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May 12, 2024

The galactic anomalies hinting dark matter is weirder than we thought

dark stars formed by dark atoms could end up becoming a dark galaxy invisibly superimposed on our own Milky Way

'Warp drives' may actually be possible someday, new study suggests | Space
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A new study provides some theoretical underpinning to sci-fi warp drives, suggesting that the superfast propulsion tech may not forever elude humanity.

The internet is in decline – it needs rewilding | Internet | The Guardian

The online world was meant to be an open system but has become dominated by huge corporations. If we are to revive it, that must end

The result was an extraordinary explosion of creativity, and the emergence of what was, essentially, a kind of global commons. At that point in its history, the internet was, as one scholar later described it, “an architecture for permissionless innovation” or, more prosaically, a global machine for springing surprises. The first such surprise was the web. And because it was decided the web would grow better without profit considerations, Berners-Lee released it as a platform that would also enable permissionless innovation.

U.S. Military Is Using Laser Weapons In Battle

Moneymaker said Locust has had a “significant” number of successful engagements in which it has burned drones out of the sky. “Not in the onesies, twosies,” he said.

U.S. warships defending cargo vessels from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militants over the past six months have used $2 million missiles to shoot down $2,000 drones.

if we show that these systems can work against the current threats we're facing in the Middle East, it could move the conversation in the Pentago

Saudi Arabia Discovers It's Hard to Build a 105-Mile Skyscraper
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Neom and its enormous skyscraper, the Line, is set to cost trillions more than anticipated and is already mired in construction setbacks.