The U.S. Army is looking to have autonomous airborne drones and ground robots clean up chemical and biological weapons.
The Autonomous Decontamination System, or ADS, would scrub vehicles, critical infrastructure and key terrain.
Equally important, it would allow troops in the field to protect themselves and thus ease the strain on Army chemical warfare units that might not be available when…
Pentagon taps 25 firms for small, cheap attack drone competition
February 4, 2026
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced 25 small technology and drone companies that will compete for a chance to quickly field thousands of low-cost one-way attack drones for the military.
Kratos SRE Inc., a subsidiary of Kratos Defense, and Halo Aeronautics are among the more…
Finally! Firefox just gave you an AI kill switch
February 4, 2026
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PCWorld reports that Mozilla Firefox is introducing comprehensive AI Controls in its browser, allowing users to completely disable or selectively manage AI features.
This development matters as other major browsers like Chrome…
How to use Windows to wipe your location data from a photo
February 4, 2026
Your photos may do more than hint at where you were—they can outright tell other people your exact location. A snoop just has to know where to look.
Smartphones and modern cameras can add your location to the EXIF data embedded in the photo. This info is not immediately visible, but it can be viewed by looking at the photo’s properties. Your photos may have this data attached on purpose or by…
Google just filled a gaping home automation gap
February 4, 2026
You’d think pressing a button to kick off a smart routine would be a no-brainer, right? Alexa lets you do it, Apple’s HomeKit platform lets you do it. But Google Home? Nope—or at least, not until now.
In the release notes for the latest Google Home update, Google says…
Silent Hill f Actors Appointed Tourism Ambassadors for Japanese City That Inspired the Game
February 3, 2026
Two actors from Silent Hill f revealed today that they have been appointed ambassadors of the real life location in Japan that inspired the survival horror game’s eerie setting.
Takeshi Masago, who plays Kanta Shimizu, the father of main character Hinako, and Tamami…
The future of the newly released Ashes of Creation is in doubt after its leadership team quit following a dispute with the management board — and now Steam is reportedly investigating.
Ashes of Creation — funded by a hugely successful $3.2 million Kickstarter campaign back in 2017 — is described as “an old-school take on the modern MMORPG set in a living, reactive world where your…
Disney Lorcana Winterspell Expansion: First Hands-On With Darkwing Duck, Pocohontas, and More
February 3, 2026
Disney Lorcana kicks off the new year with its upcoming release of Winterspell, the latest expansion set for the popular card game. The eleventh set will have an early release on February 13 at your local game stores, followed by the wide release on February 20. The exciting…
Robert Kiyosaki Confirms He’s Buying More Bitcoin After Crash
February 3, 2026
Robert Kiyosaki says market crashes favor buyers, signaling plans to accumulate bitcoin while also adding gold and silver as long-term hedges against fiat money and financial instability.
Robert Kiyosaki Says Market Crash Signals Opportunity, Not Fear
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Ripple’s David Schwartz weighed in on whether XRP could reach $50 or $100, explaining why he avoids absolute price predictions and how current market pricing reflects investor confidence, probability and expectations about future outcomes.
Ripple’s Schwartz Analyzes XRP Hitting $50–$100 Odds
XRP price projections continue to attract scrutiny as market participants debate how to interpret…
