Tag: defense

‘Recursion’, ‘Space Mercenary Defense Force’, Plus Today’s Other Releases and Sales – TouchArcade

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 1st, 2024. It’s a new month, and I’d like to say it’s bringing some excitement with it. Alas, it is a Wednesday, and that means it’s pretty quiet. There are a handful of new releases, but the most noteworthy is one of those deals [...]read more‘Recursion’, ‘Space Mercenary Defense Force’, Plus Today’s Other Releases and Sales – TouchArcade

London’s first defense tech hackathon brings Ukraine war closer to the city’s startups

Last week, the UK announced its largest ever military support package for Ukraine. The bill takes the U.K.’s total support for this financial year to £3 billion — not quite the $50 billion the US pledged recently, but still substantial. But while most of those funds will be spent on very traditional military hardware, a [...]read moreLondon’s first defense tech hackathon brings Ukraine war closer to the city’s startups

Defense startup True Anomaly lays off around 25%, cancels summer internship

Space and defense startup True Anomaly has laid off around 25% of its workforce and canceled its summer internship program, TechCrunch has learned. “With our rapid growth over the past two years, we looked at every aspect of our company to make sure we are laser focused on our goals and best positioned to execute,” [...]read moreDefense startup True Anomaly lays off around 25%, cancels summer internship

O.J. Simpson’s Defense Attorney Says Playing Race Card Wasn’t Dirty Move

O.J. Simpson‘s acquittal in his 1994 murder trial remains one of the most controversial verdicts to date, but a member of his defense — the so-called Dream Team — stands by the strategies they used to get him off. Perhaps the most controversial of their strategies was playing the “race card” during the trial … [...]read moreO.J. Simpson’s Defense Attorney Says Playing Race Card Wasn’t Dirty Move

NSA says it’s tracking Ivanti cyberattacks as hackers hit US defense sector

The U.S. National Security Agency has confirmed that hackers exploiting flaws in Ivanti’s widely used enterprise VPN appliance have targeted organizations across the U.S. defense sector. NSA spokesperson Edward Bennett confirmed in an emailed statement to TechCrunch on Friday that the U.S. intelligence agency, along with its interagency counterparts, is “tracking and aware of the [...]read moreNSA says it’s tracking Ivanti cyberattacks as hackers hit US defense sector

Alliance’ Is the Newest Entry in the Long-Running Tower Defense Series Set To Release Soon on iOS, Android, and Steam – TouchArcade

Following the launch of Junkworld () on Apple Arcade, Ironhide Games has gone back to its long-running Kingdom Rush series for a brand-new entry in Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance. As of this writing, not much is known about Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance barring it being a tower defense game, and the platforms (mobile and PC). [...]read moreAlliance’ Is the Newest Entry in the Long-Running Tower Defense Series Set To Release Soon on iOS, Android, and Steam – TouchArcade

US lawmakers confront Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over health secrecy | News

Republican lawmakers question how President Biden could go for days without knowing Austin was hospitalised. Republican lawmakers have criticised US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at a hearing for failing to disclose his prostrate cancer surgery and subsequent hospitalisation to President Joe Biden. Austin, with support from Democrats on the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, [...]read moreUS lawmakers confront Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over health secrecy | News

The hard tech renaissance accelerates as YC spotlights space manufacturing and defense

Y Combinator is putting hard-tech in the spotlight. On Wednesday, the accelerator released an updated list of ideas it would like to see in applications — with categories like space, manufacturing and defense featured prominently. YC has backed plenty of hard-tech startups before. Launch companies Stoke Space and Relativity Space and satellite broadband provider Astranis, are [...]read moreThe hard tech renaissance accelerates as YC spotlights space manufacturing and defense

“He needs to do something about his defense” – Sanjay Manjrekar on under-fire Shubman Gill ahead of India vs England 2nd Test

Sanjay Manjrekar wants under-fire Shubman Gill to work on his foot movements amid his lean patch with the bat in Test cricket during the ongoing Test series between India and England. The former India cricketer pointed out that Gill has struggled against both pace and spin in red-ball cricket. Manjrekar’s comments come as Gill has [...]read more“He needs to do something about his defense” – Sanjay Manjrekar on under-fire Shubman Gill ahead of India vs England 2nd Test