AI & RoboticsNews

The Oakland Ballers let an AI manage the team. What could go wrong?

September 23, 2025
There’s a classic Simpsons episode in which the sly businessman Mr. Burns recruits real Major League Baseball players to join his company softball team in order to win a bet. But when the championship is on the line, Mr. Burns pulls eight-time National League all-star Darryl Strawberry for a substitute, Homer Simpson. “You’re a left-hander, and so is the pitcher. If I send up a…
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NewsPhotography

I left my bag of pro gear at home and took a cheap mirrorless camera and superzoom on vacation. Here’s how it went…

September 23, 2025
As I was packing for a brief three-day weekend away, I eyed my camera backpack that has two bodies and several bright prime lenses tucked safely inside – and then I grabbed a cheap mirrorless camera and an all-in-one superzoom lens, tucked it into a small bag, and left. I didn’t take my usual and much beloved Fujifilm camera gear on my last vacation; instead, I grabbed the Nikon Z50 II and the…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Forget Tesla hype — Einride begins public L4 autonomous electric semi operations

September 23, 2025
While Tesla has struggled to deliver on the hype of its self-driving promises, Einride has been quietly developing a Level 4 self-driving electric truck. Now, that quiet effort is paying off. For the first time, the company is operating a fully autonomous, heavy-duty EV on public roads in Europe. The Einride Level 4 autonomous HDEV is being operated under a relatively new Belgian regulatory…
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DefenseNews

First F-47 now being built, will fly in 2028: US Air Force chief

September 23, 2025
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Air Force’s first F-47 fighter is now being built by Boeing, and the advanced jet is expected to have its initial flight in 2028, Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Monday. Allvin, speaking at the Air and Space Forces’ Air, Space and Cyber Conference, said that Boeing’s team worked quickly to start manufacturing the sixth-generation fighter after their…
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