Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out
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krebsonsecurity.com
IrregularChat: Tech
3d ago
DecryptAds is a new free service that helps identify who is advertising on websites and apps, and who may be collecting user data. It scrapes and correlates public adtech disclosures such as ads.txt,
DARPA wrapped up its Lift Challenge with no team fully meeting the goal of lifting four times a drone’s own weight, but several participants came close. The top performer was AVIDrone, a Canadian comp
This USAJOBS announcement is for a **Supervisory IT Specialist under Direct Hire Authority** with the **Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command**. The position’s primary purpose is to
X is expanding its open source efforts by releasing much more of the code behind its “For You” timeline, the default feed on the app, and by adding new transparency tools for users. The company said t
Reports of drones over the remote U.S.-U.K. military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean have raised fresh concerns about base security and the vulnerability of exposed aircraft and infrastructur
An Army colonel acknowledged in a July 27 letter to Rep. Jeff Crank that soldiers at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, experienced “sub-optimal” meal service during a major exerc
Police in Dunellen, a town in central New Jersey, used an unusual tactic to crack down on distracted driving: one officer wore a sniper-style ghillie suit and stood beside a leafy tree to catch driver
A bipartisan Senate bill, the Digital Age Assurance Act of 2026 (S. 5090), would require age checks to be built into the operating systems of all phones and computers sold in the United States. Introd
The Trump administration is drawing sharp criticism over NSPM-7, a sweeping directive that expands domestic terrorism investigations to include broad political beliefs and activism. The order instruct
A FAR.AI report tested the jailbreak resistance of frontier AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI. Using an automated tool that generated more than 1,000 prompt variations
The Channel Islands off Southern California contain some of the oldest reliably documented human remains in North America and provide important evidence about early migration into the Americas. In 195
GrapheneOS, an ultra-secure Android variant, is defending its encryption and data-protection features after an Atlanta environmental activist allegedly used a built-in “duress password” to wipe his ph
At the 2026 Farnborough Airshow in London, Lockheed Martin unveiled the Morfius X-Rotor, a ground-launched counter-drone system designed to address the growing threat of hostile drone swarms with a lo
Army’s heavy units face counter-drone capability gaps
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defensescoop.com
IrregularChat: Counter UxV
Jul 17
During a recent training rotation at Fort Irwin in California, soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team highlighted a major challenge facing heavy Army formations: enemy drones. While the bri
The Surprising Truth About Precognition and Time
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popularmechanics.com
IrregularChat: Research/PAI
Jul 10
The article explores precognition, the idea that people can sense or know future events before they happen, through the author’s childhood experience of intuitively knowing her father would die in a c
A car journalist described being wrongly tracked and detained by police after Flock license plate cameras misidentified a loaner Range Rover as stolen. While running errands with his wife in suburban
In San Mateo, two teenagers may face charges after a driverless Waymo robotaxi was used for drinking and shooting an Orbeez toy gun from inside the vehicle. The incident happened Monday afternoon and
The successor to 4K UHD Blu-ray is already here
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pocket-lint.com
IrregularChat: Tech
Jul 9
The article argues that 4K UHD Blu-ray, while still a strong physical format, is over a decade old and due for a successor. It highlights Folio Photonics’ “Folio Disc” as a next-generation optical sto
REDCORE, the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Defensive Cyber Operations Response Element at Edwards Air Force Base, is a specialized cyber defense team within the 412th Communications Squa
The 2026 Patriot Games
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IrregularChat: Tech
Jul 5
The 2026 Patriot Games is a national competition for outstanding high school students, held August 9–11, 2026, with a televised finale on August 13. Created to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the
Chinese researchers have developed a new solar-powered desalination device that could make fresh water from seawater cheaper than bottled water. The team, from the Beijing-based Institute of Process E
cnbc.com
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cnbc.com
IrregularChat: Tech
Jun 15
A year after Mark Zuckerberg spent more than $14 billion to bring Alexandr Wang and Scale AI talent into Meta, the company has made progress in artificial intelligence but still trails leaders like Op
A U.S. Marine Corps fighter jet crashed Saturday afternoon in Yakima County, Washington, near Rimrock Lake, sparking a wildfire and prompting emergency response efforts. The crash happened around noon
A new Ars Technica report argues that AI data centers’ total water use is small compared with overall water consumption, even though individual facilities can heavily affect local supplies. Amazon sai
October 2025 El Segundo fire - Wikipedia
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IrregularChat: Tech
Jun 10
On October 2, 2025, at about 9:30 p.m. PDT, a large explosion and fireball erupted in the jet fuel unit of Chevron’s refinery in El Segundo, California. The refinery is a major fuel supplier, providin
