2025-04-18
Dassault Rafale Fighter Keeps Selling But Is No F-35 or F-47 Fighter
Summary and Key Points: The Dassault Rafale fighter experienced years of slow production due to limited export success. Recently, however, orders surged from nations like Greece, Indonesia, UAE, and India,...
America Must Stop Treating Taiwan and Korea as Separate Security Issues
It is Time to Synchronize U.S. Strategy in INDOPACOM: Korea and Taiwan Are Interrelated Challenges Requiring an Integrated Security Architecture: The United States must no longer treat Taiwan and South...
The Supreme Court Knows Trump Isn’t Listening Anymore. “If the justices wanted...
The Supreme Court Knows Trump Isn’t Listening Anymore. “If the justices wanted the president to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, they know what words to use. They didn’t use them.”
The Cybertruck Is Turning Into a Complete Disaster
Tesla is reportedly pulling back production of its much-maligned Cybertruck. According to Business Insider, the EV maker has dropped production targets for several Cybertruck lines over the last few months,...
Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional
Judge says tower dumps violate the 4th amendment, but will let the cops do it this one time, as a treat.
British and American Connotations
Published on April 18, 2025 1:00 PM GMT As an American who works with some people who speak British English, the language differences are usually not a problem. Most words...
The JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Won’t Win a Battle Against Time and Stealth
Summary and Key Points: The JAS 39 Gripen was developed as an affordable, reliable fourth-generation fighter optimized for dispersed operations. -Yet in today’s battlespace, dominated by stealth, sensor fusion, and...
Stunts are getting their Oscar in 2028
Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences: Academy Establishes Stunt Design Award for 100th OscarsThe Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the...
Why the U.S. Air Force is Betting Billions on the Sixth-Generation F-47 Fighters
Summary and Key Points: The F-47, America’s sixth-generation stealth fighter under the NGAD program, promises advanced stealth, modular upgrades, and new autonomous capabilities. -Though the program faced scrutiny due to...
Food for Agile Thought #489: Wrong Product Development Models, Empowerment by AI, PM Agents, Rebuilding Trust
TL; DR: Wrong Product Development Models — Food for Agile Thought #489 Welcome to the 489th edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 42,673 peers. In this...
Training AGI in Secret would be Unsafe and Unethical
Published on April 18, 2025 12:27 PM GMTSubtitle: Bad for loss of control risks, bad for concentration of power risksI’ve had this sitting in my drafts for the last year....
Apple hits a major milestone in greenhouse emissions
Apple Newsroom: Apple Surpasses 60 Percent Reduction in Global Greenhouse Gas EmissionsApple today announced that the company has surpassed a 60 percent reduction in its global greenhouse gas emissions compared...
The Navy’s Big Mistake: Retiring the USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier
The U.S. military has been surprised at the longevity and ferocity of the Houthi terrorists in Yemen. The militants just do not want to stop shooting missiles and firing drones...
Australia May Never Sail a ‘AUKUS’ Nuclear Submarine
Summary and Key Points: Australia’s involvement in AUKUS faces serious setbacks, primarily due to production delays in U.S. Virginia-class submarines and reliability issues with Britain’s Astute-class submarines. -The unpredictable nature...
A New AI Tool Builds Knowledge Graphs So Good, They Could Rewire Scientific Discovery
This paper presents a new AI-powered knowledge graph that organizes real-world materials science research into an accessible, searchable database.
Ukraine’s Tanks Are Being Destroyed—Can Western Aid Save Them?
Throughout the war in Ukraine, much attention has turned to Russia’s tank losses. Not as much scrutiny has been given to the Ukrainian side, which has been subject to the...
The Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carriers Might Be Cursed
Summary and Key Points: The Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier, despite previous mechanical issues and costly maintenance, is set to embark on a crucial deployment to the...
$2.1 Trillion Fighter: Breaking Down the F-35’s Controversial Cost
Summary and Key Points: The F-35 Lightning II remains controversial due to its high lifetime cost of approximately $2.1 trillion over 94 years. -The Joint Program Office (JPO) attributes this...
Scientists Built a Smarter, Sharper Materials Graph by Teaching AI to Double-Check Its Work
This paper presents a new AI-powered knowledge graph that organizes real-world materials science research into an accessible, searchable database.
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