers, and Doubles Down on Payday

Starbreeze has canceled Project Baxter, its co-op Dungeons & Dragons game, laid off a significant portion of its development team, and announced plans to double down on its Payday franchise. Project Baxter was announced in December 2023 as an Unreal Engine 5 D&D game that would “carry the signature Starbreeze cornerstones of co-operative multiplayer, lifetime commitment through a Games…
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CryptoNews

Ripple Launches New UC Berkeley Center for Digital Assets

Ripple is donating $1.3 million worth of its Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin to kick off funding for the new project. Ripple, UC Berkeley Forge Alliance with New Digital Asset Research Hub Imagine an average 1,000-acre Kansas farm capable of yielding roughly 40,000 bushels of…
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Northern lights may be visible in these 12 US states tonight

Aurora watchers: don’t pack up your cameras just yet, as the northern lights may return for one last dazzling display tonight (Oct. 2) before conditions quiet down again over the weekend. Over the past few nights, geomagnetic activity has repeatedly exceeded…
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Exoplanet without a sun found gobbling up 6 billion tons of gas and dust per second

Scientists have identified a lone planet with a ferocious appetite. Located in the Chamaeleon constellation roughly 620 light-years away, the rogue planet, named Cha 1107-7626, exists in the vast emptiness of space, far from the warmth of any star. Rogue planets like this one are cosmic drifters — worlds that roam the galaxy untethered, unlike the familiar planets bound to a solar system. Most…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Perplexity’s Comet AI browser now free; Max users get new ‘background assistant’

AI search startup Perplexity is making its new Comet browser available to everyone in the world for free as it works to position the product against big browsers and search engines. For certain paid subscribers, the startup has also launched a new “background assistant” to handle multiple tasks via Comet. Perplexity first launched Comet to subscribers of its $200-per-month Max plan…
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