DefenseNews

Striking workers at key Boeing supplier approve new contract

WICHITA, Kan. — Workers at Spirit AeroSystems have ratified a new contract and will end a brief strike that threatened to disrupt the manufacturing of airline jets at Boeing. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said the 6,000 employees at a plant in Wichita, Kansas, will return to their jobs on Wednesday. They went on strike last weekend after voting down a previous…
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NewsPhotography

Wait, Fujifilm's app is good now?

Fujifilm’s new app is functional and feature-rich. Most remote shooting/viewing camera apps from major camera manufacturers are, well, crappy. And Fujifilm’s old Camera Remote app is no exception. Functional at best, clunky and unreliable at worst, in the two…
AI & RoboticsNews

Just because we can’t trust generative AI (yet) doesn’t mean we should fear it

Although the release of ChatGPT brought with it a lot of chatter about generative AI’s revolutionary impact on technology, there’s been an equal focus on some of the technology’s shortcomings. Indeed, there have been some heated debates about generative AI’s potentially hazardous impact on society, its imaginable negative applications, and the significant ethical concerns that surround its…
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NewsSpace

ESA’s Euclid Mission Launches to Explore ‘Dark Universe’

The ESA (European Space Agency) Euclid spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 11:12 a.m. EDT on Saturday, July 1, beginning its mission to study why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. Astronomers use the term “dark…
AI & RoboticsNews

Why business leaders must tackle ethical considerations as AI becomes ubiquitous

The power of artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing our lives and work in unprecedented ways. Now, city streets can be illuminated by smart street lights, healthcare systems can use AI to diagnose and treat patients with speed and accuracy, financial institutions are able to employ AI to detect fraudulent activities, and there are even schools protected by AI-powered gun detection…
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NewsSpace

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Phones Home

The 52nd flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is now in the official mission logbook as a success. The flight took place back on April 26, but mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California lost contact with the helicopter as it…
GamingNews

Xbox Games with Gold in July include horror and adventure titles

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Xbox announced which games are coming to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in July. This coming month, we’re getting two very different offerings: A dark, grim horror game and a beautiful point-and-click title. As always, the first game is available starting on the first of the…
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