AI & RoboticsNews

The glaring security risks with AI browser agents

New AI-powered web browsers such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet are trying to unseat Google Chrome as the front door to the internet for billions of users. A key selling point of these products are their web browsing AI agents, which promise to complete tasks on a user’s behalf by clicking around on websites and filling out forms. But consumers may not be aware…
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I boarded the SS Great Britain to take on the challenge of photographing a steamship above and below deck

The first steam-powered ships took to the water in the latter years of the 18th century, using paddles for propulsion and often still being fitted with sails. It was Richard Wright’s Experiment, a converted French lugger, that made the first trip on the open seas though, chugging from Leeds to Yarmouth in 1813.  However, the golden age of steamships was the Victorian era (approx 1820-1914)…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Hyundai and Kia's low-cost EVs are crushing it

Hyundai and Kia are betting big on lower-priced electric vehicles, and so far, it’s paying off. With more arriving soon, the South Korean auto giant is laying the groundwork for what’s shaping up to be a strong run. Hyundai and Kia are betting on low-cost EVs. Since…
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Two former Tesla self-driving leaders are telling a different story than Elon Musk

In the last week, two former Tesla self-driving/Autopilot program leaders have commented on the state of autonomous driving, telling a very different story than their former boss, Elon Musk. Elon Musk has been notoriously wrong about predicting when Tesla would solve self-driving. The CEO first announced that “all Tesla vehicles produced since 2016 have all the hardware necessary to achieve full…
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DefenseNews

Why Army logistics need to think like combat units to survive drones

The Russia-Ukraine war has been a drone operator’s dream and a quartermaster’s nightmare. Supply trucks and depots have been pounded by a nearly endless stream of drones and long-range munitions. Resupply of front-line units means running a gauntlet of fire. For the first time since World War II, U.S. Army logisticians must contemplate a grim future where supply units no longer have the luxury…
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