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Close encounters of the unusual kind The US military struck Iran again after an Iranian drone’s lucky midair strike. AH-64 Apache helicopters fly above the Strait of Hormuz during a patrol, April 17. Credit: US Central Command A US Army helicopter gunship was apparently struck by an Iranian Shahed
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When your electronics project needs to see the world around it, OpenCV is the go-to solution for hobbyists. Installing this library and inserting a few lines into your code can make an extremely complex computer vision workflow quite simple. And now, with the release of OpenCV 5, there is more
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Show more (12 items) With summer fast approaching, deals are heating up as much as the outside temperature. This year, Amazon Prime Day will take place earlier than usual, from June 23 through June 26, rather than in July. Since the event is right around the corner, many brands are
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AI startup Decart on Wednesday unveiled Oasis 3, its latest interactive world model that can generate photorealistic driving environments in real time, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The model is currently available via API. The startup is initially targeting autonomous vehicle companies that need to simulate rare driving scenarios at scale,
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Researchers at cyber-physical systems security firm Claroty have uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in two widely deployed HVAC and UPS products used in data centers, demonstrating how attackers could exploit them to launch disruptive remote attacks. The researchers targeted network cards designed to provide a network interface for uninterruptible power supply devices
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The 2026 World Cup is rolling out two layers of technology that most of its 10 million visitors will actually touch: a consumer-AI layer led by Google, and a biometric-identity layer that turns a fan’s face into a ticket. This is the quieter half of the tournament’s tech,
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Cambridge Aerospace, a British defence-technology startup building systems to shoot down drones and cruise missiles, is in talks to raise around $300M at a valuation of about $3.5bn, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. Venture firm DFJ Growth is in talks to lead the
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Amazon is deepening its UK investment, putting more than £1bn into two sites in Northamptonshire and adding over 4,000 jobs in one of the largest single-county commitments of its £40bn UK programme. The company has opened a £500M fulfilment centre in Northampton and confirmed a second £500M facility in
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More than 5 million fans are expected to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup taking place this summer across 16 venues in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The stakes are high—and not merely on the pitch. Experts have warned that heightened terrorism concerns linked to the war in
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TL;DR Ambani-backed Addverb Technologies is raising $100M+ to build humanoid and quadruped robots and AI training systems. The Indian company ranks outside the global top 30 and has yet to report a net profit. Revenue is projected at $136M this year. Addverb Technologies, the Indian robotics startup controlled by
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Standard Bots has raised $200 million at a $1 billion valuation to expand US manufacturing of AI-powered robotic arms. The round was led by General Catalyst and RoboStrategy, a robotics-focused fund, and follows a $63 million raise nearly two years ago at an undisclosed valuation. The New York-based company makes
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ICS/OT In addition, Rockwell Automation announced some enhancements to its SecureOT cybersecurity solution for OT. ICS Patch Tuesday advisories were published this month by Siemens, Schneider Electric, and Phoenix Contact. Siemens published only four new advisories. In Sinec INS, the industrial giant fixed authenticated command execution, information disclosure, privilege
