DefenseNews

Air Force open to greater B-21 stealth bomber role in strategy revamp

The upcoming B-21 Raider stealth bomber could end up having a larger role in the Air Force’s plans for future air dominance, as the service rethinks its plans for an advanced sixth-generation fighter. “We have not taken that off the table,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said at the Military Reporters and Editors conference Friday when asked if the service’s review of its…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Volkswagen to shut EV factory in Brussels

Just days after Volkswagen announced plans to shut down three factories in Germany—a first in the company’s history—the automaker has now confirmed the closure of its Audi plant in Brussels, where it produces the Audi Q8 E-Tron. This closure is scheduled for…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Here’s what to know about Europe’s new vote on Chinese tariffs

It’s official: The European Union is moving ahead with increased tariffs on Chinese-made EVs to as much as 45.3% – in an effort to save its auto industry from total demise. Question is, will it even matter to a powerhouse like BYD? After more than a year of investigations into what it suspects are unfair subsidies on Chinese-built electric vehicles, the EU’s Official Journal announced that…
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CryptoNews

Truth Terminal Creator Faces Devastating Hack — Solana Meme Coin GOAT Plunges

Earlier this week, Andy Ayrey, the mind behind the semi-autonomous AI bot Truth Terminal, discovered his X account had been hacked, leaving the bot’s portfolio emptied. Onchain investigator Zachxbt reported that a FWOG whale seems to be one of the parties tied to the incident. An X Account Hack and a Pump-and-Dump Scheme — What Happened to Truth Terminal’s Creator? In recent weeks, the meme…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Midjourney launches AI image editor: How to use it

Midjourney, the hit AI image generation startup founded and run by former Magic Leap engineer David Holz, is wowing users with a new feature unveiled last night: AI image editing. As a good portion of Midjourney’s 20 million+ users (including some of us at VentureBeat)…
AI & RoboticsNews

DeepMind’s Talker-Reasoner framework brings System 2 thinking to AI agents

AI agents must solve a host of tasks that require different speeds and levels of reasoning and planning capabilities. Ideally, an agent should know when to use its direct memory and when to use more complex reasoning capabilities. However, designing agentic systems that can properly handle tasks based on their requirements remains a challenge. In a new paper, researchers at Google DeepMind…
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