2025-05-03
Canada Should Forget the JAS 39 Gripen Fantasy and Stick with the F-35
Key Points: Cutting Canada’s F-35 order to just 16 jets for European alternatives like Gripen would be a strategic mistake driven by political reaction to the US, not sound defense...
There Are Reportedly Serious Concerns About John Fetterman's Health Following His Stroke
Beyond the obvious "big two," you'd be hard-pressed to find a more contentious political figure than Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman. Sporting a Carhartt hoodie and Steve Austin-style goatee, Fetterman rocketed...
Stunning Chinese Fighter Breakthrough: Stealth J-50 Has Message for the F-22 Raptor
China has been busy the past few months broadcasting the arrival of two new aircraft, the J-36 and the J-50, which are both considered 6th-generation stealth fighters. The J-50 has...
15,000 Built: The M60 Tank Has a Powerful Message for Any Army On Earth
Key Points: The M60 Patton stands as one of the most successful US main battle tanks, widely produced (>15,000 units) and serving globally since the Cold War, with many still...
Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty Ads
You might have heard the famous maxim, "if something is free, you're the product." That's true in a sense — 21st century tech has heralded a previously unseen era of...
The M26 Pershing Heavy Tank Never Had a Chance
Key Points: The M26 Pershing, though overshadowed by the M4 Sherman, was a pivotal US tank developed late in World War II specifically to counter heavy German armor like the...
The M551 Sheridan Light Tank Never Had a Chance
Summary and Key Points: The M551 Sheridan, a unique US Army light tank designed for mobility and airborne operations, ultimately proved a flawed concept. -Its innovative 152mm gun/launcher system, firing...
The M41 Walker Bulldog WWII Tank Was Fast But Flawed
Key Points and Summary: The M41 Walker Bulldog was the US Army’s primary light tank during the 1950s and 60s, designed post-WWII to replace the M24 Chaffee with better firepower...
A Forgotten Battle Exposes Why Canada Might Want the JAS 39 Gripen over F-35
Key Points: Results from the 2015 “Falcon Strike” exercise, revealed years later by a senior Chinese pilot, showed Thailand’s Saab JAS 39 Gripens dominating China’s Su-27SK fighters in beyond-visual-range (BVR)...
Scientists Say Something Is Corking the Yellowstone Supervolcano
Corked Volcano Researchers have found evidence that a giant "lid" made of magma could be stopping the supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park from erupting. As detailed in a paper published...
Scientists Say They've Built a "Black Hole Bomb"
Physicists say they've built the first-ever "black hole bomb," a concept that dates back to the late 1960s. As New Scientist reports, the idea is to have energy boosted by...
How KuCoin Plans to Rebuild Trust in Crypto: Inside BC Wong’s $2B Vision
KuCoin CEO BC Wong unveils $2B Trust Project at TOKEN2049, aiming to enhance crypto transparency and security.
You May Be Startled to Learn How Many Humans Have Been Killed by Gorillas
With Harambe's tragic death nearly a decade behind us, folks online are now fantasizing about whether 100 men could take on a single gorilla — but in reality, that would...
Oblivion isn't enough? Morrowind just got a whole lot bigger, as community mega-mod Tamriel Rebuilt adds the sprawling metropolis of Narsis
Morrowind finally living up to its name, one expansion at a time.
The TechBeat: Developer Productivity with GitHub Copilot & AI Tools by Aditya Mishra (5/3/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set...
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1,000 Steel Coffins? Russia’s T-80 Tank Has Been Smashed to Pieces in Ukraine War
Key Points: Russia’s T-80 main battle tank has suffered disastrously in the Ukraine war, with estimates suggesting up to 1,000 destroyed by Ukrainian drones, anti-tank missiles, and artillery. -Originally designed...
Improperly Stored Session Cookies - What the crates.io Team Is Doing to Fix It
The crates.io team discovered that the contents of the cargo_session cookie were being persisted to our error monitoring service, Sentry...
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