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Smarter Systems, Safer Missions: AI, Autonomy and the Warfighter

The F-35 and Lockheed Martin Vectis™ show how autonomy can bring more information into the cockpit. The U-Hawk shows how unmanned systems can support logistics and resupply. Together, they reflect Lockheed Martin’s focus on technology built around the warfighter.

Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price fixing claims

The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states have reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers over allegations of that the companies illegally colluded in a multiyear scheme to raises prices.

Socialist ousts 30-year Dem incumbent in House primary and more top headlines

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Smarter Systems, Safer Missions: AI, Autonomy and the Warfighter

The F-35 and Lockheed Martin Vectis™ show how autonomy can bring more information into the cockpit. The U-Hawk shows how unmanned systems can support logistics and resupply. Together, they reflect Lockheed Martin’s focus on technology built around the warfighter.

Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price fixing claims

The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states have reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers over allegations of that the companies illegally colluded in a multiyear scheme to raises prices.

Socialist ousts 30-year Dem incumbent in House primary and more top headlines

Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox.

Around the world

33 rescued from Venezuelan rubble: Survival window desperately fading with nearly 50,000 missing

Search and rescue crews race against time in La Guaira as 33 survivors are pulled from collapsed buildings while nearly 50,000 remain missing.

Federal board offers $3B settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt

A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances says it has offered a $3 billion settlement to bondholders in a new push to finally restructure more than $10 billion in debt held by the U.S. territory’s power company.

Thousands of police deployed across South Africa as deadly anti-immigration protests spread to multiple cities

Thousands of police deployed across South Africa as deadly anti-immigration protests spread across multiple cities, with looting and clashes reported.

Pilot dead, 13 injured after small plane crashes into towering skyscraper

A small aircraft crashed into Beijing's tallest skyscraper, the 108-story CITIC Tower, prompting an information blackout from Chinese authorities.

Gulf countries strongly condemn Iran's drone attack on Bahrain as rising tensions threaten MOU

Persian Gulf countries are furious over Iran's aggression on Saturday with its drone strikes against targets in Bahrain. This is a major escalation.

French investigators probe fatal skydiving plane crash that killed pilot and 10 parachutists

A skydiving plane crash in northeastern France killed all 11 people aboard after the Pilatus PC-6 suffered a malfunction shortly after takeoff.

Iran targets US with psychological warfare campaign to manipulate Americans, embarrass Trump: experts

Iran's decapitated leadership has moved its influence operations to X, using covert digital proxies to undermine Trump's nuclear deal, analysts say.

Technology

Five tools to bolster your AI coding stack

Whether you are using an AI code generator, vibe coding, or applying spec-driven development methodologies, your job doesn’t end with AI writing the code.

pgEdge joins rush to merge OLTP and OLAP storage to support AI

For years, enterprises have maintained separate systems for processing transactional (OLTP) and analytical (OLAP) data, even if that meant moving data between them.

Why private AI is the smarter bet

For the past several years, the default assumption in enterprise IT was that AI would follow the same path as many other workloads and settle into the public cloud. That assumption seemed reasonable on the surface.

Researchers cast new doubt on Microsoft’s quantum computing advance

Microsoft’s controversial claim that its Majorana chip program will make possible a scalable quantum computer by 2029 has been thrown into new doubt by a scientific paper that questions whether the company has correctly interpreted its own experimental evidence.

Microsoft adds new skills

Microsoft is continuing its push to bring generative AI (genAI) into Excel, with new Microsoft 365 Copilot skills designed to automate common processes and a “plan” mode to provide more control over Copilot’s outputs when handling financial data.

25 years ago, this scene from Steven Spielberg’s ‘A.I.’ predicted the collapse of objective reality

Humanoid robots are not very punctual. Sci-fi movies have been warning of their impending arrival for decades, and yet clankers with faces so far remain stuck on the fringes of the AI era.

US tells OpenAI to restrict access to its most powerful AI model

US authorities are getting decidedly twitchy about frontier AI models. Just a couple of weeks after ordering Anthropic to prevent foreign companies from getting hold of its latest release, Mythos/Fable 5, it’s been putting the squeeze on another AI company..

Sports News

Morocco sends the Netherlands home with dramatic World Cup knockout in penalties

Morocco's Issa Diop equalized in stoppage time before Ismael Saibari nailed the winning penalty kick to eliminate the Netherlands from the World Cup.

Amazon Prime Video NFL analyst defends streaming services broadcasting but understands fan frustration

Andrew Whitworth said NFL streaming frustrations mirror the challenge of finding shows across multiple platforms in today's fragmented media landscape.

Reds' Dane Myers carted off field after crashing into wall making acrobatic catch vs Brewers

Dane Myers made an acrobatic catch before crashing into the fence at full speed in Milwaukee, requiring a cart to leave the field in a scary moment.

How to watch USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Live stream the 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32

Team USA faces Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32 on Wednesday night in the Bay Area with a coveted spot in the round of 16 on the line.

WWE star dubs New Jersey coastal casino mecca 'saddest' in America

WWE star Grayson Waller dubbed Atlantic City the "saddest city in America" in a video from the beach before "Monday Night Raw" at Boardwalk Hall.

LeBron James tells Los Angeles Lakers he will leave in free agency after eight seasons: report

LeBron James reportedly told the Los Angeles Lakers he would leave in free agency, with the Golden State Warriors reportedly looking to pair him with Stephen Curry.

Morocco sends the Netherlands home with dramatic World Cup knockout in penalties

Morocco's Issa Diop equalized in stoppage time before Ismael Saibari nailed the winning penalty kick to eliminate the Netherlands from the World Cup.

Politics News

DFL aims to yield wins in farm country now in GOP grip

The DFL is attempting to win back rural voters that once exemplified the "Farmer" in the party's name. Candidates with farming backgrounds and local organizers in rural areas are trying to make that happen. It’ll be an uphill battle.

Minneapolis City Council votes to repeal bathhouse ban

Bathhouses were banned in the city in 1988 during the AIDS epidemic. The Minneapolis City Council voted on Thursday to repeal the ban. It now heads to Mayor Jacob Frey.

Americans' pride in U.S. history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans have grown less proud of the country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past several years. That includes Americans' pride in the nation’s military and its political influence around the globe.

One year after the July 4 flood, Kerr County shows signs of trauma and healing

Crider’s dance hall is back. Homes are rebuilt. Kids swim in the river. But there’s also deep grief after the river killed 119 people and traumatized more.

Anti-Trump senator defeated by far-left rival after heated gubernatorial primary

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Colorado AG Phil Weiser faced off in Colorado's Democratic primary for governor to replace term-limited Jared Polis.

House backs Massie's push to release taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlement records

Rep. Thomas Massie forced a vote on a resolution requiring public disclosure of taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlements involving House lawmakers.

The Supreme Court upholds grace periods for mail-in ballots, siding against the GOP

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after it.