[ad_1] HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — While the U.S. Army has exquisite firepower with its expensive long-range precision fire systems, it also wants to amass cheap rockets to target drones or overwhelm an enemy.“If you’re familiar with the rocket pods we have for [guided multiple launch rocket systems], I would like to fill those rocket pods with 50 to 100 rockets,” Gen. James Rainey, Army Futures Command commander, said Tuesday at the
[ad_1] Stephen FaircloughBBC NewsWales News ServiceAlcwyn Thomas was found guilty of murdering his partner by strangling her at their homeA man has been found guilty of "brutally" murdering his partner by strangling her at the home they shared following an argument.Alcwyn Thomas, 44, claimed that Victoria Thomas, 45, died during "make up sex" in a spare bedroom where she had asked to be choked.The prosecution argued that this was a
[ad_1] (Reuters) -Microsoft has abandoned data center projects set to use 2 gigawatts of electricity in the U.S. and Europe in the last six months due to an oversupply relative to its current demand forecast, TD Cowen analysts said on Wednesday. The tech giant's withdrawal from new capacity leasing was largely led by the decision not to support additional training workloads from ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the analysts led by Michael
[ad_1] Lily JamaliReporting fromSan FranciscoEPASignage outside of the offices of the biotechnology company 23andMe in South San Francisco. Photo by GEORGE NIKITIN/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe computer systems of 23andMe have been struggling to cope with the sheer volume of customers racing to delete their data, after the DNA-testing company announced that it was filing for bankruptcy protection.The firm says it has now resolved the IT problems caused by increased traffic on its website
[ad_1] Brian WheelerPolitical reporterReutersRachel Reeves has squeezed the welfare budget further and boosted defence spending in a Spring Statement aimed at kick-starting the faltering economy.The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) - the government's financial watchdog - halved its growth forecast for this year to 1%.The chancellor blamed global instability, arguing that the world was "changing before our eyes" and promising a "new era of security and national renewal".The OBR painted
[ad_1] Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after a ruling from the country's top court.The Supreme Court's five-member panel voted unanimously in favour of the trial going ahead.Bolsonaro, 70, denies the charges and says he is the victim of "political persecution" aimed at preventing him from running for president in 2026.The trial could
[ad_1] Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterGetty ImagesChildbirth charities are warning parents that hands-free breastfeeding or bottle feeding, when a baby is being carried in a sling, is unsafe.The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) and the Lullaby Trust say the risks are highest for premature babies and those under four months old because their airways can be easily blocked.Their updated guidance follows an inquest into the death of a six-week-old boy who was being
[ad_1] March 26 - Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares saw a decline on Wednesday morning, shedding about 4% after the news that China regulators pushed for stricter environmental standards. The country's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) wants companies to use chips that meet its new efficiency standards. Nvidia's H20 chip doesn't make the cut. Big names like Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), ByteDance, and Tencent (TCEHY) are advised to steer clear of these chips.
[ad_1] WIRED Senior Writer Kate Knibbs explains how the Trump administration's self-proclaimed "America First" policies are, in practice, anything but—particularly their effective destruction of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). See why shuttering the operations of USAID will negatively impact the everyday lives of Americans. Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Constantine Economides Editor: Matthew Colby Host: Kate Knibbs Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White Production
[ad_1] Barbara Plett UsherBBC News, Port SudanAFPCivilians have been celebrating the army's recent territorial gains, from the presidential palace to the airport in the capital KhartoumThe Sudanese army has told the BBC it has recaptured the airport in the capital, Khartoum, from the paramilitary RSF, marking its latest territorial gain in the brutal two-year civil war.Gen Mohamed Abdel Rahman al-Bilawi, commander of the operation in eastern Khartoum, said troops had
