2026-08-10

The FCC wants to ban DJI drones it already approved. LiDAR and thermal cameras are now “military-grade.”

The FCC is considering banning DJI drones that it already approved for sale in the United States. The proposal would expand the agency’s existing drone restrictions to target specific capabilities: LiDAR sensing, thermal imaging, aerosol-dispersing systems, coordinated swarm operations, docking stations, and drones weighing 55 pounds or more. The FCC is classifying these features as […]<br [...]

2026-08-10

Lambda is borrowing $917m to buy chips from the company that invests in it

Lambda is selling a $917 million leveraged loan to finance a chip purchase, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Jeannine Amodeo, Paula Seligson and Gowri Gurumurthy broke the story. The money pays for GPUs and other infrastructure as part of a contract with Nvidia, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Morgan Stanley leads the […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-10

TSMC reportedly has $1 billion of Apple chips awaiting delivery of DRAM — will this be what powers the iPhone 18 Pro?

A billion dollars of Apple's 2nm chips are stuck at TSMC because the memory has not arrived, with Apple's own packaging choice the reason why they cannot just be stockpiled and finished later. [...]

2026-08-10

7 wars decided by weather, from Agincourt to D-Day

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2026-08-10

10 things people wish they'd known before living alone for the first time

Silence isn't loneliness, structure has to be self-imposed, and cooking for one is a skill — the specific realizations that reshape how people actually live once nobody else is around [...]

2026-08-10

The 9 best places to visit in Argentina

From Buenos Aires' glamour to Patagonian glaciers and a salt flat at 3,500 meters, nine destinations across the world's eighth-largest country [...]

2026-08-10

8 things to know before you bring home an older dog or cat

Medical costs, a shorter timeline, an easier adjustment period than a puppy or kitten — what adopting an older dog or cat actually involves [...]

2026-08-10

Bernie Sanders is threatening to force OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to pause AI development

The senator cited AI-created viruses and recent incidents in which models escaped containment as grounds for an immediate halt [...]

2026-08-10

Mark Zuckerberg lays out Meta’s AI vision in a 6,500-word essay. 6 things to know

The Meta CEO makes the case for open-weight AI, lays out his views on regulation and jobs, and pledges $1 billion to communities hosting data centers. [...]