Gecko Robotics brings AI to Navy ship repair to boost fleet readiness

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Gecko Robotics, a Pittsburgh-based robotics startup, on Tuesday announced a $71 million deal with the U.S. Navy to cut down ship repair time as the government races to reindustrialize America’s aging defense systems. The company said its robots — capable of flying, swimming and climbing critical infrastructure — use cameras and sensors to condense a […]


Trump gives green light to Nvidia to ship powerful AI chips to China

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The US government will allow Nvidia  to export its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, collecting a fee for each chip, President Trump said Monday. Shares of Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company rose 1.2% in after-hours trading after Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, having closed 3.16% higher after Semafor first reported the possibility of approval. Trump […]


Inside the ‘arms race’ to win the new luxury cruise ship market

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Once viewed by wealthier vacationers as mass market, déclassé venues for watery cocktails, garish waterslides, buffet stampedes and Norovirus outbreaks, cruises are now chic. Everyone from Martha Stewart and Tom Brady to Kendall Jenner and Dakota Johnson was onboard the Ritz’s recent launch of Luminara, the hotel brand’s new ship, which has been floating around the Mediterranean. Savvy investors and luxury brands are […]


Astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams returning to Earth on SpaceX ship

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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the hatch connecting Boeing’s Starliner to the International Space Station on NASA The two U.S. astronauts who had been at the International Space Station for nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner capsule returned without them are finally heading home. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and […]


Taiwan Suspects a Chinese-Linked Ship of Damaging an Internet Cable

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Taiwan is investigating whether a ship linked to China is responsible for damaging one of the undersea cables that connects Taiwan to the internet, the latest reminder of how vulnerable Taiwan’s critical infrastructure is to damage from China. The incident comes as anxiety in Europe has risen over apparent acts of sabotage, including ones aimed […]