Rumor: Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei (任正非) and his family have fled China ahead of new regulations that begin Sept. 15 and would restrict entry and exit to China, media report, adding some reports allege he escaped China by sea from the Dapeng Peninsula. Others say there is a heavy police presence at Huawei’s headquarters. Huawei has so far made no official statement. 1/3 #huawei
🚨EXCLUSIVE: China has now replied to Dario Amodei’s call to slow AI. China's state-backed Global Times says Dario Amodei's proposal to slow frontier AI is really a 'Cold War playbook' targeting China.
It says the plan would curb China's AI development, preserve US dominance and exclude China from global AI governance.
It calls this a 'silent AI Cold War.'
So suddenly OpenAI, Anthropic, XAI, and their leaders all suddenly about face and agree to slow the pace of AI development all on the same weekend….
Delaying IPOs and having OpenAI say they would “melt their GPUs to save humanity it it came to it”
Something bad happened…
There is no world in which everyone, including Elon, suddenly started to be worried about this on the same weekend.
There was also a rumor that this week Google cracked recursive AI, which I doubt would trigger this reaction.
Clearly an agent went rogue in a dangerous and malicious way, and it was something severe enough to spook everyone.
Well, looks like the Anthropic report didn't go down well in Beijing. When the MSS comes knocking on your door, things usually turn pretty ugly ...fast.
🇪🇸 This is Ceuta, 6 weeks after it was overrun by 60,000 illegals from Morocco.
Let's hope the rest of Europe is paying close attention to the end result of suicidal empathy.
Writer: Mhedi
One of the most iconic photos of this war.
Maybe you don’t know him. Not a public figure. Not a social media star. Just a Warrior. And a Hero.
“Borets,” carrying three RPG-7s on a bicycle, riding into Irpin toward russian armored columns in the first days of the full-scale invasion.
Tanks, aircraft, missiles — against a bicycle, three RPGs, and the will to stand and fight.
Men like him helped stop russia’s advance on Kyiv. Men like him are why Ukraine still exists and fights today.
“Borets” was killed in action days ago. A Marine commander. One of the finest combat leaders of this war.
Rest in honor, Warrior.
The Financial Times reports that US divers, robotic boats, and underwater craft spent four months covertly clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz.
- Divers operated from inflatable-hulled boats, supported by robotic surface craft and submersibles. Towed sonar arrays produced high-resolution images of seabed objects to help locate suspected mines.
- After detection, a diver would typically approach the mine, attach an explosive charge and destroy it. Experts said remotely operated underwater vehicles could also place or deliver explosives.
- FT identifies the Common Uncrewed Surface Vessel as an example of the detection platforms. Experts suggested SeaFox or Archerfish systems could have been used for neutralization, and that the USS Miguel Keith, an expeditionary mobile base, may have supported operations.
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Life in Ukraine’s capital right now: Sitting in an upmarket cafe typing up a dispatch, surrounded by diplomats enjoying a fun boozy Friday lunch. Rihanna pumping out the speakers. Diplomats disappear. Air raid alert. Eight Russian ballistic missiles launched. Drones incoming. Big explosion. Girls at next table jump, then continue their lunch. Other diners still eating with no apparent concern. A bride and groom walk by on their wedding day, apparently unfazed. This is already normal to them. It’s already normal for my readers. It shouldn’t be.
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A Chinese robot with exceptional capabilities… a perfect integration of a humanoid robot and a robotic arm!
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A comment from Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov offers a rare indication of how effective anti-drone protection for energy infrastructure can be.
According to Syniehubov, the protective structure around one substation in the Lozova direction has already withstood 34 direct Shahed strikes, while the equipment inside remained operational.
Syniehubov said he was not aware of any other substation in Ukraine that had taken as many direct hits.
Russian infiltration tactics are more efficient than we give them credit for🇷🇺
Any time Russian command spot a high-value target - they get their Su-34 in the air. These bastards then launch glide bombs.
Glide bombs hurt - they really do. It's about 200kg of explosives flying your way. And you can't really shoot them down like you can shoot down drones. They can collapse fortified buildings, bunkers and entire urban blocks much more effectively than artillery.
And THEN Russian infantry infiltrate through the damaged areas, using the ruins for cover and concealment. FPV drones observe Ukrainian movements, attack reinforcements and interfere with evacuation and resupply.
However, glide bombs have plenty of weaknesses. They are very innacurate, rely heavily on reconnaissance drones, which can be shot down or jammed and on satellite guidance.
Thus, best countermeasure is to destroy the aircraft itself, hunt reconnaissance crews and always conceal and disperse your positions. #Rubizh brigade does just that and that's why we're doing a good job.