2025-04-18
Long Goodbye: The B-1B Lancer Bomber Can’t Fly Forever
Summary and Key Points: The B-1B Lancer, originally designed in the Cold War era, is facing obsolescence despite its distinguished combat record. -Developed in the 1970s and fielded extensively during...
Contemporary Oil Paintings by Sebas Velasco
Spanish artist Sebas Velasco does these cool oil paintings that seem more like snapshots than conventional portraiture, still life, or landscape. They’re captured from the height & distance of a...
China’s NGAD ‘White Emperor’ 6th Generation Fighter Is Just ‘Science Fiction’
Summary and Key Points: Last year, China unveiled a mockup concept for a sixth-generation fighter jet called the “White Emperor” (Baidi), designed to operate at near-space altitudes with hypersonic speeds,...
Meet Neo Auth, Peris.ai, and Midas Analytics: HackerNoon Startups of the Week
Each week, the HackerNoon team highlights standout Startups from our Startups of The Year database. Every featured startup has been nominated as the best in their respective technology category or...
Nintendo confirms the Switch 2 price is staying at $450 in the US despite tariff turmoil, with preorders starting April 24
Accessories will be more pricey "due to changes in market conditions," however.
Phil Spencer is 'really happy' with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, hinting there might be more Nazi punching adventures in the future: 'We do think there's life in that franchise'
But he also wants Microsoft "to do our own games and our own franchises".
The 1 Clue That Proves the Navy Knew The Iowa-Class Battleship Was ‘Obsolete’
Summary and Key Points: The USS Kentucky, intended as the last Iowa-class battleship, was ultimately scrapped in 1958 due to strategic shifts following WWII. -Initially planned as a Montana-class battleship,...
The Long Goodbye for the Eurofighter Typhoon
Summary and Key Points: The Eurofighter Typhoon, a potent fourth-generation fighter, faces diminishing relevance amid advancements in fifth-generation aerial warfare, where stealth, networked sensors, and data fusion dominate. -Despite recent...
Good god, the official US government website for Covid (covid[dot]gov) now redirects...
Good god, the official US government website for Covid (covid[dot]gov) now redirects to a page on the White House site called “Lab Leak, The True Origins of Covid-19”. Our country...
Handling schemers if shutdown is not an option
Published on April 18, 2025 2:39 PM GMTWhat if getting strong evidence of scheming isn't the end of your scheming problems, but merely the middle?In most of our research and...
Yesterday’s Manchester United vs Lyon Europa League quarterfinal match was absolutely and...
Yesterday’s Manchester United vs Lyon Europa League quarterfinal match was absolutely and completely bonkers. Check out the highlights. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Elon Musk Working on Attack Satellite System for the Pentagon
Say what you will about Elon Musk, he's got a brain for ideas. They just might not be good ones. His latest ketamine-fueled concept is a bid to build Donald...
The next Star Wars film will be called Star Wars: Starfighter, stars...
The next Star Wars film will be called Star Wars: Starfighter, stars Ryan Gosling, will be out in mid-2027, and “will not be a prequel or a sequel, but a...
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.
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