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Half the drones in a recent US Army combat exercise were designed to be expendable
The US Army brought thousands of drones to a recent combat exercise, and roughly half were designed to be expendable. Soldiers could use and lose the drones in the fight, treating them like ammunition. The Army's shift toward using low-cost drones…
Tobias Forge's 'V/H/S Mixtape' Segment, Swedish Horror 'Trespassers,' 'The End' by 'Midsommar' Production Designer on Mylla Films Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Swedish boutique genre specialist Mylla Films, brainchild of “Midsommar” producer Patrik Andersson and Nordic indie distribution heavyweight Jakob Abrahamsson (CEO of NonStop Entertainment), has turned into a magnet for Nordic genre…
Here's why Apple scrapped its shorter Apple Pencil designed for iPhone Duo: report
Leading into the iPhone Duo launch, we heard from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman that Apple was considering a new Apple Pencil for iPhone Duo, though it was unlikely that the company would go forward with it. Of course, the iPhone Duo keynote came, and…
How This Beloved London Designer Reimagined One of the City's Heritage Brands
For his first Mulberry show this afternoon in London, Christopher Kane looked to the tree at the heart of the brand. His idea was simple: sometimes you have to cut back to grow again. An axe, naturally, followed. “It's this person who looks…
OnePlus 16's stunning new colors and design are official, and one color has a brilliant surprise
The OnePlus 16 is going to be the next flagship device from the Chinese smartphone giant OnePlus. Until now, we have been hearing rumors about its specifications from different sources, but OnePlus itself has now revealed some important information…
Endless Legend 2 shows that Amplitude is still the master of faction design
Welcome to Play This Right Now, the site version of our weekly newsletter in which we celebrate a new game, update, or DLC that we think is well worth checking out. You can subscribe to the newsletter at the link if you want to get our thoughts…
Reds designate TJ Friedl for assignment after rough stretch
The 2026 MLB season did not go the way that the Cincinnati Reds had hoped it would. Several key players took a step back and underperformed, causing Cincinnati to miss the postseason for the fifth time in seven seasons. One player that took a major…
Reds Designate TJ Friedl For Assignment
The Reds announced this morning that they have selected the contract of right-hander Carson Spiers from Triple-A Louisville. He will take the spot of Chase Burns, who is going on the 15-day injured list for a right groin strain. That move is…
Only America Could Have Designed the Field Jacket
When the M-1943 field jacket was introduced at the height of World War II, it was a revolutionary garment. The jacket was the result of rigorous testing, input from an astonishingly diverse group of experts, and was produced by the most advanced…
Night Plane is a horror game designed to scare me, specifically, because I hate flying-and deer demons
Night Plane release date trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube I hate flying. Crammed into a tiny metal tube with 100s of other people, 1000s of feet in the air, unnaturally defying the will of God—it's awful. I don't know how…
Grand Designs star Kevin McCloud 'mindblown' by Balsall Heath 'wonderland
TV host and designer Kevin McCloud has seen some grand designs in his time on the 26-year-old hit show, but he confessed his mind was blown by Balsall Heath. The 67-year-old star was in the city ahead of Grand Designs Live, geared up in a hard hat…
The Design GM
The General Manager (GM) role is typically one not held by designers and might feel mysterious. For sports fans, the role may be familiar as the person who runs a franchise; working closely with the head coach. The coach wins games with the roster…
India needs to put Indian chips into products designed and made locally: EY-IESA
India's next phase of semiconductor development should move beyond simply increasing chip manufacturing capacity and focus on building an ecosystem where chips designed, produced and packaged in the country are increasingly used in products…
Portfolio Design Labs LLC Purchases New Stake in Apple Inc. $AAPL
Portfolio Design Labs LLC purchased a new position in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 89,125…
Water utility PLC attacks: the control layer that was never designed to authenticate
In July 2026, CISA reported malicious activity against more than 100 internet-exposed systems in the water and wastewater sector. The attacks mostly reached programmable logic controllers connected directly to cellular modems. At least twelve US…
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