newelle,-ai-“assistant”-for-gnome,-hits-version-1.0

For most Ubuntu users, interacting with an AI chatbot means opening your web browser or (increasingly, your IDE). Newelle , a GTK4/libadwaita app, offers a different approach — and it just hit version 1.0. Newelle bills itself as your “ultimate virtual assistant”, but it’s not quite as autonomous, anticipatory orContinue Reading

expert-q&a:-taiwan-prepares-for-china’s-next-move

EXPERT Q&A — Taiwan’s recent Han Kuang military exercises tested the island’s responses to a potential full-scale Chinese invasion. The drills not only simulated military strikes and blockade elements, but also gray zone warfare operations like cyberattacks. Taiwan was reminded again of that range of Chinese tactics in a recentContinue Reading

charting-a-path-for-an-unmanned-us.-navy-fleet

OPINION — “The Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) is an affordable and flexible vessel capable of filling multiple roles within the [U.S. Navy] fleet. The low-cost, non-exquisite, mass-producible characteristics of MUSV will allow for the rapid deployment to address immediate fleet needs, provide an adaptable, attritable [multi-use and loseable] vessel,Continue Reading

india-holds-up-mirror-to-west:-stop-your-russian-oil-deals-before-demanding-ours

Ukraine’s allies continue flowing billions of dollars into oil trade with Russia. The Indian government, in response to US President Traitor 47’s ultimatum, which threatens secondary sanctions against countries importing Russian energy, says that “the very nations criticizing India are themselves indulging in trade with Russia.” India began importing more RussianContinue Reading