DefenseNews

Pentagon CTO says Defense Innovation Unit will remain independent

The Defense Department’s chief technology officer told reporters Wednesday he doesn’t intend to maintain permanent oversight of the Defense Innovation Unit, adding that the Pentagon is looking for a full-time replacement following the former director’s resignation earlier this week. Following previous DIU Director Doug Beck’s sudden resignation from the role Monday, the Pentagon announced…
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ComputersNews

MSI’s new mini PC includes a Copilot button and fingerprint reader

MSI’s latest Cubi NUC AI+ 2MG mini PC is as much smart speaker or laptop as it is a small, compact, desktop NUC: It boasts a dedicated hardware Copilot button as well as a dedicated fingerprint reader, and you can talk to it, too. Starting at $899, MSI’s little mini PC is also Copilot+ qualified, with either a Core Ultra 9 288V or Core Ultra 7 258V chip inside. Both are Core Ultra Series 2…
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GamingNews

Nintendo Direct Reportedly Set for September, as Metroid Prime 4 Release Date and Mario 40th Anniversary Speculation Mounts

A fresh Nintendo Direct broadcast will air in September, according to a new report. Speculation around the next major Nintendo Direct date has been rife following a series of other presentations over the past few months focusing on third-party games or individual titles, including a recent deep dive on Kirby Air Riders. Now, VGC has said it has heard of a mid-September date for the next…
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NewsSpace

Relive SpaceX's nighttime launch of the X-37B space plane with these dazzling photos

SpaceX shared stunning photos of its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane into orbit last week. The pictures capture the nighttime launch on Aug. 21, when the robotic X-37B, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 11:50 p.m. EDT (0350 GMT on Aug.
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