Israel's powerful 'Iron Beam' laser is going airborne - here's how

Weaponized lasers are no longer science fiction. Discover how Israel is taking its powerful air defense system airborne to ...
Interesting Engineering

Iron Dome integrated with 100kW Iron Dome laser weapon for improved air defense

The successful integration, as claimed, will greatly boost the country’s capabilities in defeating enemy missiles, rockets ...
Morning Overview on MSN

The Pentagon wants battle-ready laser weapons on show by 2028, and a destroyer already carries a ship-blinding ODIN laser

The U.S. Navy already has a laser weapon installed on a guided-missile destroyer, and the Pentagon is pushing to field combat-ready directed-energy systems by 2028. The Optical Dazzling Interdictor, ...
The Verge

You can print, slice, and engrave using this desktop crafting machine

xTool’s new M2 can handle a variety of projects and uses two cameras to auto-adjust settings for different materials. xTool’s new M2 can handle a variety of projects and uses two cameras to ...
Flying

FAA, Pentagon Clear Use of Anti-Drone Laser System

The FAA and Defense Department concluded that high-energy lasers used to target drones do not pose an "undue risk" to passenger aircraft, confirming proper safety controls are in place. These ...
Wall Street Journal

We’re Using So Much AI That Computing Firepower Is Running Out

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
The Hill

FAA, Pentagon declare antidrone laser system safe after El Paso airport shutdown

The U.S. government can now use a counterdrone laser along the southern border after the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed the weapons are safe, the two agencies announced ...
Military Times

Pentagon, FAA sign agreement on deploying anti-drone laser system near Mexico

The Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon said on Friday they had signed an agreement allowing the government’s use of a high-energy laser counter-drone system along the southern U.S. border ...
The New York Times

Pentagon Weighs Using Anti-Drone Lasers in Washington Airspace

Sightings of drones around Fort McNair, the Army base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio live, have prompted consideration of deploying the new technology. By Kate ...
The Economist

Why armies are using laser weapons to zap things out of the sky

For a while missiles looked like potential prey. They have thin skins and are packed with fuel and explosives. Merely damaging the shell of a supersonic missile can create drag, causing it to tumble ...
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US Navy use laser weapons to destroy drones

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Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...