Monday, August 10, 2026

Chinese cameras on Royal Navy drones



The UK Ministry of Defence has launched an emergency security response after discovering that Chinese-made cameras on the Royal Navy’s K3 Scout drones were secretly transmitting data to an IP address in China.

The 27-foot, £12 million uncrewed vessels are used by Royal Marines and special forces. Cyber assessments found the cameras sending unauthorized “heartbeat” signals. The MoD has cut all internet connectivity from the cameras and says there is no evidence sensitive data was compromised.

Eggs thrown at Kosovo's Prime Minister.

Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti was pelted with eggs in parliament. The trigger was his decision to postpone the parliamentary session once again.

For months, efforts to form a government have been thwarted by a lack of majorities.




Elon Musk's new manufacturing plant in Texas




Elon Musk is building Terafab, a planned semiconductor manufacturing hub that could become the world's largest buiding.

The Texas facility is planned to span 100 million square feet, roughly the size of 1,730 American football fields.  Musk's joint Tesla-SpaceX semiconductor manufacturing project in Grimes County, Texas, is aimed at producing advanced AI chips for robots, vehicles, and space data centres.



 


Dustin Hoffman turns 89






 From The Graduate to Rain Man, passing through Midnight Cowboy and Tootsie, Dustin Hoffman has traversed eras, genres, and generations, leaving an indelible mark on the history of the silver screen.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Will Greenlanders comply?

 



How did Greenland defend itself during WWII?

Greenland defended itself during World War II primarily through a strategic partnership with the United States, which assumed responsibility for the island's defense after Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1940.

Largest US delegation ever for Davos 2026

 


Davos, Switzerland

This year’s U.S. delegation is its largest and most senior delegation in Davos history, with 5 Cabinet officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, alongside Jared Kushner and his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff.