For first time, Ukraine is tendering ground robots to ministry-set specifications and no maker can take more than half of any class
Ukraine’s ground robots ran more than 100,000 missions in the first eight months of 2026. The Defense Procurement Agency will now buy logistics and strike ground robotic complexes according to specifications set by the Defense Ministry, rather than approving models one at a time, the ministry announced. The mechanism isContinue Reading
Russia’s attack drones now jam the cheap interceptors sent to kill them
Ukraine’s cheap interceptor drones have been knocking Russia’s nightly attackers out of the sky, so Russia has now bolted a jammer onto some of its own drones to blind them, according to Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine’s President on defense technology. He examined the system, found in droneContinue Reading
Data Center Developers in Texas Plan Massive New Gas Power Projects
A handful of mega data center projects would emit over 100 million tons per year of greenhouse gases, an enormous amount roughly equal to the annual emissions of a mid-sized industrialized country. By Dylan Baddour The 12 largest gas power projects planned in Texas are all specifically intended to runContinue Reading
Two unvaccinated people die of measles in US state of Pennsylvania
Experts warn that declining vaccination rates have opened the door for resurgence of disease once largely eradicated., Experts warn that declining vaccination rates have opened the door for resurgence of disease once largely eradicated. The US state of Pennsylvania has reported that two residents died from measles, marking the firstContinue Reading
Israeli forces block Palestinian American Lou Ridi from walking on his land
Israeli forces told Palestinian American Lou Ridi he cannot walk on his own land in Qusra, while settlers roam freely., NewsFeed Palestinian American Lou Ridi came to Qusra to protect his family home after Israeli settlers besieged the village. Israeli forces, who say they are there to prevent settler attacks,Continue Reading
The secret love life of the longfin squid
Squid have occupied New England’s maritime imagination for centuries, from fishermen’s tales of strange tentacled creatures to the widely publicized giant squid reports along North Atlantic coastlines in the 1800s. Today, we turn a curious eye toward the longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) — the “Boston squid” — which hasContinue Reading
Nevada sues The Traitor administration over its Colorado River plan
The state of Nevada is suing to challenge the The Traitor administration’s new plan for dealing with water shortages along the Colorado River., Read MoreContinue Reading
Latvia investigates new underground route from Belarus | DW News
As Latvia steps up surveillance, the discovery raises questions about who built the underground passage and whether more could be hidden along the border. DW’s Riga bureau chief explains what the tunnel means for European security. #dwcurrentaffairs Chapters: 00:00 Latvia discovers new tunnel at border with Belarus 01:09 Belarus‘ hybridContinue Reading
SpaceX to build $100 billion spaceport in Louisiana, company says
Elon Musk’s space company plans to spend $100 billion to build a new spaceport in Louisiana to launch rockets, state officials and the company announced Tuesday., Elon Musk’s space company plans to spend $100 billion to build a new spaceport in Louisiana to launch rockets, state officials and the companyContinue Reading
Uber rolls out new family features to help parents monitor teen rides
Parents can track their teen’s trip and use safety features such as audio recording., Parents can track their teen’s trip and use safety features such as audio recording., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Meet Prairieland Protester Autumn Hill: How Her “Act of Solidarity” Became a 50-Year Prison Sentence
“I’m absolutely being imprisoned for a political agenda,” activist Autumn Hill tells Democracy Now! in a phone call from Texas’s Johnson County Correctional Facility, where the 30-year-old trans woman is serving a 50-year prison sentence for protesting outside the Prairieland ICE jail last July. Hill is one of nine protestersContinue Reading
On this day in space! Aug. 25, 1997: NASA launches Advanced Composition Explorer to track solar wind and so much more
On Aug. 25, 1997, NASA launched the Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite to study energetic particles traveling through space. It lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a Delta II rocket and spent the next three and a half months making its way to its orbital post near the L1 Lagrangian pointContinue Reading
Astronauts make history repairing the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 25, 2026
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon complete a spacewalk on Aug. 18, 2026. (Image credit: Roscosmos/Anna Kikina) Intensely focused and tethered to a floating laboratory in the vacuum of space, two astronauts spent over 6 hours working on the International Space Station during a historic spacewalk. What is it? Two astronauts aboardContinue Reading