AI & RoboticsNews

Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles

October 17, 2026
Counterfeits of luxury goods are a major problem for fashion houses. Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands’ marks and passing off dupes, known as “superfakes,” as genuine items. A startup called Veritas wants to tackle the problem with its own chip that verifies goods. Veritas was founded by Luci Holland, a former Tesla technical product manager who also has a…
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NewsPhotography

“When I saw it, I couldn’t believe my eyes.” Hobbyist wildlife photographer snaps photo of a rare albino stag, but that’s not even the only magical encounter from a two-day search

October 17, 2026
Hobbyist wildlife photographer Brian Johnston has spent much of the summer looking for an elusive “white hart,” a rare albino male red deer. So when he got a tip that the stag had returned, he spent a weekend trying to frame the magical-looking creature in his lens. Johnston not only managed to capture several photographs of the rare deer, but also found another animal on his wish list: two…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Xtracycle Swoop ASM review: The nicest cargo e-bike I've tested... so far!

October 17, 2026
I’ve tested a lot of cargo e-bikes over the last decade-plus of reviewing electric bicycles. There are good cargo e-bikes. There are great cargo e-bikes. And then there’s Xtracycle. More specifically, there’s the new Xtracycle Swoop ASM, which might just be a cut above every other cargo e-bike I’ve tested. ASM stands for “Automatic Smile Machine,” and the name works on two levels.
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DefenseNews

What is the US Army doing in Panama? A bit of everything.

October 17, 2026
Muted American flag patches on the right shoulders of camouflage-clad men and women in the jungle are one sign of an expanding partnership between the U.S. and Panama. American optometrists in the country’s Darién Province are another. U.S. military salvage and dive teams…
DefenseNews

New human-machine interface will help Boxer punch above its weight

October 17, 2026
PERTH, Australia — An Australian startup is developing new tactical orchestration software that will allow Boxer 8×8 armored vehicles to control unmanned systems in the air and on the ground simply by operators giving verbal instructions. Sydney-based Breaker Industries, founded three years ago, is working with Rheinmetall Defence Australia to perfect the Avalon human-machine interface that…
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