2026-08-28

The US Navy wants its next drone-mounted torpedo to be able to glide silently through the air

The US Navy is evaluating two Silent Anvil designs featuring strict size limits, aerial glide requirements, and rapid prototype development. [...]

2026-08-28

Laser internet breakthrough sees scientists hit 98% fidelity over hundreds of meters —magnetic 'skyrmions' shield data from distortion in alternative to fiber-optic cables

New research shows how data can be sent using beams of light with almost zero distortion. [...]

2026-08-28

This company wants to help universities get around Microsoft 365's extra costs as it moves away from unlimited cloud storage

Microsoft's free unlimited education storage is gone, and Arcitecta is the latest vendor selling universities the exit ramp they need. [...]

2026-08-28

US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate, and more

Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached multiple US agencies and departments using a botnet to obscure their traffic. [...]

2026-08-28

Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unconstitutional, judge rules

A federal judge set aside the supply chain risk designation that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had placed on the AI startup [...]

2026-08-28

Father's Day gifts for a dad who wants nothing: 16 tech ideas he'll actually use

15 useful tech gifts for hard-to-buy-for dads, from affordable everyday essentials to hobby upgrades and last-minute Father's Day ideas. [...]

2026-08-28

A Judge Has Blocked the Pentagon’s Attempt to Blacklist Anthropic

A federal judge has called the Department of Defense’s designation of Anthropic as a national security supply-chain risk “illegal and baseless.” [...]

2026-08-28

How Nvidia’s Hugging Face deal would reshape the open AI ecosystem

Hugging Face has become the industry’s de facto hub for open models. Developers are watching what happens if the dominant AI chipmaker takes control. [...]

2026-08-28

Judge rules that the Pentagon's Anthropic ban was 'illegal and baseless'

'The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics.' [...]