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Machine learning could help spot crusher maintenance needs Machine learning systems, often marketed as ‘artificial intelligence’ or AI, can be used to identify hard-to-spot patterns. They are typically understood to be more useful, the more data is available to them. With the right on-board sensors, an approach like this may…

Mutable Tactics cofounders Colin MacLeod (left) and Enrique Muñoz de Cote. Credit: Mutable Tactics TAMPA, Fla. — British startup Mutable Tactics has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to develop AI software enabling groups of military drones to operate autonomously, even when satellite navigation and communications are disrupted. The funding…

It’s never going to happen, is it? (Sony) Despite owning Bloodborne, Sony seems determined not to touch it unless it gets approval from FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki. Sony’s purchase of Bluepoint Games has been nothing short of disastrous. Despite the studio being responsible for many acclaimed remasters and remakes, Sony…

By TOBIAS HOLCMAN FEBRUARY 28, 2026 00:46 Updated: FEBRUARY 28, 2026 07:09 US President Donald Trump ordered on Friday that all federal agencies stop using software developed by Anthropic, the company responsible for creating the Claude AI model. "I am directing every federal agency in the United States Government to…

updated President Trump has escalated Anthropic's dispute with the Defense Department with a social media post ordering the entire federal government purge the company's software from its systems.  In a post on Truth Social, the President called Anthropic a "radical left, woke" company and said he was directing all federal…

Iloliloli/Getty Images As 3D printers from a number of brands get better and less expensive, there's always the question of 3D-printed guns. After all, 3D printers are showing up in combat roles. To counter this, at least in California, Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced a bill that would mandate that…

As with any piece of obsolete software, you might expect an outdated AI model to just be switched off. Anthropic, however, argues that simply pulling the plug has downsides. After “retirement” interviews, Claude Opus 3 said it wanted to keep sharing its “musings,” so Anthropic suggested a blog. No, seriously.…

Veracode has posted its annual State of Software Security report, based on data from 1.6 million applications tested on its cloud platform, finding that more vulnerabilities are being created than are being fixed, and that high-velocity development with AI is making comprehensive security unattainable. The company defines security debt as…

Garmin is rolling out Lily 2 Active Software Version 5.08 . This smartwatch update arrives a couple of months after the previous stable release, software version 5.07. Through the earlier update, users got improved golf distance accuracy and a bug fix for an issue with accidental button triggers. The Software…

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its latest wireless earbuds lineup the Galaxy Buds4 Pro and Galaxy Buds4 raising the bar for premium audio with richer hi-fi sound, smarter adaptive controls, and a refined, comfort-first design. The Galaxy Buds4 series combines Samsung’s most advanced audio hardware with AI-powered software features designed to…