Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died
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Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border
The US military mistakenly shot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone near the Mexican border in a strike that reportedly used a laser-based anti-drone system. The CBP uses drones to track people crossing the border. “Congressional aides told…
Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake?
Anthropic and the Pentagon are clashing over AI use in autonomous weapons and surveillance, raising high-stakes questions about national security, corporate control, and who sets the rules for military AI.
Leaving Google has actively improved my life
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CISA is getting a new acting director after less than a year
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, is getting a new acting director, as reported by ABC, less than a year after Madhu Gottumukkala took charge of the agency as…
Everything Larry and David Ellison Will Control if Paramount Buys Warner Bros.
Paramount Skydance’s sprawling media empire will get a major boost if the deal gets approved.
AI deepfakes are a train wreck and Samsung’s selling tickets
On Thursday morning, I attended a Q&A panel with four top Samsung smartphone executives. Until 2025, Samsung was the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, and by association, the world’s largest maker of cameras. It’s still the second largest after Apple. Samsung…
Kyber (YC W23) Is Hiring an Enterprise Account Executive
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Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77
Dan Simmons, the author of more than three dozen books, including the famed Hyperion Cantos, has died from a stroke. He was 77. Simmons, who worked in elementary education before becoming an author in the 1980s, produced a broad portfolio…
FedEx promises to refund customers for ‘illegal’ tariffs
FedEx plans to pass along any refunds resulting from the Supreme Court’s ruling that some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are “illegal.” In a statement on its website, FedEx notes that while “no refund process has been established by the…