WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is launching a new effort in fiscal 2022 to design and develop a long-range precision munition for its future aircraft and will choose industry-born designs to move forward into a roughly five-year development program in fiscal 2023, according to FY22 budget documents.
The service is requesting $29.2 million to ramp up the development effort while it fields its…
CES 2021 has seen the debut of a few Chromebooks, including a spectacular option from Acer. Today, Asus is bringing two new Chromebooks to the table including the Chromebook Flip CM5, which is powered by AMD chips.
Update 6/14: Asus has launched the CM5 officially launched…
Minority stakeholder Ideanomics has announced that it has now acquired 100% of Solectrac, a zero-emission tractor manufacturer based in the US. With the full acquisition, Ideanomics plans to continue to support Solectrac in scaling toward becoming a global supplier of clean…
WASHINGTON — The Army wants to fund ways to extend the range of its Precision Strike Missile – which is still under development – out to 1,000 kilometers or more in fiscal 2022, according to documents accompanying the service’s budget request.
The service wants to spend $5 million to begin the effort that will investigate and develop “critical technologies” that would extend the…
Interview: Olympus Educators Lisa and Tom Cuchara on how Olympus has transformed their outdoor photography
June 15, 2021
Lisa and Tom Cuchara are photographers and Olympus Educators, based in Connecticut. Their work covers everything from weddings and infant portraiture, to bird and macro photography.
Over the course of long careers, they’ve used various types and brands of camera…
Google Meet background noise cancellation will be enabled by default for more Workspace users
June 15, 2021
In addition to an upcoming Companion Mode, Google is bringing the background noise cancellation feature in Meet to more users and making it the default behavior.
Google Meet can remove typing, doors opening/closing, outdoor/road noise, and other background…
Specialty vehicle manufacturer The Shyft Group recently announced plans to bring its own Class 3 all-electric chassis platform to market to serve a wide range of medium-duty trucks. This includes commercial trucks, recreational vehicles, passenger buses, and last-mile delivery fleets.
The Shyft Group is a North American vehicle manufacturer that also focuses on assembly, particularly for…
Lockheed says global demand for F-35 remains strong despite uncertainty over US Air Force plans
June 15, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas — Despite lingering questions about the U.S. Air Force’s commitment to buying 1,783 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, Lockheed Martin’s new head of the aircraft program expects growing international demand for the stealth jet, she told reporters…
Historic tripod manufacturer Gitzo is taking a beating in the comments section of its Indiegogo campaign page for the Légende tripod over a lack of communication with its customers regarding delays to deliveries. Gitzo cites an issue with packaging being the problem, and…
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In a blog post today, EA’s BioWare division announced that Gary McKay would drop the “interim” from his general manager title and become a permanent part of the company. As part of his duties, EA said McKay will lead the BioWare Edmonton and Austin studios.
The move is important in a couple of ways for EA. BioWare…
