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As FPV drones become more prevalent and sophisticated, armed forces must continuously adapt to maintain their strategic advantage, reflecting the evolving dynamics of modern warfare. | Image:Chinamil

Beijing: China has recently showcased video footage of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) training to counter first-person view (FPV) drones. The footage highlights the growing necessity for military forces worldwide to develop strategies against these munitions. FPV drone capabilities were rapidly advanced during the war in Ukraine, where they have become a critical element on the frontlines. This technological proliferation has now reached other global hotspots, prompting armed forces, including the U.S. military, to adapt through training and adoption of FPV drones.   

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In a significant move, 104 out of 120 members of the Israeli Knesset have signed a petition condemning the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The petition, titled “A Clear Expression Against Anti-Semitism,” is part of a broader international campaign Israel is leading to pressure the court into reversing its decision.

The petition did not gain support from Arab members of the Knesset or members of the Labor Party.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu is actively holding meetings to push for the retraction of the ICC’s decision, bolstered by those protesting the comparison between him and Hamas leaders, as well as between Israel and Hamas.

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Concern is rising in Australia about the global outbreak of bird flu.

Today in Victoria, the Government has advised preliminary tests have confirmed the presence of avian influenza on an egg farm near Meredith, following an investigation of poultry deaths. The farm has been placed under quarantine.

This comes after yesterday’s announcement by the Victorian Department of Health that a child had made a full recovery after contracting the H5N1 virus overseas.

The egg farm preliminary results indicate that it is not the much feared highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A H5N1 virus clade 2.3.4.4b, according to a statement made by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

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MONROVIA, CA – A man armed with several knives was fatally shot outside the home of a woman who had a restraining order against him on Friday night. The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. in the 400 block of South Shamrock Avenue.

Officers were dispatched to the residence after receiving a call from the woman, according to a statement from the Monrovia Police Department. Upon arrival, they discovered the man deceased with a gunshot wound.

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In an interview with The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai discussed AI-powered search, a major topic at the founder’s recent Google I/O developer conference.

At the event, Google announced a slew of new AI tools and models: Ask Photos, AI Agents, Project Astra, Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Flash, Nano, and AI Teammate, to name a few.

The most visible announcement for regular people is probably the addition of AI Overviews to Google Search. You’ve probably noticed that when you search anything on Google, an “AI Overview” will pop up, showing you an overview of the answer to your question using AI. Google is answering the question for you, making clicking links to other websites less necessary. It’s changing how web traffic might be traveled — which has many people freaked out. Pichai, of course, said there’s no cause for concern.

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ANKARA — Turkey will observe one-day of national mourning after the helicopter crash Sunday that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi  along with seven others, including the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian.

Speaking after a cabinet meeting in Ankara on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the day of collective mourning aims to “share the deep pain experienced by the Iranian people.” Erdogan added that he had conveyed his condolences to Iran’s acting president, Mohammad Mokhber, during a phone call earlier in the day.

“We contacted the Iranian authorities and mobilized all our resources to contribute to the search and rescue efforts after the crash,” Erdogan said, adding, “We will continue to act in the same spirit.”

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Eco-friendly and affordable battery for low-income countries

A new battery made from zinc and lignin, an organic polymer found in the tissues of most plants, has been developed as a cheap and sustainable battery solution for countries where access to electricity is limited.

“While lithium-ion batteries are useful when handled correctly, they can be explosive, challenging to recycle, and problematic in terms of environmental and human rights issues when specific elements like cobalt are extracted,” says Ziyauddin Khan, a researcher at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University, Sweden.

“Therefore, our sustainable battery offers a promising alternative where energy density is not critical.”

The battery’s energy density is comparable to lead-acid batteries, it can be used for more than 8,000 cycles while maintaining about 80% of its performance and retains its charge for approximately 1 week.

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If you ask most “regular people,” they would likely admit that wrapping their heads around how far away things actually are in space is a bit of a stretch.

I know that’s true for me.

So, it almost seems impossible that NASA would be able to receive a message from 140 million miles out.

The Psyche mission was dispatched to study a strange asteroid and for NASA to test a new communication system.

It doesn’t use radio waves but an infrared laser, and so far, has not been successfully tested from such a long way.

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Roger Ver Faces 30 Years, CZ Jailed, Signaling New Era of Enforcement – Ex-Biden Advisor Warns  CCN.com

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The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has started enrolling volunteers at Duke University in North Carolina to test its experimental mRNA-LNP vaccine against seasonal influenza, one of several universal influenza vaccine candidates now in the pipeline. Another clinical trial has begun at the US National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Centre in Maryland.

Influenza kills up to 650,000 people around the world each year.

Ninety-nine percent of deaths in children under five years of age in developing countries are due to influenza-related infections, according to the World Health Organization.

