Clockwise from upper left: Gambit 1, Gambit 2, Gambit 4, and Gambit 3. General Atomics On September 19, defense giant General Atomics unveiled four related drone concepts, all under the family name of Gambit. The program, which was first announced in March, aims to take advantage of the possibilities afforded to uncrewed design, allowing several…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
The competition to create ever smaller, ever better robots is a fierce one, and Cornell University is out front now with a set of bots small enough to sit on a human hair, but that can move on their own using nothing but light as a power source. Now, you may remember a similarly small…
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, known as “CZ” in the crypto world, said governments across the globe are making slow but “positive” progress toward regulating cryptocurrency. “On the regulatory side, I think we’re seeing a lot of progress in the positive direction for regulatory framework,” Zhao said in a video call aired live on stage at…
SAVE $50: As of Sept. 21, you can pre-order the newly announced Logitech G Cloud gaming handheld for $50 off the original price. Xbox Cloud Gaming will be accessible on the device at launch, allowing you to stream games as long as you’re connected to the internet. The Cloud gaming trend continues to grow. On…
Maybe I’ve just been online for too long. After all, I saw the Tide Pod craze (but not really a craze) come and go. So when I saw TikTok’s so-called NyQuil chicken challenge making headlines this week, my initial reaction was neither concern nor laughing astonishment. It was immediate disbelief. First a disclaimer: I’m not…
The helpdesk platform of popular publisher 2K Games has been hacked in an attempt to spread malware among gamers, the company has confirmed. In a tweet, 2K Games said it recently discovered that hackers managed to “illegally access” the credentials of one of its vendors to the helpdesk platform. “The unauthorized party sent a communication…
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri Drew Angerer/Getty Images Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill to hold colleges accountable for student debt borrowers take on. It would require colleges to pay for defaulted loans and allow debt to be discharged in bankruptcy. Hawley said the schools have gotten endowments while “teaching nonsense like men can…
Diana Lee. Courtesy of Diana Lee Diana Lee, the CEO of Constellation, an adtech company, oversees a team of 125 employees. She says that on an average day she receives and deletes 1,000 emails. She said she can overcome the anxiety of missing a message because of her strong role in hiring. This as-told-to essay…
Daniel Craig as James Bond in “No Time to Die” MGM James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli says that the next actor should be ready for a 10-to-12-year commitment. “It’s not just showing up for a couple of months of filming,” she told Variety. Daniel Craig retired from the role after 15 years and five movies…
A Venezuelan migrant gathers outside of St. Andrew’s Parish House in Martha’s Vineyard to board a bus to the Vineyard Haven ferry terminal on September 16. Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Many of the migrants who were flown to Martha’s Vineyard were families, a local lawmaker said. Massachusetts State Sen. Julian…