The NPR segment explains why the United States can be a major oil exporter while still importing much of the oil it consumes. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. produces more oil than it uses
China has announced that what it calls the world’s first offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full commercial operation. The project, located off Shanghai’s Lingang Special Area, w
Riding the Wave: The Rise of Floating Data Centers
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datacenterknowledge.com
IrregularChat: Tech
Jun 9
Floating and ocean-based data centers are emerging as a response to the growing pressure on AI-scale infrastructure, especially in dense coastal markets where land, power, and cooling are limited. By
Federal Premium’s Berger Elite Hunter +Peak ammunition in 6.5 Creedmoor is a long-range hunting load designed for high ballistic performance and terminal effectiveness. It features a 156-grain Berger
The FAA’s Package Delivery (Part 135) program focuses on safely integrating commercial drone deliveries into the National Airspace System while supporting innovation. The agency is developing a draft
California passes ban on 3D-printed firearms
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theregister.com
IrregularChat: Fabrication
Jun 2
California lawmakers have passed Assembly Bill 2047, a controversial measure aimed at preventing the production of 3D-printed firearm parts, including so-called ghost guns. The bill would require 3D p
cnbc.com
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cnbc.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
Jun 1
Nvidia, PulteGroup, and Span are testing a new approach to data center infrastructure: placing small “fractional” data centers, called XFRA units, on homes and small commercial buildings. Span, a Cali
A new Government Accountability Office report warns that U.S. drinking water and wastewater systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks as aging infrastructure becomes more connected to the in
independent.co.uk
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independent.co.uk
IrregularChat: Modern Warfare
May 31
Donald Trump has contradicted his earlier claims about the U.S. war with Iran, saying in a Fox News interview that America had “left their military alone” and had not destroyed Iran’s armed forces. Th
FAA documents have revealed new details about SpaceX’s secretive Starfall project, an uncrewed reentry vehicle program aimed at supporting in-space manufacturing and rapid cargo delivery from orbit. O
A series of cyberattacks on five US healthcare providers has exposed highly sensitive personal and medical information, putting millions of Americans at risk of identity theft and fraud. The breaches
Transit 5B-5, a U.S. Navy navigation satellite launched on December 28, 1964, remains in orbit, still transmitting, and still detectable by amateur radio operators more than 60 years later. It was par
Atlas
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theatlasnews.com
IrregularChat: Research/PAI
May 30
Atlas’s situation report highlights several major political, diplomatic, and security developments across multiple regions. The most prominent story is the escalating U.S.-Iran confrontation: Vice Pre
The article argues that the Army needs more professional opposing forces (OPFOR) at home station because current practice often produces weak, unrealistic training. Instead of acting as a serious spar
California lawmakers are moving to exempt most Linux distributions from the state’s controversial Digital Age Assurance Act after months of backlash from open-source and privacy advocates. A new amend
Parts of Orange County, California, were placed under expanded evacuation orders Friday after an industrial chemical spill at an aerospace manufacturing company in Garden Grove raised fears that a sto
Researchers from Mount Sinai Hospital and Columbia University have created a modified version of a psychoactive toxin produced by the Colorado River toad that may offer antidepressant and anti-anxiety
link.defensenews.com
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link.defensenews.com
IrregularChat: Counter UxV
May 20
The Pentagon has awarded California startup Perennial Autonomy a $500 million contract to speed procurement of counter-drone systems, according to a Monday Defense Department announcement. The deal wa
defensenews.com
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defensenews.com
IrregularChat: sUAS
May 19
The U.S. Air Force is considering Northrop Grumman’s autonomous drone Talon as a strong candidate for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. In December, the service officially designated th
Hephaestus EFP - DEFCAD
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defcad.com
IrregularChat: sUAS
May 18
The content is a DEFCAD project page for “Hephaestus EFP,” a DIY explosively formed penetrator (EFP) design intended for anti-materiel and armor-penetration use. The project description says it is des
Stalwart 0.16 Mail Server Released with New WebUI
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linuxiac.com
Irregular Chat: SystemManagers
May 17
Stalwart, a free and open-source self-hosted mail and collaboration server written in Rust, has released version 0.16 with major changes to its management and automation layers. The WebUI was complete
Stalwart, a free and open-source self-hosted mail and collaboration server written in Rust, has released version 0.16 with major changes to its management and automation layers. The WebUI was complete
OpenAI is facing a class-action privacy lawsuit in the Southern District of California over allegations that ChatGPT.com secretly shared user data with Meta and Google through embedded tracking tools.
GamersNexus reports that Bambu Lab sent a cease-and-desist letter to developer Pawel Jarczak over his open-source slicer project, OrcaSlicer-BambuLab, which converts 3D models into printable files. Pa