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Acoustic mapping app uses thousands of networked old Android phones to hunt Shahed drones — crowd-sourced microphone network spots small, low-RCS military targets (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-21 | by Jowi Morales | tags: acoustic mapping app, shahed drones, starlink

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Google DeepMind is worried about what happens when millions of agents start to interact (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-11 | by Will Douglas Heaven | get DeepMind Agent Simulation Kit → | tags: agent, google, research

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Cheap Iranian drone downed $25M US Army helicopter–maybe by chance (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-11 | get Drone Detection System → | tags: drone, drones, iran

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Cheap Iranian drone downed $25 million US Army helicopter—maybe by chance (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-10 | get Drone Detection System → | tags: drone, drones, iran

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Uber slashes people division by nearly a quarter. CEO says 'changes are necessary' (cnbc.com)

2026-06-03 | by Samantha Subin | get Uber Business Card → | tags: uber, dara khosrowshahi, jill hazelbaker

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Former CIA chief Petraeus says drone swarms are the next danger — and growth opportunity (cnbc.com)

2026-05-27 | by Lim Hui Jie | get Drone Swarm Kit → | tags: drone swarms, iran shahed drones, unmanned systems

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Uber president says AI spending is getting 'harder to justify' (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | by Jess Weatherbed | get AI Development Kit → | tags: uber, claude code, ai spending

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Uber president says AI spending is getting ‘harder to justify’ (theverge.com)

2026-05-26 | by Jess Weatherbed | get AI Development Kit → | tags: uber, claude code, uber ceo dara khosrowshahi

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Uber’s COO says it’s getting harder to justify money spent on tokenmaxxing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | by Aditi Bharade | get Crypto Token Management Software → | tags: uber, praveen neppalli naga, claude code

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Ubers COO says its getting harder to justify the money spent on AI tokenmaxxing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | by Aditi Bharade | get AI Development Kit → | tags: uber, praveen neppalli naga, claude code

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Pentagon taps Shield AI for low-cost drone program as Iran war accelerates demand for cheap drones (cnbc.com)

2026-05-19 | by Samantha Subin | get Shield AI Drone Kit → | tags: shield ai, lucas drones, iran war

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Ukraine’s new AI-guided laser destroys Shahed suicide drones in seconds from 3.1 miles away — also useful for demining operations, trailer-mounted Tryzub system is in final stages of testing (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Mark Tyson | tags: tryzub, celebra tech, shahed drones

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Ukraine’s new AI-guided laser burns holes in Shahed suicide drones in seconds from 3.1 miles away — also useful for demining operations, trailer-mounted Tryzub system is in final stages of testing (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Mark Tyson | tags: tryzub, shahed, celebra tech

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Dara Khosrowshahi on replacing Uber drivers — and himself — with AI (theverge.com)

2026-05-04 | by Nilay Patel | get AI Driver Assistant → | tags: uber, dara khosrowshahi, expedia

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You Can Now Book Hotels On Uber: ‘We Want to Become the One App for Everything,’ Says the CEO (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-30 | by Jonathan Small | get Uber Hotel Booking Card → | tags: uber, expedia, dara khosrowshahi

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Uber just expanded into hotels, AI, and ‘room service’—and it’s moving fast (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get Uber Hotel Booking Gadget → | tags: uber, dara khosrowshahi, hotels

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Uber adds hotels to its app in big travel swing (theverge.com)

2026-04-29 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | get Uber Travel Planner Kit → | tags: uber, expedia, hotel reservations

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DARPA calls for proposals for autonomous underwater drones — gov't looking for a small, cheap autonomous sub that can be developed and built quickly (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Jowi Morales | get Underwater Drone Kit → | tags: darpa, autonomous underwater drones, auvs

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Cosmology with Geometry Nodes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Blender Foundation | tags: cosmology, geometry nodes, blender

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(Blender) Cosmology with Geometry Nodes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Blender Foundation | get Blender Geometry Nodes Guide → | tags: blender, geometry nodes, cosmology

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Russian-made Shahed drones are ‘disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets’ due to shoddy manufacturing, video shows (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Mark Tyson | get Drone Repair Kit → | tags: shahed drones, wild hornets, ukrainian sting

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Russian-made Shahed drones are ‘disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets’ due to shoddy manufacturing, video shows — commentators call Russian clones of Iran's drones 'flying garbage' (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Mark Tyson | get Drone Repair Kit → | tags: shahed drones, wild hornets, sting interceptor

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The Iran war is defense tech's chance to shine, but few systems and weapons are ready (cnbc.com)

2026-03-28 | by Samantha Subin | tags: iran war, defense tech, shahed drones

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Concerns raised over Shahed kamikaze drone listings on Alibaba — they featured AI guidance to lock onto ‘people, building, vehicles, ships, etc’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-23 | by Mark Tyson | get Drone Detection and Defense Kit → | tags: shahed 136, alibaba, kamikaze drone

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US and Gulf states race for Ukrainian interceptor drones, 3D printed model costs $1,000 apiece — Shahed-136 kamikaze drone threat spurs rush for interceptors (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-14 | by Mark Tyson | get 3D Printed Drone Model → | tags: ukrainian interceptor drones, shahed-136, odin win_hit

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Global Intelligence Crisis (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-22 | get Intelligence Sharing Platform → | tags: rust, citrineresearch, s&p 500

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Uber is Hiring More Engineers Because AI is Making Them More Valuable, CEO Says (slashdot.org)

2025-12-19 | by Posted | get Cloud → | tags: ai tools, engineers, fewer

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Uber falls 5% despite third-quarter revenue beat (cnbc.com)

2025-11-04 | by Samantha Subin | get E-commerce platform → | tags: billion, bookings, khosrowshahi

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Uber falls 6% despite third-quarter revenue beat (cnbc.com)

2025-11-04 | by Samantha Subin | get E-commerce platform → | tags: billion, bookings, khosrowshahi

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AI Is Fighting AI When It Comes to Appealing Health Insurance Denials (cnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by See Full Bio | get Emotional Intelligence book → | tags: ai, denials, health