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GrayMatter Robotics deploys its Factory SuperIntelligence AI framework across diverse industries, settings, materials, part shapes, and use cases. | Source: GrayMatter Robotics Labor gaps and employee turnover in defense manufacturing are quantifiable issues, and their impact is becoming evident in readiness metrics. GrayMatter Robotics explained that its self-guided surface-finishing solutions offer a structural fix for the skilled-trades gap fueling this turnover. Based on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) March 2025 military readiness assessment, the U.S. military fell short of its aircraft readiness targets across 42 of 45 fleets in 2024, primarily because of a deficit in qualified maintenance personnel. Surface…

As summer draws near, the deals are getting just as hot as the weather outside. This year, Amazon Prime Day is happening earlier than expected, running from June 23 to June 26 instead of its usual July slot. With the event almost here, many brands are already rolling out impressive discounts ahead of the big sale.Also: The best robot vacuums for 2026: Expert and lab testedHaving covered Prime Day robot vacuum deals every year, I’ve carefully picked out the offers that are genuinely worth your attention and budget right now, and I’ll keep doing so throughout the sale. Over time,…

  # Introduction  Python dictionaries are incredibly versatile — they power everything from configuration settings and JSON parsing to handling API responses. Most newcomers only pick up the fundamentals: creating a dictionary, looking up a key, and modifying a value. That barely scratches the surface, though. In this guide, we’ll explore 7 practical techniques that will help you write cleaner, more idiomatic Python code. Let’s dive in.   # Prefer .get() Over [] When Accessing Values  Imagine you’re working with a dictionary and need to retrieve a specific value. What happens if that key doesn’t exist? Suppose you have a configuration dictionary…

Andre Cronje and two other founders have stepped down from the Sonic Labs board, the company announced, with the S token hovering near all-time lows. Matt Visser takes over as CEO, marking the second leadership change in nine months. Michael Kong and David Richardson also resigned alongside Cronje. The shake-up comes as S trades roughly 91% below its January 2025 high, reigniting debate over whether the token has found a bottom. Sonic (S) Token Price Performance. Source: BeInCrypto Cronje and Cofounders Pass the Baton to Visser Sonic Labs described the departures as a smooth transition. According to the team’s statement,…

Security researchers at Paradigm Shift have released a working exploit called usbliter8 that can run arbitrary code within the SecureROM of Apple’s A12 and A13 processors. SecureROM code is permanently etched into the chip during manufacturing. It cannot be altered by any software update. Any device with this flaw will remain vulnerable for its entire lifespan. This attack cannot be carried out remotely. It requires the attacker to physically hold the device, put it into DFU mode, and connect it via USB to a specialized microcontroller board based on the RP2350 chip. Once set up, the exploit completes in less…

Today, we’re unveiling AWS Transform – continuous modernization (preview), a fresh feature within AWS Transform designed for ongoing, autonomous technical debt analysis and resolution across large-scale environments. AWS Transform already supports enterprises in moving away from data centers, modernizing mainframe and Windows workloads, and handling the routine grind of software upkeep: bumping Java versions, replacing outdated frameworks, and refreshing AWS Lambda runtimes before they hit end of life. This new experience extends those foundations. Customers gain comprehensive visibility into their codebase health spanning thousands of repositories, ranked findings, and ready-to-merge pull requests that implement the corrections. Engineering teams often spend…

According to Fortune Business Insights, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is projected to reach an impressive $822.54 billion by 2032. This surge is driven by IoT’s ability to boost both safety and efficiency in healthcare. Yet, alongside this promise comes a pressing concern: the escalating danger of cyberattacks. In this piece, Kristian Torode, director and co-founder of business connectivity firm Crystaline, explores how to harness IoT responsibly to enable smarter, more effective healthcare. Improving healthcare delivery IoT has simplified numerous health and social care services. One standout application is protecting lone workers. Many healthcare and social care staff—whether making…

SAP and Google Cloud are working together to deploy a new agentic commerce framework designed to automate complex marketing and retail processes across large-scale enterprises.According to SAP research, 78% of businesses view AI as critical for customer retention in 2026. Yet the same findings show that less than 40% of companies share customer data effectively—only 37% integrate it across customer experience platforms, and just 39% do so within CRM systems.To fix this underlying data fragmentation, infrastructure-level changes are necessary. SAP and Google Cloud have enhanced their collaboration to create an agentic customer experience platform that integrates data, AI, customer engagement,…

While recent breakthroughs in AI reasoning have largely been driven by massive scale, pouring in billions of parameters to cross complex cognitive thresholds—VibeThinker-3B is charting a completely different path. Created by researchers from Sina Weibo Inc (China), this 3-billion-parameter model proves that efficiency can punch far above its weight class. Released under an open-source MIT license, VibeThinker-3B matches the performance of models hundreds of times its size on verifiable tasks like mathematics, coding, and STEM disciplines. What is VibeThinker-3B VibeThinker-3B is a compact dense model built on the Qwen2.5-Coder-3B base. It is post-trained, not pretrained from scratch. The research team…

Kevin Warsh presided over his inaugural Federal Open Market Committee session this week, promptly revealing his hawkish stance. Interest rates remained unchanged, yet the newly appointed Fed Chair signaled his commitment to prioritizing price stability and scaling back loose forward guidance. While Warsh concentrates on navigating the dollar’s persistent challenges, his first appearance in the role actually underscores a far more fundamental truth: the dollar still depends on ongoing human oversight to prevent its devaluation and debasement. Bitcoin, in stark contrast, operates with a strictly capped supply and a predictable issuance schedule that no chairman can alter. Warsh’s debut as…