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North Korea claims its subsea drones could trigger ‘radioactive tsunamis’ North Korea’s new Unmanned Underwater Nuclear Attack Craft Haeil drone is said to be able to generate giant “radioactive tsunamis” to attack enemy targets.   The drone is built to “stealthily infiltrate into operational waters and make a super-scale radioactive tsunami through an underwater explosion” to […]

View from Washington: TikTok fails to convince lawmakers It was brutal. It may prove fatal. TikTok CEO Shou Chew’s testimony to the US House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday (March 23) felt unconvincing and poorly prepared. Other technology executives have performed equally evasively on Capitol Hill. The difference was that they were not at hearings […]

700,000 car drivers in London face ULEZ fee when zone expands The RAC, which carried out the research, said the expansion of the zone – due to start from 29 August this year – will have a “massive financial impact on motorists and businesses”. The news comes a day after Transport for London (TfL) claimed […]

View from India: Collaboration is the key to a cleaner aerospace sector Green manufacturing is being adopted across industries on a global scale. In the aerospace and defence industry too, the accent is on green or decarbonisation. However, lowering the carbon footprint could mean that the entire ecosystem may need an overhaul. The raw material […]

Arm’s quest for royalties has a sting in the tail There comes a time in every technology company’s evolution, assuming it grows old enough, where management turns round to its customers and declares: “Hey, that’s my money!” This is where Arm, or at least its parent Softbank, has now landed. Given that Arm already collects […]

Rocket Lab reveals big supplier deal with mystery mega constellation customerRocket Lab has proven that it’s much more than a launch company. One glance at the company’s most recent earnings presentation shows as much: its space systems business, which designs, manufactures and sells satellite components and spacecraft, brought in over 70% of company revenue compared […]

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Fortra told breached companies their data was safeSoftware maker Fortra told its corporate customers that their data was safe — even when it wasn’t — following a ransomware attack on its systems, TechCrunch has learned. As we have been reporting, the Clop ransomware gang exploited a newly discovered bug in Fortra’s GoAnywhere file transfer software, […]

6 River Systems co-founder on the state of warehouse robotsRobots have conquered ProMat. The supply chain and logistics show is a kind of perfect microcosm of where the industry is heading. Many of the show’s main attractions have moved from center stage to the physical margins of the show floor, while competitors like 6 River […]