The browser war has entered a new phase this year: the fight is no longer just about search results, but over which AI company can act on your behalf within the browser. Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari still dominate the overall market, and Chrome’s advantage comes largely from how aggressively it has weaved generative AI
The war with Iran has cost the United States about $37.5 billion (£28 billion) so far, an increase of almost $8 billion since the last estimate in May, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. In his first appearance before the Senate Appropriations Committee since the conflict resumed, Hegseth said it would be necessary to reduce military
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired the country’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. His dismissal comes just days after the dismissal of popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a move that sparked street protests across the country. Initial rumors that the end of Fedorov’s tenure was related to a conflict between the two men were soon confirmed. Fedorov, 35,
Ryanair’s profits have fallen sharply as the war in the Middle East sent jet fuel prices soaring and customers became reluctant to book flights. The Irish airline’s pre-tax profits fell 34% to €593m (£503m) between April and June, while sales remained stable as the company was forced to cut fares to stimulate demand. Ryanair also
Some companies want their humanoid robots to fold your clothes. Others want them in the workplace. Sankaet Pathak and his startup Foundation Future Industries have a slightly different goal: producing an all-American super soldier robot. Pathak, the Foundation’s chief executive, says his company plans to begin equipping its humanoids with lethal capabilities soon, although he
As the U.S. military prepares for future high-intensity, high-casualty wars, its medics are training to do something they rarely did during the Global War on Terrorism: remove a tourniquet from a wounded soldier. Not long ago, tourniquet training for most U.S. service members followed a simple, strict guideline: apply one high and tight to the