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Air India: 82.5% Defect Rate, 260 Dead, Delhi-Dubai Route Bleeds Fuel

Air India: 82.5% Defect Rate, 260 Dead, Delhi-Dubai Route Bleeds Fuel

TL;DR * Air India reports 82.5% of fleet has recurring technical defects, incident rate spikes to 1.09 per 1,000 flights * U.S. Air Force integrates munitions onto Anduril’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype in live flight tests * AOG Technics fraud scheme sold £7 million in fake aircraft

CMU Robot Fleet Compresses 100 Years of Soil Science Into 42 Days: $12M Breeding Savings vs. Data Ownership Crisis

CMU Robot Fleet Compresses 100 Years of Soil Science Into 42 Days: $12M Breeding Savings vs. Data Ownership Crisis

$236B AI Agent Economy: Machines Now Hold Crypto, Pay Salaries—But Compute Costs Threaten Revolution

$236B AI Agent Economy: Machines Now Hold Crypto, Pay Salaries—But Compute Costs Threaten Revolution

Profound Hits $1B Valuation Selling 'Meme Insurance' to Fortune 500—But Its API Dependency Is a Ticking Time Bomb

Profound Hits $1B Valuation Selling 'Meme Insurance' to Fortune 500—But Its API Dependency Is a Ticking Time Bomb

518 Tbps Chassis: Juniper's PTX-12000 Rewrites AI Factory Physics, Forces Hyperscaler Vendor Choice

518 Tbps Chassis: Juniper's PTX-12000 Rewrites AI Factory Physics, Forces Hyperscaler Vendor Choice

$175B Tariff Revenue Voided: Trump's SOTU Nightmare as Supreme Court Strikes Economic Pillar

$175B Tariff Revenue Voided: Trump's SOTU Nightmare as Supreme Court Strikes Economic Pillar

Medusa Ransomware: North Korea's $15M Hospital Shakedown

Medusa Ransomware: North Korea's $15M Hospital Shakedown

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CMU Robot Fleet Compresses 100 Years of Soil Science Into 42 Days: $12M Breeding Savings vs. Data Ownership Crisis

CMU Robot Fleet Compresses 100 Years of Soil Science Into 42 Days: $12M Breeding Savings vs. Data Ownership Crisis

TL;DR * CMU researchers deploy off-road robots for soil contamination mapping and agricultural testing, collecting hundreds of samples across 100s of sq km using reactive walking and vision-based navigation * DJI Romo vacuum security flaw exposed: 7,000+ devices hacked globally via MQTT vulnerability, enabling live feeds, floor plan reconstruction, and

$236B AI Agent Economy: Machines Now Hold Crypto, Pay Salaries—But Compute Costs Threaten Revolution

$236B AI Agent Economy: Machines Now Hold Crypto, Pay Salaries—But Compute Costs Threaten Revolution

518 Tbps Chassis: Juniper's PTX-12000 Rewrites AI Factory Physics, Forces Hyperscaler Vendor Choice

518 Tbps Chassis: Juniper's PTX-12000 Rewrites AI Factory Physics, Forces Hyperscaler Vendor Choice

Medusa Ransomware: North Korea's $15M Hospital Shakedown

Medusa Ransomware: North Korea's $15M Hospital Shakedown

1,000W EUV Breakthrough: 50% Faster Chip Output Fuels Exascale Race—But Monopoly Risks Loom

1,000W EUV Breakthrough: 50% Faster Chip Output Fuels Exascale Race—But Monopoly Risks Loom

Agentic AI Deployment: 4.6x Executive Expectation Surge Collides With 10% Maturity Reality

Agentic AI Deployment: 4.6x Executive Expectation Surge Collides With 10% Maturity Reality

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Profound Hits $1B Valuation Selling 'Meme Insurance' to Fortune 500—But Its API Dependency Is a Ticking Time Bomb

Profound Hits $1B Valuation Selling 'Meme Insurance' to Fortune 500—But Its API Dependency Is a Ticking Time Bomb

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Victoria VC Splits Same A$2.2B Across 54% More Startups: Pre-Seed Booms, Sub-$5M Deals Collapse

Victoria VC Splits Same A$2.2B Across 54% More Startups: Pre-Seed Booms, Sub-$5M Deals Collapse

China's $600M Brain-Computer Interface Bet: State-Funded Implants Outpace US Rivals

China's $600M Brain-Computer Interface Bet: State-Funded Implants Outpace US Rivals

US GDP Craters to 1.44%: Shutdown Masked 2.5% Economy, AI Drove Third of Growth

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S&P 500 Hits 7,000: 70-Fold Surge Meets Hong Kong's IPO Frenzy and Wall Street's Blockchain Disruption

S&P 500 Hits 7,000: 70-Fold Surge Meets Hong Kong's IPO Frenzy and Wall Street's Blockchain Disruption

AI Cuts Month-End Close 71%: $23M Bet on Replacing Spreadsheet Janitors

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Biopharma's $149B Surge: Deal Size Doubles as IPO Window Reopens

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Air India: 82.5% Defect Rate, 260 Dead, Delhi-Dubai Route Bleeds Fuel

Air India: 82.5% Defect Rate, 260 Dead, Delhi-Dubai Route Bleeds Fuel

TL;DR * Air India reports 82.5% of fleet has recurring technical defects, incident rate spikes to 1.09 per 1,000 flights * U.S. Air Force integrates munitions onto Anduril’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype in live flight tests * AOG Technics fraud scheme sold £7 million in fake aircraft

Invisible Killers: How One NASA Pilot's Death Rewrote Air Safety Rules

Invisible Killers: How One NASA Pilot's Death Rewrote Air Safety Rules

73% Fewer Near-Misses: AI Predicts Collisions in Under a Second, But 4-Second Reaction Window Raises Stakes

73% Fewer Near-Misses: AI Predicts Collisions in Under a Second, But 4-Second Reaction Window Raises Stakes

Starliner 286-Day Stranding: NASA Type A Mishap Ranks With Challenger, Columbia Disasters

Starliner 286-Day Stranding: NASA Type A Mishap Ranks With Challenger, Columbia Disasters

10TB Daily Flight Data Redesigns Planes Mid-Air: Airbus & Palantir's AI Leap

10TB Daily Flight Data Redesigns Planes Mid-Air: Airbus & Palantir's AI Leap

94.5% Male U.S. Pilots, $39.6BN India Rafale Deal, 150+ U.S. Transport Sorties: Aviation’s Diversity, Defense, and Military Shifts

94.5% Male U.S. Pilots, $39.6BN India Rafale Deal, 150+ U.S. Transport Sorties: Aviation’s Diversity, Defense, and Military Shifts

90% Cheaper Stealth Tech & 50% Lower Operating Costs: How Boeing & Natilus Are Reshaping Aviation—But Hurdles Remain

90% Cheaper Stealth Tech & 50% Lower Operating Costs: How Boeing & Natilus Are Reshaping Aviation—But Hurdles Remain

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Air India: 82.5% Defect Rate, 260 Dead, Delhi-Dubai Route Bleeds Fuel

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