The idea of weapons in space, once a plot of science fiction , became a reality Monday (Sept. 14), when U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland that the United States had deployed “on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversaryContinue Reading
September 18, 2026 2 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm The space telescope is set to reveal thousands of new exoplanets and scour the universe for signs of dark matter and energy By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron This test image captures the very first photons of starlight to reach the WideContinue Reading
The Airbus A220 flies with a sidestick and envelope protection like an Airbus, but it requires manual trimming and provides speed stability like a Boeing. The fly-by-wire system running on the aircraft’s triplex flight control computers was not designed by Airbus. It was designed by Bombardier’s CSeries engineering team inContinue Reading
In May, one Rockwell B-1 Lancer left Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research with a new 33-foot section welded into its upper spine. The airframe overhaul was completed three months ahead of the one-year deadline the US Air Force had authorized for the job. The team behind itContinue Reading
For years, the biggest barrier stopping everyday Australian drivers from jumping into an electric vehicle has been the upfront price tag. While battery technology matured and long-distance charging networks expanded, buying a brand-new EV still meant parting with north of A$35,000 to A$40,000. That barrier just collapsed…Continue Reading
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS codenamed “Resolute Raccoon” brings exciting improvements in desktop experience, security, and hardware support for the next five years. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS codenamed “Resolute Raccoon” released on April 23, 2026. This is the latest long-term support release that brings solid improvements in security, desktop experience, and hardware support.Continue Reading
Convey is a new Linux email client based on the code of Geary , remade with a GTK4/libadwaita UI and support for Microsoft 365 accounts. Somewhat like traditional mail, it arrives not long after I wrote about another new Linux email client, Postcard , which also draws its inspiration fromContinue Reading
The complaint, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, points to a recent proposal from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who called for “industry-wide coordination” to “pace the frontier” as concerns mount over the risks posed by increasingly powerful AI., The complaint, filed Friday inContinue Reading
For the new “AI Czar” position, The Traitor said, “Only High I.Q. individuals need to apply!” He did not expand further on the latest iteration of the role., For the new “AI Czar” position, The Traitor said, “Only High I.Q. individuals need to apply!” He did not expand further onContinue Reading
This Week in 2016 Colin Powell’s Email To Clinton About Personal Devices Shows Routing Around FOIA Is Business As Usual ACLU Launching Campaign To Have President Obama Pardon Snowden More Details On How Corporate Sovereignty Provisions, Like Those In TPP & TTIP, Are Dangerous Prenda’s Paul Hansmeier Loses His LawContinue Reading
New York, NY, September 17th, 2026, TechnologyWire As bipartisan legislation demands verifiable agent controls, the Advanced AI Society releases the Proof-of-Control v1.0 draft for public comment and hosts “Who’s Watching the Machines?” event with Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust As bipartisan Congressional proposals demand continuous agent verification and third-party evaluation…Read MoreContinue Reading
A previously unknown malware framework called BambooToken, active since at least 2023, is now using the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol to communicate with Windows and Linux systems. …Read MoreContinue Reading
A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, argues that the leading AI companies violated antitrust laws when theyContinue Reading