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Anti-drone chain gun with 50mm precision-guided ammunition unveiled — Northrop Grumman's Raid Hunter is designed to wipe out drone swarms and cruise missiles (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Mark Tyson | tags: northrop grumman, raid hunter, chain gun

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Policy experts: Europe stuck between "rock and a hard place" on launch (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: spacex, falcon 9, starlink

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Northrop’s robot space mechanic is a new way to keep satellites at work longer (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: northrop grumman, mission extension vehicle, spacex falcon 9

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Grubhub’s $24M FTC settlement is finally reaching diners and drivers (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Lauren Forristal | tags: grubhub, ftc, restaurant listings

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Grab the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy on 4K Blu-ray for $50 (theverge.com)

2026-08-07 | by Brad Bourque | tags: gruv, king, movies

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This Startup Wants to Build the Weirdest-Looking Passenger Jet Since the Concorde. The U.S. Government Just Invested $3 Billion In It. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-30 | by Jonathan Small | tags: jetzero, blended-wing, boeing

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Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: reaction wheels, nasa, katalyst space technologies

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The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope tumbled out of control (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-28 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: nasa, katalyst space, northrop grumman

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The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope is tumbling out of control (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-28 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: nasa, katalyst space, swift observatory

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The Birth of the American 12-string Guitar (2013) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: harp-guitar, gregg miner, carl e. brown

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The Birth of the American 12-string Guitar (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: harp-guitar, carl e. brown, gregg miner

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The most advanced robotic servicing satellite–that we know about (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: northrop grumman, mission robotic vehicle, spacex falcon 9

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This is the world's most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: northrop grumman, mission robotic vehicle, spacex falcon 9

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Private Mission Launches To Extend Life of Out-of-Gas Communication Satellites (slashdot.org)

2026-07-23 | tags: northrop grumman, spacex, mrv

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Hollywood Sci-fi Studio Lot Now Pitched As Site To Make Real Space-age Weapons (slashdot.org)

2026-07-20 | by Posted | tags: avatar, marvel, northrop grumman

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Now, even Russia's most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: clickfix, sandworm, gru

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Should Apple get out of the ad business altogether? [Poll] (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-13 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple, gruber, john

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Postgres rewritten in Rust, now passing 100% of the Postgres regression tests (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-09 | tags: brew, docker, malisper

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Rocket Report: Indian startup nears first launch; SpaceX's millenary milestone (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-03 | get SpaceX Falcon 9 Model → | tags: spacex, nasa, katalyst space technologies

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Your Home Router Was a Target of Russian Military Intelligence. Here's What to Do Now (cnet.com)

2026-06-29 | by See Full Bio | get Wi-Fi Security Router → | tags: fbi, nsa, gru

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Blogging can just be stating the obvious (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-24 | by Jim Nielsen | get Blogging for Beginners Kit → | tags: web browsing, cookies, john gruber

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Blogging Can Just Be Stating the Obvious (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-24 | by Jim Nielsen | get Blogging Tips for Beginners → | tags: web browsing, john gruber, cookies

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QSOE: QNX-inspired OS with dual-kernel architecture (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get QNX Neutrino RTOS → | tags: qnx, sel4, riscv

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NASA's Swift Boost mission will launch later this month to rescue a falling telescope (engadget.com)

2026-06-20 | by Mariella Moon | get NASA Swift Telescope Model → | tags: nasa, swift observatory, katalyst space

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NASA asks Northrop Grumman to stop working on lunar HALO module (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-18 | get Northrop Grumman Lunar HALO Kit → | tags: nasa, northrop grumman, halo module

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NASA's $1.1 billion Gateway habitation module is unlikely to be used for something else (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-18 | get NASA Gateway Model Kit → | tags: nasa, lunar gateway, northrop grumman

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The rise of "dopamine sites": fake food delivery and shopping apps that satisfy cravings without spending a cent (techspot.com)

2026-06-16 | by Daniel Sims | get Fake Food Delivery App Simulator → | tags: dopamine sites, chatgpt, fakeeats

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Alpine Linux 3.24.0 Released (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-09 | get Alpine Linux 3.24.0 DVD → | tags: alpine, grub, peter

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4K Blu-rays are three for $33 ahead of Father’s Day (theverge.com)

2026-06-06 | by Cameron Faulkner | get 4K Blu-ray Collection → | tags: aren, code, deals

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Enclayve Is a Drab Black Box for Your Private Group Chats (wired.com)

2026-06-03 | by Boone Ashworth | get Private Group Chat Device → | tags: enclayve, private social device, northrop grumman