DefenseNews

US Navy wants helicopter sonar that can detect subs – and mines

As the Iran war has shown, detecting and sweeping mines is one of the biggest challenges for the U.S. Navy. Meanwhile, the sea service also has to worry about detecting submarines operated by China, Russia and other nations. But rather than separate sonars and helicopters for spotting mines and subs, the Navy is exploring the convenience of having one sonar that allows a single helicopter to…
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ComputersNews

Norton VPN review: Simple, speedy, and better than ever

Norton has joined the growing list of security giants offering standalone VPN products. What was once a fairly basic add-on to its antivirus service, though, has evolved into something far more serious. Recent updates have brought meaningful performance gains, tighter privacy practices, and a steady rollout of new features. The company’s security software has always been some of the best on the…
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ComputersNews

One reason to use Edge: It now teases new Windows features

One of the keys to improving PC productivity is simply knowing a new tool exists. Easy, right? But it’s something that Microsoft and Windows has struggled with for years, and it finally seems like they’ve settled on a good method for alerting you to new features. For…
AI & RoboticsNews

Real Estate AI Is Moving From Chat to Spatial Intelligence

TL;DR For most of the last AI cycle, real estate tools focused on search, summaries, document analysis, and market intelligence. That was useful, but it still left users with the same basic problem: knowing more did not automatically make it easier to visualize, test, or refine an idea. That is beginning to change. A new layer is emerging in real estate AI, one that can take a plain…
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GamingNews

Catan: On the Road Card Game Review

You’ll likely be aware of Catan, the board game phenomenon that bought the novelty and imagination of German design into worldwide awareness, selling 40 million copies along the way. You’re perhaps less likely to be aware of the dizzying number of expansions and spinoffs the original has spawned, such as the Catan: Histories line of historically themed games or the Rocketman EXE version…
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