The current crop of influenza vaccines has limitations in effectively combating the billion cases of seasonal influenza each year as they provide immunity against only one specific existing strain or mutation. The propensity of flu viruses to mutate into new strains means vaccines must be continuously monitored and reformulated each year.

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A robot just performed microsurgery on a corn kernel, which could change the game for precision surgeries.

Sony has unveiled a prototype of a microsurgery assistance robot which can support surgeons operating on extremely small tissues, nerves, and veins.

The compact creation includes a miniature automatic instrument exchange, designed to reduce the number of interruptions and delays during surgery. The robot’s precision control is further boosted by a lightweight, highly sensitive control device which reflects the delicate movements of human fingertips.

The prototype is also equipped with 1.3-type 4K OLED Microdisplays, that let operators view high-definition images of the targeted area, and closely monitor movement of surgical instruments.

The prototype, tested by Aichi Medical University in Japan, is still at development stage and cannot yet be sold or offered, but Sony hopes that in the future, it can will improve microsurgery accuracy and effectiveness and provide assistance amid staff shortages currently faced by healthcare systems around the globe.

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Many of the world’s militaries employ drones for various purposes, but regardless on where they are deployed on this planet, and by whom, the vast majority of the big, professional drones used for surveillance and strikes are made in the U.S.A. And Europe doesn’t like that, so not long ago it set out to create something called the Eurodrone.

The Eurodrone program, which was announced about a year ago, is a collaborative effort between European aviation companies Airbus, Dassault, Safran, and Leonardo, and aims to deliver an uncrewed aerial platform that can be used for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions.The Old Continent makes no secret of the fact it wants to “ensure European sovereignty and independence in this critical segment of unmanned long endurance ISTAR capability,” especially given how it is there where the largest conflict between developed nations since World War II is raging.

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The TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in Tokyo on 28 September, 2020. File Image/AP

Canadian intelligence chief David Vigneault has become the latest Western official to warn against the use of Chinese-owned social media app TikTok.

In an interview with CBC News, Vigneault said he would “absolutely not recommend someone” to use TikTok. He further said that it was part of China’s plan to acquire personal information of people across the world.

“My answer as director of [the Canadian Security Intelligence Service] is that there is a very clear strategy on the part of the government of China … to be able to acquire … personal information from anyone around the world,” said CSIS Director Vigneault.

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Bezos’ Blue Origin resumes space tourism with latest launch  The Keene Sentinel

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A farming-fueled baby boom long thought to have sparked the rise of ancient cities in southwest Asia turns out to have been a bust.

At a massive site in southern Turkey called Çatalhöyük, large numbers of multi-roomed, mud-brick structures cluster in several parts of a settlement that covers an area equivalent to nearly 26 U.S. football fields. Since its discovery in the 1960s, population estimates for the ancient settlement have ranged from 2,800 to 10,000.

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Cybersecurity is highly critical and it is assumed the threats to continue evolving and growing. Organizations are turning to advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to combat the threats. The technologies are revolutionizing how we detect as well as prevent cyber attacks. The technologies are offering innovative solutions and these can enhance our cybersecurity defenses.

AI and ML are powerful tools. These have the capabilities to fight against cyber threats due to their analyzing capabilities of vast amounts of data quickly as well as accurately. The two technologies can detect patterns and anomalies that might indicate a cyber attack. Behavioral analysis is one of the ways to serve the purpose. The tools learn the normal behavior patterns of users and devices within a network, the so-called User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA).

One another way is through network traffic analysis. AI and ML monitor network traffic for unusual patterns like unexpected data transfers or communication. The method helps in identifying potential threats before significant damage takes place. Moreover, deception technology can trick attackers into revealing themselves.

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“I’ll have you eating out of the palm of my hand” is an unlikely utterance you’ll hear from a robot. Why? Most of them don’t have palms.

If you have kept up with the protean field, gripping and grasping more like humans has been an ongoing Herculean effort. Now, a new robotic hand design developed in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has rethought the oft-overlooked palm. The new design uses advanced sensors for a highly sensitive touch, helping the “extremity” handle objects with more detailed and delicate precision.

GelPalm has a gel-based, flexible sensor embedded in the palm, drawing inspiration from the soft, deformable nature of human hands. The sensor uses a special color illumination tech that uses red, green, and blue LEDs to light an object, and a camera to capture reflections. This mixture generates detailed 3D surface models for precise robotic interactions.

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‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Arrested in Spain, Charged with Tax Fraud  BlockTribune

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Telegram, a social media platform commonly used by Ukrainians and Russians alike, has been used as a “legalized darknet” and a tool for Russian disinformation, and there’s a need to at least “de-anonymize” the platform, said Andriy Yusov, spokesperson of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence Directorate (HUR).

“Often Telegram is used as a somewhat legalized darknet in which you can find anything from selling drugs to groups of draft dodgers or some other people who are engaged in anything up to child pornography,” said Yusov in an interview with the Center for Countering Disinformation.