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Massachusetts proposes 'first in the nation' e-bike and moped laws based on speed

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering one of the most comprehensive micromobility regulatory overhauls we’ve seen in the US yet, proposing a new legal framework that would categorize everything from bicycles and e-bikes to electric scooters and Sur Ron-style electric motos into a four-tier speed classification system. And unlike many recent state proposals that have focused narrowly on…
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DefenseNews

Pentagon turns to AI targeting to help troops shoot drones

The Department of Defense is looking for AI-enhanced target recognition to help troops, vehicles and ships destroy drones. The C-UAS Close-In Kinetic Defeat Enhancement project focuses on aided target recognition, or AiTR. This uses concepts such as AI, machine learning and…
DefenseNews

Dueling Victory Day ceasefires for war in Ukraine collapse almost immediately

VIENNA — Dueling ceasefire proposals by Ukraine and Russia surrounding Victory Day seem to have all but collapsed amid escalating air strikes and rhetoric of a “massive missile strike” on central Kyiv. Both sides had proclaimed a ceasefire surrounding the important celebration marking the capitulation of Nazi Germany, but said that it was incumbent on the other side not to break the truce or…
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ComputersNews

The Ploopy Bean is a TrackPoint mouse without the point

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reviews the Ploopy Bean, a $70 CAD external pointing-stick mouse that mimics IBM’s TrackPoint design with four configurable Omron buttons. The device fundamentally misses the original TrackPoint’s efficiency purpose of keeping hands on the keyboard to save time during computing tasks. While featuring QMK firmware customization, the…
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GamingNews

Ubisoft Announces Assassin's Creed Stage Show

Ubisoft has announced Heredis, a “spectacular new stage experience” set within the world of Assassin’s Creed, that’s set to debut later this year. The two-hour show will feature circus artists, acrobats and dancers from Les 7 Doights (The 7 Fingers) company in a…
GamingNews

Grand Theft Auto VI May Cost $1.5 Billion

GTA 6 may well be the most expensive video game ever made, with parent company Take-Two estimated to have spent $1 billion to $1.5 billion so far. Business Insider suggested the eye-watering budget based on industry analyst estimations as part of an interview with Take-Two…
GamingNews

More Layoffs Reportedly Hit MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy

UPDATE: A statement from the IWGB workers’ union to Rock, Paper, Shotgun has clarified earlier reporting on further staff members leaving MindsEye maker Build a Rocket Boy this week. According to the union and its own sources within the studio, these latest departures are part of the same wave of layoffs previously announced back in March. Rather than these being further job losses, then, these…
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