The Nerd Reich: Are Silicon Valley billionaires building a new fascist world order?

The consolidation will accelerate the procurement and fielding of drones, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a memo, a major priority of the second Trump administration as it seeks to prepare forces for drone warfare. Per a memo from earlier this week, the new office, called the Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager…

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Red Cat Holdings has completed the acquisition of Quaze Technologies to add wireless power transfer capabilities to its autonomous drone and robotic systems. Quaze will operate as an independent business unit within Red Cat, continuing to develop its wireless power architecture for Red Cat’s Family of Systems while maintaining a platform-agnostic model that supports third-party…

TechForce Robotics Launches Proprietary Robotic Connective Network for Multi-Robot Coordination  The Manila Times

From the 1st-5th June, the robots descended on Vienna. The 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA) brought together the top minds in robotics for one short week to showcase the latest technologies, form new collaborations, and exchange ideas. Held at the Messe Wien, a stone’s throw from the bank of the Danube,…

BEIJING, July 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From four-legged inspection robots operating in European nuclear power plants to automatic coffee-making robotic arms serving travelers at airports and transit hubs around the globe and smart AI systems supporting local Chinese teaching in Thai schools, these varied overseas applications offer a vivid snapshot of how China’s “next new…