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UK DragonFire laser weapon system during drone interception trials at the Hebrides range

The United Kingdom boasts a “real-life Star Wars”: DragonFire shoots down drones at 650 km/h in the Hebrides and claims that each shot costs only £10

By ECONEWS
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March 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Concept rendering of The Line at Neom, showing a long mirrored linear city with greenery running through the Saudi desert.

The 170 km “science fiction city” no longer exists: it has been confirmed that The Line is being drastically scaled back and Neom is becoming a “server farm” for AI

By Adrian Villellas
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March 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Flexible OLED display prototype stretching without losing brightness thanks to MXene-based transparent electrodes

South Korea claims to have created a material that solves the main problem with flexible OLED screens

By ECONEWS
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March 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Close up of a purple USB port on a power strip, indicating support for fast charging and high power output.

The purple USB isn’t just for show; it’s a “secret” clue about speed and charging, and for some time now, many people have been confusing it with a normal USB

By Sonia Ramírez
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March 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM
USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier at sea, the Navy’s newest carrier facing ongoing sewage system failures

This isn’t about hypersonic missiles: the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) has a serious operational problem, and it’s purely plumbing-related

By ECONEWS
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March 1, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Ukrainian air defense system preparing to intercept drones using AI guided autonomous technology

Ukraine wants to move from being a “human shield” to a shield that thinks for itself: in the next six months, it will deploy an artificial intelligence-based air defense system capable of predicting Russian attacks and launching autonomous interceptors before you can blink

By Sonia Ramírez
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February 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Amazon Leo internet satellites in low Earth orbit reflecting sunlight and creating bright streaks in the night sky.

The “Internet of the future” has a very literal dark side: nearly 2,000 observations reveal that Amazon’s satellites shine brighter than promised

By ECONEWS
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February 28, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Giant Siphonophore filmed at 6,000 meters by a remotely operated vehicle off Australia

They lowered a robot to 6,000 meters, and what appeared on the camera looked like something from another planet: a 15-meter translucent “creature” floating in total darkness

By Kevin Montien
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February 26, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Unitree G1 humanoid robot walking on snow at -47.4 °C in Xinjiang during an extreme cold endurance test

A Chinese humanoid robot has just made history at -47.4 °C, taking more than 130,000 steps on the ice in Xinjiang and even “drawing” an Olympic emblem

By Adrian Villellas
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February 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Shine 2.0 portable wind turbine charging devices in light wind outdoors

A bottle-sized “windmill” that promises to save your cell phone in the middle of nowhere, Shine 2.0 says it charges with just 8 mph of wind and weighs 3 pounds

By Kevin Montien
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February 25, 2026 at 12:59 PM
10-year-old boy in Rostock programming a small educational robot with block-based code on a laptop during a MikroMINT technology workshop

A 10-year-old boy from Rostock is already programming his own browser in Python with a “history limit” and everything, while others are still learning how to browse safely

By Adrian Villellas
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February 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Russian Shahed loitering munition equipped with a Starlink satellite terminal used for live video guidance in Ukraine.

Russian kamikaze drones fly close to the ground and transmit live video thanks to Starlink, a combination that renders traditional electronic warfare obsolete

By Kevin Montien
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February 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Close-up of a desktop PC front panel with yellow USB ports, power button, and audio jacks.

What does it mean when a USB port is yellow, and why are they often not the best option?

By Adrian Villellas
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February 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Humanoid robot police officer directing traffic at a city intersection in China

China is deploying robotic police officers equipped with cameras that operate 24 hours a day on the streets to replace human workers and normalize total automation

By Adrian Villellas
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February 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM
U.S. military drone in flight receiving wireless power from a ground-based laser transmission system

The United States fires a laser from the ground that keeps a drone in the air for hours without having to land even once

By Sonia Ramírez
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February 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Replica of Thomas Edison’s 1879 carbon filament light bulb linked to early graphene formation

Thomas Edison may have created graphene without knowing it in 1879, and modern science has just discovered it almost 150 years later

By Adrian Villellas
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February 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Concept rendering of a bat-shaped fighter jet flying above clouds, a proposed Mach 4 carrier aircraft designed to coordinate drones.

A bat-shaped aircraft could be the next US fighter jet: it promises to fly at Mach 4 and coordinate drones from aircraft carriers

By Adrian Villellas
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February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Concept illustration of an interstellar probe accelerated by a relativistic electron beam toward Alpha Centauri

Goodbye to chemical rockets: scientists propose an idea that would allow interstellar travel in just 40 years using beams of electrons traveling at close to the speed of light.

By Adrian Villellas
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February 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Virginia class nuclear submarine as Australia faces uncertainty over AUKUS delivery under new US congressional report

Goodbye to nuclear submarines: Australia signed a $368 billion deal with the United States to receive them, but a new congressional report makes it clear that they may never arrive

By ECONEWS
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February 15, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Vintage CRT television on a media console with stereo speakers in a cozy living room, evoking a 1990s home setup.

This little-known trick turns old television sockets into an ultra-fast cable Internet connection without the need for construction work or technicians

By Kevin Montien
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February 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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