Miami-Dade Police’s Special Response Team, along with “Spot” the robotic dog, showcased land, water, and air capabilities in a simulated active threat response at PortMiami — featuring explosions, gunfire, and a helicopter chase.
This drill tested communication, coordination, and tactical skills of multiple agencies, highlighting their commitment to public safety.
See the demonstration for yourself:
Satellites are among our most critical infrastructure, providing everything from GPS to disaster coordination, yet their inherent inaccessibility leaves them vulnerable to relatively simple technical issues or attacks. London-based Lodestar is looking to change that with a “first responder” service in space using advanced robotic sentries. Unlike some of its competitors who are also developing satellites for inspection and repair, Lodestar isn’t developing an entire spacecraft in-house.
Don Burnette, CEO and co-founder of self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics, had an “a-ha” moment when the company started working with the U.S. Department of Defense. Kodiak’s mission has always been to pursue long-haul autonomous trucking, but two years ago, the startup won a $50 million contract from the DoD to help the Army automate ground vehicles for high-risk missions. The experience unlocked an idea: Going off road could provide a faster path to market than driving trucks on highways.
From podiatrist-approved options to those beloved by hiking experts, these are the top picks for hitting the trail.
Warner Bros. Discovery lost a key media rights deal with the NBA.
Athletes competing during the 2024 Paris Olympics are making names for themselves on "Olympic Tok."
Hello from Paris! Starting tomorrow, this newsletter will become Olympics-themed for the duration of the Summer Games.
Let the Games begin! Are you ready for the 2024 Paris Olympics?
RV Trader's 2024 market analysis found that trailer RVs are the most popular, followed by hulking Class A motorhomes.
Get caught up on this morning’s news: Biden’s address, Trump gunman’s search history and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter
In the lithium-ion battery world, the race to the bottom isn’t as ominous as it sounds. One startup, Addionics, thinks a solution might be hidden in a part of the battery that’s often ignored: the foil current collector. Today, current collectors resemble the aluminum foil you might have in your kitchen, and they serve to gather electrons from the active materials, the stuff that stores the ions that generate power.
In a speech delivered from the Oval Office on Wednesday night, President Biden cast his decision to exit the 2024 presidential race as a choice to protect the country from the consequences should his party lose the White House in November.
The biggest news stories this morning: Intel has finally figured out its long-standing desktop CPU instability issues, Some police in Arizona will start using drones as first responders, The Engadget guide to the best smartphones.
Here's how to watch the first USWNT game at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The potential candidates range from an astronaut to an actor to all-time soccer greats.
Elon Musk thinks Tesla investors should be in on the company's plans to launch a fleet of self-driving taxis... or out on the stock altogether.
Following investigations into how Meta handles AI-generated explicit images, the company's semi-independent observer body, the Oversight Board, is now urging the company to refine its policies around such images. The Board wants Meta to change the terminology it uses from "derogatory" to "non-consensual," and move its policies on such images to the "Sexual Exploitation Community Standards" section from the "Bullying and Harassment" section. The Board also urged Meta to replace the word "photoshop" with a generalized term for manipulated media.
A hacker claims to be selling data relating to thousands of current and former employees of the Indian conglomerate Piramal Group, a multinational company that operates across pharma, financial services and real estate. Piramal rebuffed claims that its systems were breached and said the information came from a third party. In a listing on a known cybercrime forum last week seen by TechCrunch, the pseudonymous threat actor published a small portion of the allegedly stolen Piramal data for an undisclosed amount.
Robbie Ray, after recovering from surgery he underwent last spring, made his debut with the Giants on Wednesday night.
The MLS All-Stars have now lost the last two All-Star Games by a combined eight goals.
