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Latest edition · Saturday, August 15, 2026
Next-Generation Technologies
DARPA and the U.S. Air Force flew an AI-controlled F-16 in what DARPA calls a historic milestone for its VENOM programme, demonstrating scalable AI development for the operational fleet.
A DARPA virtual competition awarded final prizes for tools that process massive datasets to identify biological anomalies.
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order to keep coal-fired power generation operational in the Midwest, saying the move would reduce energy costs.
The European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium signed an implementation agreement to roll out IRIS², the EU's flagship satellite constellation, adding 66 satellites and moving the programme from planning to full-scale deployment.
