DefenseNews

These five firms could build a new armed overwatch plane for US Air Force special operators

May 19, 2021
WASHINGTON — U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has tapped five companies to compete in its armed overwatch program for a new attack aircraft, awarding $19.2 million in contracts among the vendors. The selected companies will now build and fly prototype aircraft in a series of demonstrations at Eglin Air Force Base, Floria. Those competitors include: Leidos’ Bronco II MAG…
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MobileNews

Google Drive will soon let you block users that share spam

May 19, 2021
Over the past few years, some malicious actors have leveraged Google Drive sharing to target people with spam-filled documents. Google now has a solution to that form of spam with user blocking in Drive. Drive’s sharing capabilities fuel productivity and collaboration…
DefenseNews

Emirati shipbuilder receives record $1B order for Navy ships

May 19, 2021
BEIRUT — The United Arab Emirates has awarded a 3.5 billion durham (U.S. $952.7 million) contract to Abu Dhabi Ship Building to produce four Falaj 3-class offshore patrol vessels, the largest-ever order for the company. ADSB, a subsidiary of the local defense conglomerate Edge, announced the contract with the Emirati Defense Ministry and the Navy on Tuesday. “The contract mandates ADSB…
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Adobe releases Photoshop for Windows ARM64 devices

May 19, 2021
Adobe has released a new version of Photoshop to run natively on Windows 10 ARM devices. The release requires a Windows 10 ARM device running Windows 10 64-bit v190141.488.0 (Win10 20H1) and a minimum of 8GB of RAM, although 16GB is recommended. It is important to note that…
AI & RoboticsNews

AI Redefined commits to better training models under new CEO

May 18, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. AI Redefined (AIR) is the developer behind an open source Cogment framework that makes it simpler for humans to train virtual agents created using AI models. Today the startup named G. Craig Vachon to be its CEO in place of Dorien Kieken, who will now assume the role of president. Vachon is the founder of seed investment…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Data and AI operations startup Coiled nabs $21M

May 18, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Coiled, a DataOps and AIOps platform that seeks to increase access to scalable computing, today announced that it raised $21 million in series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Alongside the…
AI & RoboticsNews

SAS flexes AI ambitions with Viya platform expansion

May 18, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. During its Virtual SAS Global Forum 2021 event, SAS today announced an expansion for its SAS Viya platform, which is used for analyzing data and building AI models. The platform will now be available…
AI & RoboticsNews

JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Games raises $40M for games we play and watch

May 18, 2021
Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Bad Robot Games, the game division of JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot entertainment company, has raised more than $40 million to build games that are “as compelling to watch as they are to play.” Galaxy Interactive led the round, with participation from existing investors Horizons Ventures, Iconiq Capital, and Tencent. The financing follows…
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