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Chinese military researchers and tech giants caught using Claude — US frontier model coded 16 air-defense suppression tools targeting Taiwan, drafted anti-torpedo specs, and fed 151 million training queries to Alibaba (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-13 | by Anton Shilov | tags: anthropic, claude, alibaba

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Drones deliver food and remove bodies after Nepal’s flood disaster (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-10 | tags: dji flycart 100, nepal, cargo drones

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US Army places $11M bet on Austin-based GPS alternative Tern (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-10 | by Sean O'Kane | get Garmin GPSMAP 67i handheld GPS → | tags: tern, us army, gps alternative

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China is preparing humanoid robots for combat as researchers push them from labs to the battlefield (techspot.com)

2026-09-07 | by Rob Thubron | get Robosen Optimus Prime programmable robot → | tags: humanoid robots, china, unitree

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The Pentagon’s laser weapon era is finally here (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-04 | tags: pentagon, laser weapon, army

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The American Worker vs. the Most Qualified (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | get Who The A Method for Hiring book → | tags: palmer luckey, paul graham, army missile

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The Army just used a 20-kilowatt laser to take out three drones (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-02 | get DJI Mini 4K drone → | tags: army, amp-hel, locust laser

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Using High-Energy Laser, US Shoots Down Drones Near Mexico Border (wired.com)

2026-09-01 | by Fernanda González | tags: high-energy laser, us army, aerovironment

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Army Unit Offers 4-Day Pass to Play GTA VI As Reenlistment Incentive (slashdot.org)

2026-08-19 | tags: army, gta vi, unix

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Ukrainian drone regiment ‘decimates’ 3,500-strong U.S. armored brigade combat team in war game — High drone kill-rate forced continuous 'respawns,' reveals shortcomings in American response as drones easily spotted and destroyed tanks and armored vehicles (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-16 | by Jowi Morales | tags: ukrainian drones, 412 nemesis, us army

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Ukrainian drones wipe out entire US tank brigade in live war game (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: ukrainian drones, combined resolve, us army

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Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal (wired.com)

2026-08-04 | by Noah Shachtman | tags: laser weapons, us army, enduring high energy laser

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Perpendicular switching of polarization in layered ferroelectrics (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-29 | by Gupta | tags: kepler computing, army research office, ferroelectrics

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The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens (slashdot.org)

2026-07-22 | tags: army, ask sage, openai

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Unlimited AI tokens aren't unlimited after all as US Army burns through supply (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: army, ask sage, large language models

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The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens (wired.com)

2026-07-21 | by Vittoria Elliott | tags: army, ai tokens, ask sage

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The glass backbone: Why the Army's logistics will break in the next war (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-09 | by Jonathan Buckland | tags: army, combat, fuel

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The Glass Backbone: Why the Army's Logistics Will Break in the Next War (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-09 | by Jonathan Buckland | tags: army, combat, fuel

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Hacktivists call out Trump by hacking and defacing US Army websites (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-07 | by Zack Whittaker | get Cybersecurity Defense Kit → | tags: army, department, error pages

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New DNA Tech Identifies Soldier Killed in America's Revolution in 1780 (slashdot.org)

2026-07-04 | by Posted | get DNA Testing Kit → | tags: army, battles, battles gen

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The future of laser warfare may depend on hybrid trucks (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-03 | get Laser Warfare Hybrid Truck Model → | tags: u.s. army, marine corps, laser warfare

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Apple wants permission to buy memory from a blacklisted Chinese supplier (theverge.com)

2026-06-27 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: apple, cxmt, pentagon

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Military branches restore flu shot requirement after virus swept through base (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-25 | get Flu Vaccine for Adults → | tags: army, navy, air force

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The US Army Issued Ocarinas to Soldiers in World War II (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-25 | get WWII Military Ocarina → | tags: us army, ocarina, world war ii

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Military branches restore flu shot requirement after virus swept through base (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-24 | get Flu Shot Medical Kit → | tags: army, navy, air force

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Scotland’s Tartan Army just inspired a perfect example of reactive advertising (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-24 | get Scottish Tartan Smartphone Case → | tags: scotland, tartan army, united

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Alibaba sues the US government for adding it to list of firms linked to Chinese military (engadget.com)

2026-06-24 | by Mariella Moon | get Alibaba T-Shirt → | tags: alibaba, department of defense, chinese people's liberation army

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I Live in Massachusetts, and the Tartan Army Is the Best Thing to Hit My News Feed (cnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by See Full Bio | get Scottish Tartan Army Mug → | tags: scotland, tartan army, fenway park

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Russia is using a World War I camouflage design to try and fool Ukrainian drones (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-05 | get Russian Camouflage Gear → | tags: army, army supply, black

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | get Hydraulic Engineering Model Kit → | tags: u.s. army corps of engineers, bay model, sacramento-san joaquin river delta