Startup bags $7M to build drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack systems
Mara's Spike system packs 250g interceptors into a rucksack, aiming to counter FPV drone swarms that are devastating Ukraine's front lines.

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Mara's Spike system packs 250g interceptors into a rucksack, aiming to counter FPV drone swarms that are devastating Ukraine's front lines.
Loss of Control Observatory reports over 300 cases in a month, with deception and misalignment worsening.
The World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing showcased China's rapid progress in humanoid robotics, but also its limitations as US competitors close the gap.
The Packers are sticking with their star running back after a legal scare, but the charges could still trigger NFL discipline and reshape their backfield plans.
The island's signature export generates billions, but the pickers who make it possible are being left behind.
Auto-expanding AI Overviews now push organic results below a full AI answer and an 'Ask anything' box - a quiet shift with loud consequences for anyone who lives on search traffic.
The neocloud's latest loan shows how AI infrastructure is becoming a debt-fueled arms race with big implications for capital costs.
A Harvard valedictorian used Claude to hit a 1939 breakthrough, but the missing “why” is the real problem.
Universal’s R-rated, near-three-hour action-adventure scores $264.1M worldwide, including $139.6M international and $124.5M domestic.
Google told the court it is ready to carry third-party app stores starting Wednesday, July 22.
A barge landing and net-based recovery move China from theory to proof, reshaping the reusability race and satellite ambitions.
The tax-free spin-off could reshape focus, funding, and competition across media and tech for years.