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US DOW invests in wireless laser self-charging tech to keep autonomous drones airborne almost indefinitely — ARC can deliver 'kilowatt-class' power to units 5,000 ft away

* Laser-based technology is being trialed in the US to remotely charge UAV batteries while the craft are in flight * The “power beaming” technology from PowerLight Technologies is known as Aerial ReCharge (ARC) * ARC can recharge UAVs remotely as well as their payloads, where appropriate The United States Department of War’

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Bug bounty reckoning: AI slop forces enterprise strategy shift | TechTarget

As generative AI tools flood vulnerability intake pipelines with plausible-looking "slop," tech giants are reconsidering the ROI of traditional, paid bug bounty programs. Between external triage exhaustion and the rise of internal automated AI auditing, industry heavyweights like Intel and Google are forcing a rewrite of vulnerability disclosure

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Determining data access risks using the data access governance (DAG) maturity model (part 2 of 3)

Our previously data access governance blog about maturing data access governance explored the critical transition from the total blind spot of Level 1: Unmanaged Risk to the diagnostic insight of Level 2: Visibility. But as many IT and security teams quickly discover, simply seeing your data exposure isn’t enough,

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Xbox Has A Teeny New Gamepad

The $50 Xbox Nano Controller is five inches long and weighs 3.5 ounces. Xbox Xbox has unveiled its latest gamepad, which it says is the smallest controller in its lineup. The Xbox Nano Controller is just over five inches long and weighs 3.5 ounces. It offers the standard

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Anbernic’s next dual-screen handheld could replace your aging Nintendo 3DS

Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Anbernic shared a new video of its upcoming dual-screen handheld it announced last week showing the device playing 3DS, Xbox,

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'One of the best webcams I've ever reviewed': The Insta360 Link 2 Pro is total overkill for Zoom, but…

The Insta360 Link 2 Pro is a 4K webcam with a motorized gimbal that earned itself 4.5-stars in our review, where we called it one of the best webcams we've ever reviewed. That's a bold declaration, but it's backed up with sharp 4K

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Zero electric motorcycle shatters world record for single-charge ride — but its 271-mile feat comes with an…

* Standard Zero DS completes over 271 miles on a single charge * Previous record only managed 193 miles * Mountainous environment helped with the endeavor Californian electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero, which also has a major presence in Europe, has just set a new Guinness World Record after its Zero DS adventure bike

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YouTube Music Adds New Labels For AI-Generated Content

This should make it much easier to avoid the deluge of slop. YouTube Music just added clear labels that denote whether a track has been generated by AI. This is great news for people who like listening to actual music, and not weird and slightly metallic-sounding imitations. An oblong label

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My AI doppelganger tells me what to eat

This isOptimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewerVictoria Songthat dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. For the past 100 days or so, my mornings have had a new rhythm. When I wake

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Intel's Nova Lake lineup leaks with a cache-heavy Core Ultra 9 4970K BFC at the top

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Rumor mill: A leaked list of seven Nova Lake-S desktop processors gives us the clearest look yet at how Intel plans to sell its first consumer chips with a massive last-level cache. The upcoming

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Nothing OS 5.0 Android 17 Rollout Begins: Which Phones Get It Next?

Nothing began rolling out Nothing OS 5.0, powered by Android 17, on Oct. 12, bringing new features to eligible smartphones. Image: Generated via OpenAI/ChatGPT Nothing Phone (3) owners can now start upgrading to Android 17. Nothing has begun rolling out the stable version of Nothing OS 5.0,

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Mosqitter is turning its mosquito traps into an AI-powered surveillance network

Mosquitoes and the diseases they carry are expanding into new territory. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and global travel are reshaping where disease-carrying mosquitoes can thrive, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Cases of dengue, a viral illness spread by mosquito bites, more than doubled in a year, from