2026-07-18
Ukraine reveals secret strike squadron of civilian planes transformed into deadly reusable drone bombers that can drop 100Kg bombs 1200 miles deep inside Russia
Ukraine revealed reusable Horynych bomber drones converted from civilian aircraft following a reported strike against Russian military infrastructure near Crimea. [...]
2026-07-18
France and Germany pledge to build a European rival to Palantir’s military AI software
France and Germany pledged on Friday to develop a European alternative to Palantir’s military AI software. A joint declaration signed after talks between Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz committed the two countries to examine “a European sovereign digital backbone” covering data-centric security, AI, and cloud solutions. France’s Arcadia, an AI-powered command-and-control platform, was n [...]
2026-07-18
The White House is now deciding who gets access to frontier AI models, not the labs
The Trump administration is now dictating which companies and entities get access to frontier AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI, CNBC reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Until now, the labs made that decision themselves. Anthropic controlled access to its Mythos cybersecurity model through an initiative called Project Glasswing. OpenAI ran […]<br /> This story [...]
2026-07-18
Chinese car sales in the UK jumped from 384 in 2015 to 285,000 last year. The tariff gap explains why.
Brits bought 384 Chinese-made vehicles in 2015. Last year, they bought 285,000, according to automotive consulting firm Mobility Global. The growth is accelerating. BYD nearly doubled its UK sales in the first half of 2026 to over 37,000 units, and Chinese brands collectively hold roughly 13% of new car registrations in Britain, double their share […]<br /> This story continues at The Next [...]
2026-07-18
Nebius raised $775 million by borrowing against its GPUs. It has $40 billion more contracts to securitise.
Nebius raised $775 million in its first secured debt facility, borrowing against deployed GPU infrastructure and contracted cash flows from an investment-grade customer. The facility matures on October 31, 2030, and is priced at SOFR + 2.50%, roughly 6.8% at current rates. Together with the customer agreement’s cash flows, the facility covers more than 100% […]<br /> This story continues [...]
2026-07-18
Meta patented an AI system that listens to your voice all day and tracks your mood
Meta has been granted a patent for an AI system that continuously records a user’s voice, transcribes it, and feeds the audio through a machine learning model to detect their emotional state. The patent, published on July 2, describes a device that listens for “audible communications” including sighs, laughter, and vocal tone, and combines them […]<br /> This story continues at The N [...]