Texas’ higher education commissioner is moving toward allowing the conservative-backed Classic Learning Test (CLT) in public university admissions, despite an independent review finding the exam has m
Spurious Correlations
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Jul 23
The page presents “Spurious Correlations,” a project by Tyler Vigen that showcases amusing but misleading relationships between unrelated datasets. It emphasizes the idea that correlation does not imp
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
Martha Ann Lillard, believed to be the last person in the United States living in an iron lung after surviving polio, died at age 78 on June 26. She contracted polio in 1953, when she was five years o
Over the past 25 years, the time between terrorist radicalization, recruitment, and action has steadily shortened, and AI is likely to accelerate that trend. The Atlantic Council argues that terrorist
Aurora: Self-driving freight is here.
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Jul 7
Aurora presents its Aurora Driver as a self-driving freight system aimed at improving road safety and supply chain efficiency. The technology is already operating commercially, hauling customer loads
The FAA’s BEYOND program was created after the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program (IPP) ended in October 2020. BEYOND began on October 26, 2020 as a four-year initiative to continue d
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Congress is moving to expand the U.S. military by about 30,000 active-duty troops in fiscal 2026, with funding included in the newly released Defense and Homeland Security appropriations bills. The fi
For the first time in the Western Hemisphere, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder detected airborne Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCPs) in Oklahoma, revealing a previously unide
A significant security vulnerability was discovered in Moltbook, an emerging social media platform for AI agents. This misconfiguration, identified by hacker Jameson O'Reilly, allowed unauthorized acc
A significant security vulnerability was discovered in Moltbook, an emerging social media platform for AI agents. This misconfiguration, identified by hacker Jameson O'Reilly, allowed unauthorized acc
A significant security vulnerability was discovered in Moltbook, an emerging social media platform for AI agents. This misconfiguration, identified by hacker Jameson O'Reilly, allowed unauthorized acc
Army Announces New Equestrian MOS | AUSA
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The U.S. Army has announced the introduction of a new equestrian Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), designated as 08H, which will replace the existing military horseman identifier D2. This special