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The Department of War announced an expanded counter-drone marketplace It's built by four-year-old startup Kaizen Laboratories under a $15 million prototype contract The platform sees defense vendors including Anduril, DroneShield, AeroVironment, and SMARTSHOOTER listing products for sale to approved buyers The US Department of War has announced an expanded version of the counter-unmanned aerial system marketplace run by Joint Interagency Task Force 401, its coordination hub for counter-drone work. A report by DroneFront found the platform is built and operated by Kaizen Laboratories, a four-year-old software company in New York, under a $15 million prototype contract. The announcement is an impressive milestone in a procurement experiment that has been running behind closed doors since February 2026, with access available only to vetted buyers. AI-assisted digital procurement with safeguards...

Linus Torvalds called Linux 7.2-rc7 part of a "new normal" of oversized release candidates Torvalds attributes the volume of fixes to reviews by various AI tools, a week after calling rc6 the biggest in years by commit count The growth is in late-cycle bug fixes rather than features, and Torvalds credits AI review rather than AI authorship, with humans still writing and submitting the patches Modern coding approaches dictate that Release Candidates should be expected to shrink as patches and code fixes get increasingly smaller as the software enters what many call a "stabilization phase". Linux 7.2-rc7 did not do that, and neither did rc6 before it - and announcing the seventh candidate on August 9, 2026 Linus Torvalds wrote he could not say he was thrilled about the size of it, but that it is what it is: the new normal, with a lot of fixes, many of them the result of review ...

The FlexiSpot EN1 has long been the budget standing desk we recommend for those who wants a more secure wobble-free setup. Currently, the EN1 is $110 (was $170) at Amazon . Both the black desk and a model with a white frame and wooden top are discounted right now, to suit a variety of workspaces. And what seals the deal based on our testing of standing desks is the inclusion of a single-piece desktop. Most cheap electric desks of this price have the less stable splice-board, with the desk using two pieces of wood instead of one. An electric height-adjustable desk with a seamless, single-piece 48"x24" desktop. Height range runs 28.9in to 46.5in, with 4 memory presets for quick sit-stand switching and a 176lb weight capacity. Assembly is simplified compared to older FlexiSpot models, with fewer steps and less lifting required. View Deal Why we recommend it We've tested many FlexiSpot...

Apple may or may not be working on a mostly-glass 20th anniversary iPhone . This long-rumored passion project would not necessarily transform the iPhone into a fully translucent device, but would extend the front and back glass panels so that they almost meet around a far thinner metal border. But like a rabbit hiding inside the secret compartment of a magician's hat, the device, depending on your perspective, might not exist and may only appear through the force of sheer will or alchemy. What's not in question is that the iPhone will celebrate 20 years of existence that started on January 9, 2007, the day Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs held it aloft at Macworld in San Francisco. That it didn't ship for another six months is unlikely to dissuade Apple from engaging in some introspection and external celebration. That might include a glassy iPhone. On one side, we have an analyst sta...

The WD Red Plus HDDs have always performed well in our tests - they're not fancy, not especially expensive, and do what most NAS system users will need. If you're populating a NAS enclosure, this is a straightforward pick, with the WD Red Plus 2TB hard drive currently $155 (was $168) at Newegg . Built for round-the-clock use, I rarely see these HDDs get any discount at all, so while not massive, a saving is a saving in my book. Should you buy it? ✅ Buy the WD Red Plus 2TB if... You're building or expanding a NAS array, you want CMR recording for RAID reliability, or you need a drive rated for continuous operation. ❌ Skip the WD Red Plus 2TB if... You need higher capacity per dollar (larger Red Plus drives scale better), you're using this in a standard desktop rather than a NAS, or you want faster 7200 RPM performance — look at Red Pro instead. 5400 RPM, 64MB cache, CMR, SATA 6Gb...

SpaceX and Tesla commit $16.8 billion to build a gigantic Texas chip factory TeraFab could cover more than 100 million square feet when fully built Elon Musk claims TeraFab will reach 50 times the size of the Pentagon SpaceX and Tesla have revealed more details in their plan to invest $16.8 billion in a massive semiconductor factory planned for Grimes County, Texas. The facility, known as TeraFab, is expected to manufacture chips for several computing-intensive applications associated with both companies. At full construction, SpaceX says the factory could exceed 100 million square feet, or approximately 9.3 million square metres. A semiconductor factory on an unprecedented scale SpaceX CEO Elon Musk described the planned facility as potentially the largest and most valuable building on Earth after completion. “TeraFab will be 50 times the size of the Pentagon when complete,” Musk said on X . Sin...

House of the Dragon season 4: key information - Announced in November 2025 - It will be the show's final season - Expected to premiere in 2028 - Filming could begin in early 2027 - No trailer or other footage available yet - Many of the show's cast will return - Some actors won't reprise their roles - Plot will pick up after the season 3 finale - Other story details teased in its source material - No plans for a surprise fifth season House of the Dragon season 4 has plenty riding on it. With the high-fantasy show's next chapter set to be its final installment, it'll have to deliver a fittingly fiery conclusion to the Targaryen Civil War, and wrap numerous other subplots and character arcs before its final credits sequence rolls. All of that, and the final season's 2028 launch, feel a long way off at this stage — but that doesn't mean we can't look forward to its ...