DefenseNews

Air Force general says of Army’s long range precision fires goal: ‘It’s stupid’

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force general in charge of managing the service’s bomber inventory slammed the Army’s new plan to base long-range missiles in the Pacific, calling the idea expensive, duplicative and “stupid.” “Why in the world would we entertain a brutally expensive idea when we don’t, as the [Defense] Department, have the money to go do that?” Gen. Timothy Ray, who…
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DefenseNews

Brazil’s president picks Army chief amid tension with military

The appointment of the Brazilian Army’s former chief health officer as the new service commander is an effort by President Jair Bolsonaro to heal a rift created by his firing of the defense minister and the subsequent removal of the top generals of all three military branches, analysts said Thursday. Gen. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, responsible for the Army’s human resources, was appointed Army…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Extreme E kicks off this weekend with first electric off-road race in the desert

Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, begins this weekend with its inaugural race, the Desert X Prix, in the deserts of Al-‘Ula, Saudi Arabia. The race itself happens on Sunday at 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. UTC (3 a.m. PDT, 6 a.m. EDT, 1 p.m. local Saudi time) and will be streamed to some but not all territories. You can find out how to watch it on Extreme E’s website. In the USA, Fox…
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AI & RoboticsNews

How AI-powered BI tools will redefine enterprise decision-making

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Value-creation in business intelligence (BI) has followed a consistent pattern over the last few decades. The ability to democratize and expand the addressable user base of solutions has corresponded to large value increases. Enterprise BI arguably started with highly technical solutions like SAS in the…
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