AI & RoboticsNews

Meta's newest AI discovers stronger and greener concrete formulas

They may not be able to shout “Eureka!” like their human colleagues but AI/ML system have shown immense potential in the field of compound discovery — whether that’s sifting through reams of data to find new therapeutic compounds or imagining new recipes using the ingredients’ flavor profiles. Now a team from Meta AI, working with researchers at the University of…
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GamingNews

Twitch is reconsidering how it pays top streamers

The biggest Twitch streamers might not rake in as much money in the future. Bloomberg sources say Twitch is considering multiple proposals to rethink payment structures, including one that would cut top streamers’ share of subscriptions from 70 percent to the usual 50…
GamingNews

Bethesda PC Launcher users can now start migrating to Steam

The time has come to say farewell to Bethesda’s PC games launcher. Starting today, players can transfer their games library, as well as DLC, virtual currency, in-game items and their friends list to their Steam account. Users still have until May 11th to play their heart…
ComputersNews

Dell's XPS 13 Plus ultraportable is now available for $1,299

Dell’s latest flagship ultraportable is now available for purchase. The Dell XPS 13 Plus is powered by Intel’s 28-watt 12th-gen processors and features a clean, minimalist design. Its keyboard has no borders and no space in between its large keys that makes it ideal for touch-typing. The laptop’s haptic touchpad blends into its palm rest and the function buttons at the top of the…
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DefenseNews

Army to launch light robotic combat vehicle competition in FY23

In the summer of 2020 at Fort Carson, Colorado, modified Bradley Fighting Vehicles, known as Mission Enabling Technologies Demonstrators, and modified M113 tracked armored personnel carriers, or Robotic Combat Vehicles, were used for the Soldier Operational Experimentation (SOE) Phase 1 to further develop learning objectives for the Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) concept. (Photo courtesy of the…
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DefenseNews

It’s the Wedgetail: Air Force to buy E-7 to replace AWACS

A Boeing-made Australian E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft pictured in 2014. The Air Force said it has selected the Wedgetail to replace some of its aging E-3 Sentry aircraft. (Melina Young/Royal Australian Air Force via Getty Images) WASHINGTON…
DefenseNews

US Army plan to replace Patriot interceptors gets a jolt in FY23 budget request

In a U.S. Army-led test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missile broke its own distant record to take out an air-breathing target simulating a cruise missile or fixed-wing aircraft. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin) WASHINGTON — The Army is pushing a new plan for a future air-defense interceptor that would replace…
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