DefenseNews

France is two years from fielding drone swarms in its armed forces

PARIS — Military units will start using drone swarms within the next two years as the underlying technology matures, according to the colonel in charge of exploring new defense technology and tactics for the French Army, as well as the Thales executive in charge of drone warfare. “Within two years, we’ll indeed have real use cases deployed in certain units, and widespread adoption will…
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ComputersNews

The screwed-up Mad Men 4K stream on HBO Max is getting fixed

The new, 4K version of Mad Men on HBO Max was supposed to deliver the ground-breaking AMC series with near-perfect visual fidelity. Instead, it was a debacle. Not only were a number of episodes mislabeled, but in a crucial scene early in the period series—the infamous…
ComputersNews

RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung

The price of eggs has nothing on the price of computer memory right now. Thanks to a supply crunch from the “AI” bubble, RAM chips are the new gold, with prices on consumer PC memory kits ballooning out of control. In an object lesson in the ridiculousness of an economic bubble, Samsung won’t even sell its memory to… Samsung. Here’s the situation. Samsung makes everything from…
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GamingNews

Rockstar Co-Founder and Former GTA Writer Dan Houser Says AI Is 'Like When We Fed Cows With Cows and Got Mad Cow Disease'

Rockstar co-founder and former Grand Theft Auto writer Dan Houser has likened AI to mad cow disease, and claimed that humanity is being pulled in a direction “by a certain group of people who maybe aren’t fully rounded humans.” The impact of AI has been swift and forceful, with the emergence of tech such as ChatGPT fueling an economic bubble some worry will burst. The way the internet…
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CryptoNews

Strategy Says It Would Sell Bitcoin to Fund Dividend Payments If Needed

Strategy signaled it could tap its bitcoin stash to safeguard dividend payouts if its valuation sinks toward parity, exposing how market pressure may force the staunch accumulator to consider a rare sale to preserve investor confidence. Strategy Confirms It Can Sell Bitcoin to Protect Dividends Amid mNAV Risk Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) has revealed that it could use a portion of its bitcoin reserve…
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