AI & RoboticsNews

Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it

Anyone who works at Meta or knows anyone who works at Meta will tell you the same thing: It is not a happy place, particularly given the seemingly endless layoffs the company has executed over the last few years – cuts that have only accelerated as the company funnels billions into AI. Now, a new report in Wired suggests the company’s Applied AI team is on the verge of revolt. The drama kicked…
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NewsPhotography

These are the most heartbreaking wildlife photographs of 2026 – and they're going on an international tour

A sea turtle with a human handprint. A koala hit by a car. The 2026 Environmental Photography Award recognized some of the most heartbreaking wildlife images of the year – and now those images are going on an international tour. The Environmental Photography Awards presented by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation were packed with fantastic compositions that not only demonstrated an eye for…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

The Chevy Equinox EV is now way more expensive to lease, but the Bolt is a bit cheaper

America’s most affordable EV offering over 315 miles of range, as GM calls it, just got significantly more expensive to lease this month. Chevy Equinox EV lease prices climb in June Just two months ago, you could score a $10,000 discount, or 20% off a new 2026 Chevy Equinox EV. After cutting it last month, Chevy was offering up to $5,000 in total customer cash. This month, we only get a $1,000…
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DefenseNews

Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully mission capable, GAO finds

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter’s readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate falling to 25%, according to a new Government Accountability Office report released Thursday. The mission capable rate, which…
DefenseNews

Ukraine’s defense AI chief predicts ‘new paradigm’ of warfare

KYIV — Warfare in Ukraine and beyond faces a paradigm shift in the coming years as artificial intelligence systems integrate into unified networks that speed up decisions on the battlefield, a senior Ukrainian official said. Ukraine, in the fifth year of fighting a full-scale Russian invasion, is already using AI for a plethora of battlefield functions, from flying drones at targets to helping…
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