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1+ min ago   (806+ words) Let’s talk about it. This analysis of AI breakthroughs is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI, including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here). The trouble with an AI kill…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago   (92+ words) Joseph Macey is a Content Specialist at Unmanned Systems Technology. Since joining in 2022, he has focused on emerging technologies in unmanned systems, with particular expertise in Counter-UAS, communication systems, and camera technologies. A graduate of Falmouth University in Journalism, Joseph…...

7+ min ago   (473+ words) The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura’s editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single author, every article published under this signature is the result of…...

21+ min ago   (604+ words) July 31, 2026 — 5:01am A small group of people who report to this boss (including me) have talked in private about who this “mentor” is and why they are telling our manager to be so harsh and punishing. Our team is performing well,…...

12+ min ago   (520+ words) The chip could improve communications for satellites, drones and edge devices. A first-of-its-kind ‘microwave brain’ microchip capable of computing on ultrafast data and wireless signals while using less than 200 milliwatts (mW) of power has recently learned its very own language....

8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (145+ words) UNSW continues to invest in specialist research infrastructure that enables leading scientific discovery while improving the safety, resilience and performance of campus operations. As part of this commitment, UNSW Estate Management delivered a purpose-built helium recovery facility and upgraded loading…...

32+ min ago   (797+ words) France, Spain and Greece continue battling major wildfires, with Spain bringing one blaze under control but facing new threats as intense heat, dry vegetation and powerful winds keep much of southern Europe on alert. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez downgraded…...

24+ min ago   (665+ words) Apply for the Competition for Youth-Led Projects 2026–2027 and win one of two CHF 3,000 grants to implement innovative flood and drought resilience projects. Deadline: 31 August 2026 Young people are increasingly at the frontline of climate change, facing the devastating impacts of floods,…...

15+ min ago   (881+ words) The agreement places Elon Musk’s aerospace company at the center of a broader Pentagon effort to strengthen space-based capabilities and support next-generation defense initiatives, including the development of the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system. The latest development was also…...

26+ min ago   (145+ words) SpaceX has secured a massive $1.6 billion contract with the U.S. Space Force to launch 18 Falcon 9 rockets from California over the next year and a half. The two task orders, announced by Space Systems Command, fall under the military’s National Security Space…...