MobileNews

Apple and Google team up to tackle Bluetooth tracker stalking

Apple and Google have announced a partnership to tackle the issue of unwanted tracking through the likes of AirTags and Tile devices. The companies have proposed industry standards “to help combat the misuse of Bluetooth location-tracking devices for unwanted tracking.”  The proposal has received backing from Samsung, Tile, Chipolo, Anker’s Eufy brand and Pebblebee, as well as a…
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DefenseNews

Fleet Forces chief wants to make a smaller Navy more lethal

NORFOLK, Va. — The head of U.S. Fleet Forces Command operates a fleet smaller than the Navy planned, due to delays in ship and submarine construction and maintenance. But Adm. Daryl Caudle said reducing operations isn’t an option, as Navy forces routinely find themselves…
DefenseNews

Air Force prepares to retire U-2 spy planes in 2026

The Air Force is forging ahead with its plan to retire the storied U-2 Dragon Lady spy aircraft in fiscal 2026, as part of a yearslong effort to reshape how the service surveils American adversaries from above. Air Force leaders have considered retiring the U-2 fleet for nearly two decades, asking Congress in some years to ditch the Cold War-era workhorse or, in others, to retire the RQ-4 Global…
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DefenseNews

US Air Force shifting hundreds of computer apps to the cloud

BALTIMORE — The U.S. Department of the Air Force expects to move hundreds of applications to the cloud this year, according to Venice Goodwine, the director of enterprise information technology. The department has already migrated at least 100 apps, relying on its Cloud One program, and has “almost 200″ more in the pipeline ready to go, she said at the AFCEA TechNet Cyber conference in…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Three brand new Tesla Roadsters have been found sitting in container for over a decade

Three brand-new original Tesla Roadsters have been found sitting in a shipping container in China for over a decade; now they are going for sale. Tesla ever only produced just over 2,000 original Roadsters between 2008 and 2011, making them rare in the first place. On top of the usual unit you lose to accidents and time, Roadsters had a few bad luck incidents, including losing dozens of units to…
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