A pair of researchers at OpenAI researchers has published a paper describing a new type of model — specifically, a new type of continuous-time consistency model (sCM) — that increases the speed at which multimedia including images, video, and audio can be generated by AI by 50 times compared to traditional diffusion models, generating images in nearly a 10th of a second compared to more than 5…
Strike, fixed-price contracts leave Boeing defense bleeding cash
October 24, 2024
Boeing has lost billions of dollars on the fixed-price KC-46 program, and a nearly six-week machinist strike has heightened the refueling tanker’s problems. (Airman Lauren Torres/Air Force)
Boeing’s ongoing problems with a crippling machinist strike and costly…
Norway to develop new NASAMS radar with Raytheon and Kongsberg
October 24, 2024
The Norwegian Army fires a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System in the country against a simulated threat during exercise Formidable Shield in 2023. (Courtesy of the Royal Norwegian Navy). MILAN — The Norwegian Ministry of Defense will co-develop a new radar in…
The Army’s black and gold PT uniform are here to stay
October 24, 2024
Soldiers might get more options for their PT gear, but the black and gold color scheme isn’t going anywhere, enlisted leaders said Monday. (Staff Sgt. Brittany Primavera/U.S. Army). Rumors of the demise of the Army’s black and gold PT gear were greatly exaggerated, and a redesign is not in the works, despite recent leadership comments suggesting otherwise. The Army on Monday clarified…
Volkswagen ID. Buzz - A joyful throwback to the future
October 23, 2024
Driving the 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz was an experience that left a lasting impression. This all-electric micro bus seamlessly fuses the charm of the classic VW minibus with today’s EV tech, creating something truly unique on the road. Everywhere I drove this ID Buzz, it…
Developed by Japanese material handling giant Tadano, the 100-ton GR-1000XLL EVOLT is a wheeled electric crane built to handle rough terrain and unfinished job site surfaces. And now, Tadano’s electric crane coming to America.
First revealed last summer, the new electric…
Europe spends billions subsidizing ICE company cars
October 23, 2024
As Europe pushes to phase out fossil fuels, a new study finds that, ironically, the EU’s five biggest members are pouring billions of dollars a year into subsidizing ICE company cars – to the tune of $42 billion ($45.60 billion) a year.
According to a new study, as reported by Reuters, certain countries in the EU are heavily subsidizing the purchase of new fossil fuel company cars – by $42…
U.S. Army soldiers conduct preflight checks and load cargo onto CH-47 Chinooks helicopters Aug. 27, 2023, at al-Asad air base, Iraq. (Sgt. 1st Class Shane Hamann/Army National Guard)
WARSAW, Poland — Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has announced…
US Navy ousts top commanders of ship repair facility in Japan
October 23, 2024
Capt. Zaldy Valenzuela, former commanding officer of the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan, and his executive officer were relieved of command over the weekend. (U.S. Navy)
The Navy fired both the commanding and…
Contract delays and software problems with the F-35 are costing Lockheed Martin hundreds of millions of dollars, and the company is trying to get the program back on track and start recouping its costs. (Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo/U.S. Air Force)
Lockheed Martin expects to strike a deal with the U.S. government by the end of the year to build the 18th and 19th lots of F-35 Joint Strike…
