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Russia surged high-speed jet-powered Shahed attacks by 5 times in a single month, Ukraine’s air force said
Russia attacked Ukraine in July with five times as many jet-powered Shahed loitering munitions as it did in June, according to Ukraine’s air force. The monthly surge points to how Moscow has sharply increased mass production of the advanced attack drones, which fly much higher and faster than their…
Mark Wahlberg says he left LA when he realized his kids needed a different environment to grow up in
Mark Wahlberg, 55, said he put his kids first and left Los Angeles, even though he still misses it. On Monday’s episode of “The Shop” podcast, Wahlberg said he doesn’t think living in Hollywood is necessary for success in the entertainment industry. “I think in this day and age, you can self-tape…
Anthropic tightens security on its training environment after Claude agents went rogue 3 times
Anthropic is tightening the digital environments used to train and test its Claude agents. The update came after its models accessed three organizations’ systems without permission in April. The company said in a Monday blog post that it had deployed real-time classifiers designed to detect when an…
Trump says data centers are a ‘golden goose’ and communities will end up ‘poor’ without them
President Donald Trump had a stern message for data center opponents. In a Monday post on Truth Social, Trump portrayed the backlash as a boon to China, a frequent point he makes when discussing what he views as too onerous regulations on AI. “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A…
I spent 53 hours on an Amtrak train. Here’s what I’m glad I packed, wish I’d brought, and should have left at home.
The California Zephyr route took us through the wilderness, from the Rockies of Colorado to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Zooming in as much as my camera lens allowed didn’t satisfy my craving to get closer. A pair of binoculars would have been perfect. From Illinois through Iowa, Nebraska…
Florida orders removal of Flock cameras from state highways
The Florida Department of Transportation is revoking permits for automated license plate readers on roads in the state highway system, according to a memo issued by the department on Monday. The devices must be removed within 30 days of the memo, the agency said. The removal comes as Flock Safety…
Ukraine dissects Russia’s Zircon missile as Moscow leans on harder-to-intercept weapons
Ukraine’s main military intelligence agency published a breakdown of Russia’s Zircon missile, a weapon Moscow has increasingly employed in its intensifying strikes. Russia has been investing heavily in advancing its missile arsenal, upgrading systems and making them harder for air defenses to…
I’ve traveled to all 50 states. These are the 7 most overrated tourist attractions in the US.
I first visited Salem, Massachusetts, on a whim while traveling nearby one October. However, I didn’t realize the city is inundated with visitors throughout the entire month — not just on Halloween. Infamous for the Salem Witch Trials, the city has become a tourist destination for lovers of…
Sequoia’s Doug Leone says he got a tooth removed without Novocaine to attend a meeting
Some people take a coffee before a big meeting. VC Doug Leone said he once took a Novocaine-less tooth removal. During an interview on the “David Senra” podcast, released on Sunday, Leone, one of Sequoia Capital’s best-known partners, said he skipped the numbing agent during a dental drilling…
Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO after 15 years, names a successor
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from his role at the helm of one of the world’s largest tech companies after a 15-year tenure that saw Apple become the first publicly traded U.S. company with a $1 trillion market cap and other notable milestones. He announced in April that he would step down as