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Portable 40mm launcher kills drones by firing 6.5-feet-long steel chains at 80 m/s
The concept draws on the same physics as the bola, a weighted throwing weapon used for centuries by South American herders.
China's Hanyuan-2 debuts as 'world's first' dual-core quantum computer
CAS Cold Atom Technology, a Wuhan-based firm affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), unveiled what it calls the world's first dual-core quantum computer.
AI data center project secretly sucked 29 million gallons of water over 15 months before detected by residents complaining about low water pressure
QTS says the extra 29 million gallons were consumed during temporary construction activities, including concrete work, dust control, and site preparation.
Ukraine’s new AI-guided laser destroys Shahed suicide drones in seconds from 3.1 miles away
Ukraine has developed a mobile AI-powered anti-drone laser that can down lethal Shahed drones up to 3.1 miles away.
AI data centers face increasing complaints about inaudible but 'felt' infrasound
Residents living near data centers are raising concerns about noise pollution, as these massive sites operate 24/7 and generate low-frequency sounds that disturb the neighborhood's peace.
NASA pushes Mars helicopter rotors past the speed of sound
Rotors spin 10 times faster than modern helicopters.
Maryland citizens slapped with $2 billion grid upgrade bill for out-of-state AI data centers
Aren't AI hyperscalers supposed to pay for these upgrades?
Cloudflare cuts 20% of its jobs due to AI, and its stock takes a 19% spill
Cloudflare cuts 20% of its jobs due to AI, and its stock takes a 19% spill. The company announced it will be cutting 1,100 jobs and has increased its usage of AI sixfold over the past few months.
Supermicro-tied execs used Thailand government entity to ship Nvidia AI GPUs to China — report alleges Chinese web giant Alibaba received restricted servers
A network to smuggle restricted Nvidia AI hardware has been found: it shipped to Alibaba, among other destinations.
Chinese grey market sells Claude API access at 90% off by using stolen credentials, model substitution, and harvesting users' prompts and outputs for resale as AI training data
A grey-market economy of API proxy services in China is reselling access to Anthropic's Claude models at as little as 10% of the official price.