DefenseNews

The F-22 is going away, eventually. But not before the Air Force gets comfortable with its successor.

May 14, 2021
WASHINGTON — Top Air Force officials are now convinced the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor lacks the magazine depth and range needed to carry it into the next decade as the service’s air superiority fighter of choice. But the exact timing of its retirement will depend on how quickly the Air Force can put its sixth-generation fighter into production, said Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, the service’s…
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MobileNews

Google Assistant adds ‘Your apps’ settings menu for Android

May 14, 2021
Back in October, Google made a big push to integrate and let you control Android apps with Assistant. That drive should continue at I/O next week, and ahead of that, there’s a new Google Assistant “Your apps” settings menu. Available at the very bottom of the Google Assistant settings list, this new menu lets you “manage how your Assistant works with installed apps.” Every app that…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Optimal Dynamics nabs $22M for AI-powered freight logistics

May 13, 2021
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Optimal Dynamics, a New York-based startup applying AI to shipping logistics, today announced it has closed an $18.4 million round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Optimal Dynamics says the funds will be used to more than triple its 25-person team and support engineering efforts, as well as bolstering sales and…
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NewsPhotography

This Lens Filter Survived a 100 Foot Drop onto Concrete Nearly Unscathed

May 13, 2021
Kolari Vision has announced a new UV Protection Lens Filter that is so tough, it can survive a fall from 135 feet (41m), which the company proves in the video above. As can be seen, the filter survives the drop with what looks like nothing more than a minor scuff on the surface of the glass. The company says the UV protection filter is built with premium ultra-thin, ultra-strong Corning Gorilla…
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