2025-05-12
What the Navy Needs: The Case for Accelerating the F/A-XX Fighter
Key Points – The US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program is deemed crucial for regaining “overmatch” against China in the Pacific, where current capabilities are described as being at parity....
15 Steps to Build a $100M+ AI Company (From Someone Who Has Done It)
Matt Arbesfeld is the Founder & CEO of AI Startup LogRocket, an AI startup hundreds of millions of dollars. Today, we're breaking down 15 steps to build a company like...
Could the SR-72 Darkstar Hit Mach 10 Like in Top Gun: Maverick?
Key Points – The SR-72 “Darkstar,” successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, is projected to reach hypersonic speeds around Mach 5 to Mach 6, not the Mach 10 depicted in Top...
AB DAO And AB Charity Foundation To Build a Trustworthy Infrastructure For Global Philanthropy
AB DAO and the AB Charity Foundation co-hosted the inaugural "Tech-Driven Philanthropy Closed-Door Forum" in Dublin, Ireland. The forum was chaired by Mr. Bertie Ahern, Chairman of the AB charity...
Nintendo look away: Palworld and other creature collecting games are cheap on Steam right now
Steam’s Creature Collector Fest will be live for the week.
The New Pope Is Deeply Skeptical of AI
At What Cost The newly-annointed Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, Illinois — revealed this weekend that his name choice was inspired in part by AI,...
Sonic Labs Announces $10M Token Sale To Galaxy For U.S. Expansion
Sonic Labs announced the completion of a $10 million strategic sale of its S token to Galaxy. Galaxy is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure. The...
The Air Force Is Assembling a ‘Fleet’ of B-2 and B-52 Bombers Near Iran’s Doorstep
Key Points – Recent satellite imagery reveals a significant concentration of US heavy bombers at Diego Garcia, with four B-52s joining at least six B-2 stealth bombers already present for...
On Male Social Isolation
I thought this whole Tumblr post by @skaldish was fascinating. The author is a trans man1 who has experienced social situations presenting as both a woman and a man. There’s...
Startups, Do You Really Want to Pay The Microservices Tax?
Premature microservices drain your startup's speed with complexity and overhead. Stick to a monolith until you hit real scaling pain.
2025 India-Pakistan Clashes Expose Critical Military Flaws
Key Points: The May 2025 clashes between India and Pakistan—sparked by a terrorist attack in Kashmir—revealed dangerous gaps in military readiness, outdated doctrines, and inadequate frontline defenses. -As both nations...
A Tesla Dealership Manager Blamed Elon Musk for Tanking Sales and Was Immediately Fired
It's impossible to deny at this point that Elon Musk has inflicted catastrophic damage to Tesla's brand and hurt its sales. But this, apparently, is an opinion employees aren't allowed...
OMG! The universe is going to decay into nothingness 10^1022 times sooner...
OMG! The universe is going to decay into nothingness 10^1022 times sooner than previously expected. Carpe diem, everyone! 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Can I publish songs derived from the Sequences' posts on YouTube?
Published on May 12, 2025 6:34 PM GMTI am reading the Sequences and recently started to use LLMs to further analyze each post as I read them. As an experiment...
A ‘Medieval War’: The Real Reason Behind India and Pakistan’s Latest Kashmir Clash
The Drone, the Strike, and the Ritual: Why Kashmir’s War Is Never Really About Kashmir – The renewed fighting in Kashmir this month – Pakistan’s drone strike on Indian positions...
M10 Booker Was Obsolete Even Before It Hit the Battlefield
The U.S. Army revealed earlier this month that the new M10 Booker armored vehicle is effectively canceled. The M10, originally intended for the Army’s infantry brigade combat teams, suffers from...
How to title your blog post or whatever
Published on May 12, 2025 6:12 PM GMTSo you’ve made a thing. I’ll pretend it’s a blog post, though it doesn’t really matter. If people read your thing, some would...
I wish Ubisoft had ever made the game it promised with Assassin's Creed 1, but instead the series just spiralled into a weird identity crisis
There's still room in my heart for the assassin sim AC1 was set up as, someone just needs to make it.
Enjoying the Lane 8 Spring 2025 Mixtape this afternoon....
Enjoying the Lane 8 Spring 2025 Mixtape this afternoon. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 4/20 - Robbo (Atari)...
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