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The Armored Cab is designed to meet the evolving needs of troops in theater, providing crew protection on a MILCOTS platform. | Credit: ND Defense The U.S. Army has awarded an industry team led by Stratom Inc. a Project Sustainment contract to develop the Tactical Autonomous Logistics Utility System, or TALUS, a modular autonomous distribution system designed to resupply dispersed forces in contested environments. “This announcement is the first public introduction of TALUS,” Mark Gordon, president and CEO of Stratom, told The Robot Report. “TALUS is the name of the integrated capability set our team is advancing under Project Sustainment…

Posted on August 12, 2026 by Diana Todea (Head of Developer Relations Engineering, VictoriaMetrics) & Cortney Nickerson (Community at Kyverno) CNCF projects highlighted in this post As parents in tech, we’ve learned that neither children nor applications thrive without clear boundaries. There are no “good” or “bad” kids, just as there are no inherently “good” or “bad” applications, only behaviors shaped by the guardrails around them. In parenting, we establish rules to encourage safe, responsible decisions while still allowing independence. Modern cloud-native platforms require the same approach. Policy as Code provides those guardrails, defining how applications can operate, what resources…

Jack Wallen/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysThere’s a new app store found in the US Google Play Store.Aptoide Games is a limited version of the Aptoide app.Aptoide still has to be sideloaded.This was the inevitable outcome Google dreaded: Thanks to an antitrust case it lost to Epic Games, the company was forced to open the Play Store to certified, third-party app stores. The first of these is Aptoide, a decentralized marketplace for Android apps that’s been around for nearly 20 years.Although the new market is slated to launch internationally, it is currently only available to…

NVIDIA introduced open technologies for building always-on AI agents from systems of specialized models. Two artifacts shipped together. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is a lightweight, customizable open model built for high-volume agentic tasks, and NeMo Switchyard is an open source routing library that directs each step of an agent workflow to the most capable and efficient model available. The problem both address is structural: long-running agents spend most of their time on tool calls, result validation, and subagent delegation, and sending every one of those steps to a frontier reasoning model adds cost and latency. Lightning is a 30B mixture-of-experts model…

**Harnessing AI and Deep Learning for Revolutionary Protein Design and Localization** The landscape of protein research has been dramatically transformed by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning. What was once a process of tedious trial and error is now rapidly evolving into a sophisticated computational endeavor, capable of predicting and designing protein structures and functions with unprecedented accuracy. From understanding where proteins reside within a cell to engineering novel sequences for therapeutic applications, AI is paving the path forward. **Predicting the Unseen: Protein Subcellular Localization** A critical aspect of understanding a protein’s function is determining its location…

**Rethinking SOC Metrics: Why Less Noise Means Better Security** In the world of cybersecurity, a common misconception persists: that a high volume of alerts equals a strong defense. Security professionals often drown in dashboards, tracking noisy metrics that generate constant activity but fail to reflect true security posture. I call this “activity theater”—a lot of show, but no real sustenance. High alert volumes are mostly noise, drowning out true threats and obscuring actual vulnerabilities. The reality is that a well-tuned Security Operations Center (SOC) should be quiet. When alerts are rare and precise, security teams can respond decisively to real…

**Bitget Elevates CFD Trading with Institutional-Grade Liquidity Solutions** Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has announced a major expansion of its Contracts for Difference (CFD) business. The platform has launched **Institutional-Grade Liquidity Solutions**, a new offering specifically designed for professional trading environments. This move targets quantitative trading teams, proprietary trading firms (Prop Firms), investment funds, retail brokers, and high-net-worth individuals who demand the highest level of execution quality. The new service addresses the growing trend of market automation. Quantitative strategies, high-frequency trading (HFT), futures-spot arbitrage, and Expert Advisor (EA) models require infrastructure that goes beyond standard retail trading. Factors…

**Cloudflare for Government Achieves FedRAMP Class D (High) Certification: A New Era for Public Sector Security** Cloudflare has announced a major milestone in its mission to build a better Internet: the achievement of **FedRAMP Class D (High) certification** for its **Cloudflare for Government** platform. This certification, sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), represents the highest level of security authorization for cloud products and services within the U.S. government. It solidifies Cloudflare’s commitment to providing public sector agencies with the most secure, fastest, and most reliable technology available. ### What This Milestone Means FedRAMP (Federal Risk and…

**The Linux Desktop is Finally Here: Why Growth is Spiking** The Linux desktop environment has often been a niche space, beloved by developers and tech enthusiasts but seemingly ignored by the greater public. However, recent data from web analytics firms suggests a significant shift is underway. For years, the conversation around desktop operating systems was dominated by Windows and macOS, but the tides appear to be changing. Multiple sources are pointing to a substantial increase in Linux adoption on personal computers, a trend once thought to be years away from mainstream acceptance. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source…

**Creating AI Flyers That Don’t Scream “AI”: Practical Tips for Designers and Non-Designers Alike** Artificial Intelligence has rapidly changed how we approach creative work, and flyer design is no exception. While some embrace AI-generated visuals, others cringe at the sight of a poorly made event poster overflowing with shamrocks and distorted fonts. The truth is, AI can produce decent flyers quickly and inexpensively—but with some smart guidance, it can do much better. This article offers actionable tips and prompt strategies for creating cleaner, more professional-looking AI flyers. Whether you’re a small-business owner, a community organizer, or simply planning an event,…