DefenseNews

BAE Systems wins order for munitions as UK rebuilds stocks

LONDON – The U.K. is ramping up its munitions manufacturing with a deal between the Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems to supply 155mm artillery shells and other ammunition. The order is worth £280 million ($361 million) initially, with options that would increase the value of the deal to more than £400 million, the MoD said in a statement July 11. BAE Systems said the deal will…
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NewsPhotography

Nikon Z DX 24mm f/1.7 Lens Delivers Impressive Results

The new Nikon Z DX 24mm f/1.7 is the brand’s first Z-mount non-zoom specifically built for crop-sensor mirrorless models like the Nikon Z50, Z30 and Z fc. Priced at just $280, this petite prime sports a large manual focus ring, dust- and moisture-resistant…
GamingNews

Judge denies injunction in Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. A judge has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to block Microsoft and Activision Blizzard’s pending merger. While the FTC can still appeal this decision, this is a major win in favor of the acquisition. Had the FTC won, it would…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Anthropic unveils Claude 2, an AI model that produces longer, safer responses

Anthropic, an AI safety startup based in San Francisco, announced today the release of Claude 2, a more capable version of its AI model Claude that produces longer and safer conversations with humans. The updated model has been trained on additional data to generate responses of up to 4000 tokens, up from around 512 tokens in the last version released just four months ago (Claude 1.3). According…
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GamingNews

100 Thieves debuts Bank Heist custom Fortnite Map

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Esports and lifestyle organization 100 Thieves announced the launch of its first game project, Bank Heist. The project was developed in-house using…
AI & RoboticsNews

This week in data: How to do generative AI the right way

Are you doing generative AI right, and do you have the tools to future-proof your gen AI strategy?In this week’s video, Bruno explains why every great AI journey starts with data, how you can mind the R.A.F.T., and what’s happening this week at VentureBeat Transform. On July 11-12 in San Francisco, data leaders from Hyatt, Walmart, AWS, Ebay, Wells Fargo, Wayfair, Baptist Health…
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